DeAnna Sullivan serves as a School Performance and Accountability Specialist at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. She oversees community school performance, including enrollment and assessment data review, state accountability monitoring, and compliance oversight. DeAnna conducts site visits focused on instructional quality, governance, and operations; reviews charter applications and renewals; supports governing boards; and provides technical assistance to school leaders. She also participates in state monitoring and audit processes and manages parent complaint investigations.
Prior to Fordham, DeAnna worked as an educator and instructional leader across public, charter, parochial, and Head Start settings, and evaluated standardized assessments nationally. She holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from Ohio University (cum laude) and has completed graduate coursework in school improvement and student achievement.