Lariely García | Learning Facilitator & Leadership Coach

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Lariely García is an accomplished educational leader with nearly two decades of experience advancing instructional excellence and school leadership across the globe. The daughter of Dominican immigrants and a first-generation college graduate, she earned a BA in American Studies from Yale University and an MS in Bilingual Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education.

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Her career began as a Teach for America Corps member in the South Bronx, later serving as a teacher and leader with KIPP NYC before becoming the Founding Principal of KIPP: Freedom Middle School. In that role, she designed inclusive school models that elevated diversity, equity, and bilingual education for English learners and native Spanish speakers.

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Currently, Lariely serves as Regional Director for One World Network of Schools, supporting leaders in the United States, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and South Sudan. Recognized with a Proclamation from the New York State Assembly, she continues to champion joyful rigor, bilingual education, and transformative leadership in schools worldwide.

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I don't have any videos or other publications of my coaching (!) But I can work on getting those next week if you want to send them as an addendum later. You are welcomed to share my LinkedIn profile which shows the range of projects that I support. Here are a few outcomes of my coaching in the projects where I work directly with school principals: 

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Puerto Rico: 

• Coached principals to:

  • Write and execute staff development plans

  • Roll out new curricula

  • Manage staff culture shifts

• Outcomes:

  • 70% reduction in staff turnover, with no mid-year resignations

  • 50% reduction in student incidents

  • Schools met 100% of State Test Academic Goals for the first time in school history

  • Outperformed district and state averages

Dominican Republic

• Led trainings and implementation visits for principals, assistant principals, and teachers on:

  • Instructional leadership

  • Literacy practices

• Outcomes:

  • Schools coached achieved 4x higher student reading proficiency compared to control schools