Patrick Cavanagh is a Manager of Academics at Attuned Education Partners. He brings more than a decade of experience in public, private, and charter schools as a secondary English Language Arts teacher and K-12 literacy specialist.
Prior to joining Attuned, Pat served as an ELA specialist and high school team lead at National Heritage Academies where he supported schools in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan and managed ELA curriculum for upper elementary, middle school, and high school that was implemented in schools across nine states. Additionally, he oversaw the creation and implementation of a suite of 9th grade curricular resources for English, math, social studies, and science during the merger of two charter networks. Pat started his career teaching middle school ELA in the Bronx in New York City, and then went on to teach English and journalism in Michigan at both a comprehensive high school and an all-boys Catholic high school. He served as a secondary literacy network partner and high school curriculum specialist at Denver Public Schools, supporting a network of 6-12 schools, launching new high school curriculum, and creating the district’s high school literacy professional development plans.
Pat holds a Bachelor’s in Secondary English Education from Albion College and a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University.