Board Member

Ercan Aydogdu, Executive Director and CEO

Mr. Ercan Aydogdu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Teaching and a Master degree in Educational Administration. Currently, he is in a doctorate program of Executive Leadership at UNLV. He has been working in the education field for 28 years. With a background in mathematics, he has taught from Algebra all the way up to AP Calculus. He has had experience as a mathematics teacher, Mathematics Department Chair, Dean of Students, Dean of Academics, Principal, Special Education Director, and New School Projects Coordinator for various school districts. He has been serving as the Executive Director of Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (CASLV) since 2012. During his ten years of leadership CASLV expanded to seven campuses with 5500 students.

Mr. Aydogdu is also serving on Coral Academy Reno’s Governing Board, Charter Schools Association of Nevada’s Board, and Nevada Congressional Award Council Advisory Board. He is a member of Nevada Association of School Administrators and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). Mr. Aydogdu has three daughters one in CASLV and two graduated from college whom both also graduated from CASLV.


CASLV has earned 5 STAR recognition, Award School and ranked as the best high school at US News & World Report and most challenging school recognition at Washington Post under his supervision. Charter School Association of Nevada recognized Mr. Ercan as the Administrator of the year in Nevada in 2014. Under Mr. Aydogdu’s leadership CASLV was awarded bonds with a total of $97M to construct two new campuses, one high school Gym, and to purchase three campuses.

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