K-12 Tuition Free Public School
Dawn M. Evenson, Executive Director of Education
Dawn comes to us with 23 years of experience in
education. She has been a school administrator for 10 years in both
primary and secondary schools. As a teacher, Dawn used project-based
learning in her classroom. She is passionate about doing whatever it
takes to make a difference in the lives of children. She has successfully
set up small learning communities with a focus on building relationships, which
encourages students to make good choices.
While a student at Whitworth College in Spokane,
Washington, Dawn earned a liberal arts degree with an emphasis on special needs
students and English. She received her master’s in educational
administration from California State University, Northridge. Dawn has
been a curriculum resource teacher, a mentor teacher, and a BTSA program
director.
Dawn is active in the Association of California School
Administrators. She has held several positions on the Region XV Executive
Board and currently serves as the Region XV president. She was awarded
the 2006 Middle School Principal of the Year Award by ACSA Region XV.
Dawn is excited to be a part of the SCVi team and looks
forward to creating an innovative, engaging, and supportive learning
environment! She resides in Lancaster, California, with her husband and 3
daughters. On weekends she is busy driving all over southern California
taking her daughters to their various sporting events. She
can be reached at dawn.evenson@scvcharterschool.org.