Superintendent Maya Woods-Cadiz leads AIMS K12 College Prep Charter District (AIMS), a public charter district in Oakland, California.

Superintendent Woods-Cadiz holds degrees and certifications from Cal State Hayward, Patten University, UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Duke University.

In October 2014, Superintendent Woods-Cadiz began leadership of what was American Indian Model Schools, an organization on the verge of being closed. Under her leadership, the organization transformed and is now on par with top independent schools. 

In the past eight years of her leadership, AIMS enrollment has more than doubled; the college acceptance rate for AIMS seniors is 100 percent; AIMS schools have a niche.com rating of A, AIMS High School is ranked 13th in the nation for rigor (Newsweek.com); and  AIMS Elementary and AIMS Middle School are the top Bay Area schools for underserved African American students (Innovate Public Schools). 

During the Pandemic Shutdown, Superintendent Woods-Cadiz put a plan in place before March 2020 that allowed for a smooth transition to virtual learning. With this foresight and the hard work of administrators and teachers, the State of California awarded AIMS schools the Pivotal Practice School Award.

Superintendent Woods-Cadiz attributes her district's accomplishments to working with her board to set a vision of success and placing the right people in the correct positions to implement and grow that vision.

Contact Superintendent Woods-Cadiz at officeofthesuperintendent@aimsk12.org