Dr. Andrew Olson, President and CEO of Olson Consulting, has 20 years of experience in the field of public education.  ​Dr. Olson’s career began as a 7th and 8th grade math teacher in Tampa, Florida.  He worked as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in Hillsborough County in Florida for 18 years.  He currently is the Director for Middle Schools in Volusia County, Florida, where he provides coaching support and principal supervision to 17 schools. 

 

Under his leadership as a middle school principal, the two schools that he served improved their school grade under Florida’s accountability system.  One school improved 65 points from a B to an A.  The second school, which he entered while in State Turnaround status, improved 38 points, from a D to a C, in his first year at the school.  ​

 

Dr. Olson is also a 2017 graduate from The National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) program, the most widely used, research-proven professional learning program for school leaders in the country.  He is a local NISL facilitator in the state of Florida and has facilitated trainings in multiple school districts across the state.  While participating in the NISL program, Dr. Olson created an action learning project (ALP) as part of the curriculum.  His ALP was selected by NISL as an exemplary case study, and was published by the RAND Corporation in October 2019.  His work is now part of NISL’s 2021 leadership curriculum for Unit 3: Elements of Coherent and Aligned Learning Systems and is used as an exemplary case study for leaders to study across the country. ​

 

Dr. Olson graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and also holds a certified public accountant (CPA) license in the State of New York.  He also holds a master’s in educational leadership, a specialist degree in turnaround leadership, and a doctorate in educational program innovation, all from the University of South Florida.