Babatunde and his team work on developing ways to measure progress toward the guiding principle for his department, to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to graduate with the greatest number of post-secondary options from the widest array of choices. This will be done through the development of real-time action-oriented dashboard indicators which will be used to facilitate leadership in decision making and executing the Cycle of Inquiry (COI) process. The department utilizes the six principles of improvement science to support this work across the district.

Babatunde is also responsible for the overall communications of the school district which includes coordination with the media, development of communication materials and other marketing collateral. Communications materials such as the Madera Minutes, the Radiant and district’s Facebook social media accounts are created and managed by the A&C department, as well as facilitating the development of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Babatunde holds an MBA from Washington University and a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems.

Before Madera Unified, he worked for Fresno Unified School District as the Chief of Staff and then Director of Equity, Access, and Accountability.