Sylvia Kwon

Senior Consultant,

Public Profit

Sylvia Kwon is a senior consultant at Public Profit with 20 years of experience in research and evaluation. She was previously a senior research associate with the Comprehensive School Assistance Program (CSAP) at WestEd, providing evaluation and research support on state, school, and district improvement projects. She also worked as a research analyst and evaluation specialist in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She formerly served as a leadership development, research, and evaluation coordinator for Bay Area Academy, a nonprofit focused on workforce development in social services. Her expertise includes qualitative research methods, data visualization, and family-school engagement. Kwon earned an MA in curriculum development and a PhD in educational foundations and policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

updated 2025

Contributing topics

Continuous school improvement & support

Publications by Sylvia Kwon

November 2017

Continuous Improvement in Practice

This report explores the concept of "continuous improvement" in California's K-12 education system, defining it as a shared, evidence-based process that requires a change in culture and a substantial investment of time and resources. Interviews with…