Angela O’Brien EdD, BCBA

 As Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services, O’Brien is responsible for directing and administering the Flagler School District’s policies, programs and goals associated with student excellence and assisting in the development of school curriculum and related services.  O’Brien has been employed with Flagler Schools since October 2022, initially serving as Director of Organizational Talent in Human Resources.

 

Prior to joining Flagler Schools, O’Brien served as Regional Director for Pennsylvania-based New Story Schools, where she was tasked with reorganizing the clinical team and a ground-up implementation of multi-tiered behavioral, social-emotional, and mental health supports across 14 schools throughout that state. In 2021, she was promoted to VP of Education Services to scale best practices in academic and clinical programming across five states during a high growth phase. 

 

She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Juniata College in Pennsylvania, her Master’s Degree in Human Services from Hood College in Maryland in 2009, and completed postgraduate studies in applied behavior analysis at FIT, becoming a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst in 2011. She earned her Ed.D. from the education leadership program at the University of Pittsburgh.