Ms. Titus earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Thought from Concordia University Irvine. She originally joined BASIS Independent Silicon Valley during its founding year in 2014 as a Learning Expert Teacher before becoming a Subject Expert Teacher. After several years in the classroom, she eventually joined the Student Affairs Team as Dean of Students for Grades 5–7. She then joined another private school in the Monterey Bay Area as Vice Principal for two years.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

We are excited to have Ms. Titus back and we know she will bring her experiences and expertise from the classroom and as a member of admin to the leadership role of Head of School. She chose BASIS Independent because she was inspired by the level of rigor it presents for students and its innovative model for education. “BASIS Independent Schools creates an environment that is inspiring for students, encouraging them to be curious, try new things and always put forth their best effort. I wanted to be part of a school that believed students were capable and pushed them to their fullest potential! From the two-teacher model at the primary level to the spiraled curriculum in middle school, I loved that BASIS was doing things differently than other schools and was getting incredible results.”

Her goal is to develop a school with a strong sense of community where students are well-known, well-cared for, and pushed to their fullest potential. “I want BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Lower School to be a place where students explore, learn, try new things, and develop the skills that they need to succeed throughout their educational careers.”

When she’s not on campus, Ms. Titus loves to be outside. If she’s not hiking or paddle boarding, you can find her sitting outside with a historical fiction novel. Fun Fact: Ms. Titus is a major history buff! She knows and loves learning fun facts about U.S. Presidents.