Dr. Tu Moua Carroz is the Superintendent of the Twin Rivers Unified School District, where she serves as the district's chief executive officer. A nationally recognized educator, she received the National Milken Educator Award for California while serving as Principal of Earl Warren Elementary School in the Sacramento City Unified School District.
Over more than two decades in public education, Dr. Carroz has served as a systems-level leader across multiple PreK–12 school districts, advancing through a wide range of roles: Youth Development Program Assistant, Teacher, Reading Specialist, Assistant Principal, Principal, Director of Family and Community Engagement, Area Assistant Superintendent, and Associate and Assistant Superintendent.
Dr. Carroz is deeply committed to creating multiple pathways to success for every student. She believes all students should have the opportunity to learn at the highest levels possible and be fully engaged in their educational experience, so that they graduate with the widest possible range of choices for postsecondary education, career, and beyond.
Her contributions to education have been recognized at the state and national levels. Her honors include the UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender Studies Award; the UC Berkeley Asian American Research Center Graduate Student Award; the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Educational Administration Graduate Scholarship Award; the CSU Sacramento "Woman I Fly" Award for advancing student academic success and educational equity; and the Threading the Needle of Hope Award from Project HMONG. As a school principal, she led her school to a National Blue Ribbon nomination, the CSBA Golden Bell Award, and the Title I Academic Achievement Award in both 2009 and 2010.
Dr. Carroz holds a Doctor of Education from the University of California, Berkeley; a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Brandman University; and a Bachelor of Arts in History, with a Minor in Education, from the University of California, Davis.
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