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.