Kara Maggiore

A Louisiana native and daughter of two lifelong public educators, Kara has spent the past 15 years serving Louisiana through public education. She joined NSBR in 2017 as Director of School Strategy and, over time, expanded her work as Senior Director of Strategy + Innovation to overseeing the full spectrum of schools’ work from operator recruitment and diligence to post-launch school and ecosystem supports.

Kara began her career in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system, where she discovered a passion for literacy intervention and special education. She continued her work at KIPP New Orleans Schools as an intervention teacher, special education administrator, and assistant school leader. In her six years at KIPP Central City Academy, Kara developed the Student Support Program to include a full continuum of support for students and families, ranging from ELA and math research-based intervention classes to specialized programs for students with significant intellectual and behavioral disabilities.

Kara earned her undergraduate degree in history from the University of Dallas, where she also worked in Rome, Italy, overseeing student life programming and providing history and art history lectures for both high school and university programs.

Kara is excited to expand upon the work she began at NSBR by ensuring quality education options for students and families across Louisiana.