Jerome serves as the Director of Evaluation and Performance Management, where he oversees all aspects of the evaluation/performance management process for BPS educators and non-instructional staff. He leads the OHC Performance Management Team (PMT), which provides direct support, professional learning, and resources to school- and central-based leaders in supervising and evaluating their employees. Jerome has been in OHC since 2013, and recently served as Acting Director of Human Resources. He co-chairs and supervises the Educator Supports Program, (formerly Peer Assistance and PAR) to provide coaching and mentoring support to struggling educators. He was an adjunct faculty member for the UMass Boston Leadership in Education program in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018. Prior to coming to the Central Office, Jerome served as principal of the Joyce Kilmer K-8 School in West Roxbury. He also served as an academy director at Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School in Roxbury, as an assistant and acting principal in Fitchburg, and as an instrumental music teacher in California and New Jersey. Jerome holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Ithaca College and a master’s degree in School Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.