Marc S. Alop Consulting
MARC S. ALOP, M.ED.
President, MSA Consulting
OFFICE: (602) 809-5409
marcalop@cs.com
Marc Alop joins the UpSlope team with over 30 years of visionary teaching, building level administrative and
district level leadership experience within the state of Arizona. As the former superintendent of Ajo Unified
School District in Southwestern Arizona, Alop was a frequent early adopter and champion of tools and strategies
that not only improved standards-referenced classroom instruction but also produced measurable gains in student
achievement.
Educated at Arizona State University, Alop received undergraduate degrees in both History and Education and later
a master's degree in Education.
Current areas of interest for Alop include the effective use of NCLB title funding for professional development by
K-12 school districts and the implementation of meaningful Highly Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
(HOUSSE) compliant professional development programs at the building and district levels for all licensed or
certified staff.