Michael Zarchin
Associate
Dr. Mike Zarchin has proudly served public schools for 31 years in
suburban, urban and rural settings in Maryland. As Chief of Schools in
Baltimore County Public Schools, Mike was responsible for the leadership
and safety of 176 schools and programs. He also served as Chief of School
Climate and Safety where he was responsible for school safety, student
services, and school climate initiatives. Mike has extensive experience
supervising, coaching, and mentoring principals through his work in
Montgomery County Public Schools as Director of School Support and
Improvement and as a Consulting Principal.
In his six years as a middle school principal in Bethesda, Maryland, the
performance of every student group showed notable increases on state
assessments. The outstanding work of the staff resulted in improved
performance of students. Under Mike’s leadership the school received
designation as a National Blue Ribbon School. He was awarded with the
Mark Mann Excellence and Harmony Award and he earned recognition
from Johns Hopkins University for significant gains in the performance of
historically underachieving students.
Mike is passionate about building the capacity of school leaders and
establishing safe and positive school environments where students excel
intellectually, socially, and emotionally.
Mike earned his Ed.D. from Walden University, M.A. from Johns Hopkins
University, and B.S. from the University of Dayton.
