When it comes to building successful leaders, BAC LLC Founder Bret Anderson brings a wide array of relevant experience to the table. He has mentored many successful leaders throughout his career and has even been blessed with the opportunity to develop a school focused on leadership.
- Award-Winning Leader with Over 30 Years in Education
- Over 20 Years as a School Principal
- Author of Urban Principal Leadership Lessons
- Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons Weekly Podcast
- Superintendent for CHI Residential Treatment Center
- Supervisor and Coach of student teachers for Iowa State University
- Temporary Lecturer, Supervisor, and coach for student teachers and paras in the para-to-teacher cohort for the University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Successful Leader turning around a High Poverty / Inner City School
- Innovative Leader of the First Focus School in Nebraska-Recognized Nationally
- Certified Behavioral Consultant (DISC Analysis)
- Trainer on District Coaching Team, Helping Administrators Promote Effective Instructional Practices
- Rubric Committee Member, Helping Design Performance Appraisal for Principals
- Resource Mentor for the
University of Nebraska Master in Administration Students - Recipient, Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Educational Leadership Award
- Presenter, Special Education Conference in Washington, DC on the Successful Use of Positive Behavior Supports
- Recipient, Lorraine Giles Award for School Safety from the Greater Omaha Safety and Health Council
- Recipient, MVP Award (Most Valuable Principal) from the South Omaha Neighborhood Association
- Recipient of Empowerment Champion Award /The Empowerment Network (2019)
- Recipient of the First Plains States Commitment to Fighting Hate For Good Award, presented by the Anti-Defamation League (2019)
- Honored with the Creation of The Bret Anderson “No Place For Hate” Scholarship, a One-Year Award through the Omaha Public Schools Foundation, Available to any High School Student who Attended the Focus School (Wilson/Underwood)
Recognized as Principal of School(s) with:
- Multiple Apple Distinguished School Awards
- U.S Department of Education Green Ribbon School Award
- Advanced Education Accreditation, Receiving Exemplary in all Seven Categories
- Recognition from the Nebraska Department of Education as one of five Model Safe, Secure and Disciplined Schools
- Recognition from One Nation Indivisible of Harvard University as a National Model for Success with Diverse Populations
