About: Jason Willis
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Jason Willis is chief fiinancial officer of the Stockton [California] School District. He previously served as budget director for Oakland Unified School District in California, where he managed the district-wide budget development, implementation and monitoring process to ensure that funds are equitably allocated in support of the district’s strategic priorities. Previously, Willis served as assistant product manager for Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services, where he lead efforts to develop analyses and tools to help school district leaders make better-informed decisions about resource allocation. Prior to his work with Standard & Poor’s, Willis worked with the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for National Service researching the impact of service-learning on student achievement in K-12 and higher education. He is the recipient of the Mayor’s Community Service Award in Washington, D.C. and has served on several national committees focused on student engagement with Campus Compact and the Points of Light Foundation. Willis holds a bachelor's degree in education and psychology from the Catholic University of America and a master's in education policy from the Teachers College at Columbia University. Willis participated in The Broad Residency in Urban Education Cohort 2008, serving his two-year Residency at Stockton Unified School District.

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