Dr. Thomas Crowther

Dr. Thomas Crowther serves as Senior Vice President of Leadership Development for Bright Star Schools’ TK-8 school. In this role, Tom serves as a partner for school leaders and teams to accelerate programming and their overall impact for our scholars.

Most recently, Tom served as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment K-12 at the Accelerated Schools in South Los Angeles where he mentored principals, headed professional development, and oversaw the curricular program for the oldest charter organization in L.A.

Previously, Tom was the Principal at Burbank Senior High School, a California Exemplary Arts School and Gold Ribbon School and Principal at E.J. Toll Middle School, a Title I Achievement School (TAS) that houses five dual-language programs. He also served as Principal at Wallis Annenberg High School during the 2021-2022 school year while at TAS.

His career in education began 25 years ago as a special education teacher and high school baseball coach. He has also been an Inclusion Specialist, Title I Coordinator, Assistant Principal, Principal and adjunct professor.

Tom earned his Bachelor’s degree in social science from California State University at Los Angeles, a master’s degree in educational leadership from Azusa Pacific University and his doctorate in K12 Leadership in Urban School Settings from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.