Nikki Bascombe | Learning Facilitator & Leadership Coach

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Education changed the trajectory of Nikki Bascombe’s life and she is paying it forward by leading and inspiring the young boys and girls of Uncommon Schools NYC. Nikki Bascombe is completing her fourth year as an Elementary Regional Superintendent of Instruction for Uncommon Schools NYC after serving as the Principal of Uncommon Excellence Girls Elementary School for 7 years.

Nikki grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She received her B.A. in Anthropology with a certificate in African-American Studies from Princeton University.

Nikki was a 2008 Teach for America Corps member and she joined Uncommon Schools as a first and second grade teacher and served as the Dean of Students at Uncommon Bedstuy West Elementary School. She became a Principal Fellow at Uncommon Brownsville North Elementary School where she learned best practices for leading a highly effective school. Nikki then served as the Principal at Uncommon Excellence Girls Elementary School for 7 years and during the 2017-2018 school year she was the Senior Principal of both Uncommon Excellence Boys and Uncommon Excellence Girls Elementary Schools. Nikki now directly coaches 6 elementary principals and helps to
manage the effectiveness of their schools as a Regional Superintendent in Brooklyn.
 

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