Sierra Leickert serves as an Analyst at Insight Education Group. She is primarily responsible for supporting strategic plan evaluation efforts and equity evaluations across the company’s entire Equity Analysis and Support portfolio. In her work with equity audits, Sierra integrates collected qualitative and quantitative data to generate project findings that communicate actionable insights to district partners in a final equity audit report. Sierra also supports members of the Service Delivery team to conduct research and data analysis and to produce client-facing documents, resources, and tools.
Sierra attended the University of Virginia and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master of Public Policy degree. She began her career in education as a middle school science teacher in a Title 1 charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is where she saw a great need for STEM education amongst historically marginalized populations. She has also served as a lead middle school math teacher in Washington, DC. As a math lead, Sierra supported the differentiation of materials and the implementation of hands-on learning opportunities. Her most recent experience was assisting students throughout the Washington DC metro area in their college-going journey.
Sierra believes that every child should have access to a high-quality education that meets both their academic and social-emotional needs.