Tracy Sola is the Assistant Director of the Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative. As such, she co-manages the SVMI MACMARS Performance Assessment program, writes performance assessments and other technical documents to support formative assessment and re-engagement, leads K-12 professional learning sessions in California and across the United States, manages the SVMI Lesson Study program, and collaborates with research institutions and partners nationally and internationally to improve mathematics teaching and learning. Tracy taught and coached at the elementary and middle school levels for 14 years.  She holds a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and an Administrative Services Credential from California State University East Bay, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Earth Science from Stanford University.