Karin Rinderknecht

Karin Rinderknecht is a Director at Watershed Advisors. She brings over 20 years of experience in K-12 education, with a focus on advancing literacy and strengthening instructional systems to ensure all students receive a high-quality education.

Before joining Watershed, Karin served as the Senior Vice President of School Transformation, Literacy at the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a nationally recognized school turnaround organization serving 20 schools and more than 13,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. In this role, she led initiatives to build teacher and leader capacity to implement research-based instructional practices and systems, oversaw the adoption and implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), and developed data and assessment systems to inform instructional decision-making. These efforts led to meaningful improvements in literacy instruction and student achievement.

As an independent consultant, Karin has supported districts in developing tools and resources to promote high-quality instruction, designed and delivered professional learning, contributed to state-level literacy standards revisions, and authored publications on HQIM best practices and the systems that support strong instruction and student growth. Earlier in her career, she worked for the Achievement Network in Washington, D.C., supporting district and charter schools in implementing Common Core standards and aligned assessments.

Karin began her career as a high school English teacher and New York City Teaching Fellow. She holds a B.A. in Literature from Yale University and an M.A. in English Education from City College of New York. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her family.