Rhett Nelson

Public Administration Leader, servant leader supporting effective teams. Expertise in statewide Washington Public Education systems.

Olympia, Washington, United States

About

12 years working with systems and policies to support student centered learning, flexible and multiple education options that engage learners, meet them where they are at, and prepare them for their future goals. Interested in data that may help us better understand who participates in alternative settings, and are these settings improving their outcomes?

Experience

  • Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (13 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director, Student Information - Data Foundations
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

      Supporting and leading OSPI's Data Foundations team, responsible for student information data collections, assessment data collections, and the process to share data publicly through the state report card and other data share agreements. State level student information data plays a valuable role in education policy as it begins to tell the stories of our public schools through their reported enrollment, participation in courses, services and activities, as well as student outcomes.

    • Director, Learning Options
      May 2018 - Jun 2025 · 7 yrs 2 mos

      Providing leadership and support to Alternative Learning Experiences, online learning, mastery/competency-based learning, and collaboration with traditional and other nontraditional learning models. Whole child approaches whereupon outcomes are measured in increased equity - all students ready for career, college and life.

    • Interim Director, Alternative Learning Department
      Oct 2017 - May 2018 · 8 mos

      Providing leadership and support to Alternative Learning Experiences, online learning, and collaboration with traditional and other nontraditional learning models. Whole child approaches where outcomes are measured in increased equity - all students ready for career, college and life.

  • Artist and Illustrator at Rhett Thomas Nelson
    Oct 1974 - Present · 51 yrs 9 mos

    - Specializing in ink drawings, watercolor, block printing and paper sculpture/dioramas. - Exhibiting at small galleries, independent coffee shops, and utility poles everywhere.

  • Animator, Web Developer at Freelance Animation and Design
    Sep 1999 - Mar 2013 · 13 yrs 7 mos

    Provide web developement, design, and animation on a contractual basis for a variety of small and large companies.

  • Interactive Developer at The Olympian
    Jan 2007 - Feb 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    - Design, coordinate and implement site wide redesign on large live site. - Update sections, and stories with related content, graphics, and interactives - Recommend online solutions based on mission, trends, and site traffic analysis - Collaborate with reporters and editors on to create solutions to special projects - Edit story and section content for search engine optimization - Record, and edit video, and audio for web - Manage and modify content and templates in the content management system - Develop solutions for integration and display of third party content - Coordinate and collaborate with developers at McClatchy Interactive and its affiliates on development solutions using the shared content management system, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Flash, and Rails.

  • Production Manager/Web Manager at K Records
    Oct 2004 - Jan 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Manage production of all merchandise, and album components. - Work directly with artists on layout and prep all creatives for printers. - Work with printers and manufacturers to maintain a high standard on all productions. - Develop and maintain large dynamic website and database using PHP, SQL, HTML, and CSS.