Jessica Brown
Florissant
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Clinical Education
Teach St. Louis
St. Louis
08.2022 - Current
- Managed a team of three instructional faculty members to drive team goals and achieve desired outcomes.
- Partnered with mentor teachers and school administrators to ensure a successful residency experience.
- Led the evaluation of the residency program’s effectiveness, assessing resident outcomes, and gathering stakeholder feedback to foster continuous improvement.
- Managed and facilitated certification coursework sessions for 16-25 residency participants, promoting a collaborative learning environment
Senior Manager, Academics
TNTP
New York
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Supported district and school leaders in three separate regions (Nevada, Arizona, and Missouri) in diagnosing and developing strategies to address instructional challenges and create plans to implement them
- Conducted monthly site visits to schools to assess the quality of instruction and support coaches and leaders in identifying trends within and across the school related to effective mathematics instruction
- Designed and facilitated monthly professional learning sessions for 15-100 district/school leaders and teachers on strong instructional practices aligned to shifts and demands of state standards
- Tracked progress towards contract goals utilizing organizational systems to make strategic decisions regarding client needs
Assistant School Leader of Instruction, KIPP St. Louis High School
KIPP Charter Schools
St. Louis
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Coached eight teachers across the Humanities Department through weekly observations and feedback cycles (532 students; 95% FRL).
- Managed the execution of the advisory program for 532 high school students, including social-emotional learning coursework and academic progress tracking.
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Teach for America
St. Louis
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Coached 17 to 34 first- and second-year teachers in classroom management, effective instructional practices, and leadership skills within the St. Louis region.
- Co-facilitated bi-monthly Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness sessions, which 83% of corps members rated as 'highly effective' at helping develop skills related to culturally responsive teaching in the 2019-2020 school year.
- Achieved the highest corps culture data of coaches on St. The Louis regional team is surpassing the regional average by 10 percentage points and the national average by 8 percentage points.
Science Teacher, KIPP Triumph
KIPP Charter Schools
St. Louis
01.2017 - 01.2018
- 6th grade science teacher as a member of a three-person Science Department team at a public charter school (400 students; 100% FRL).
- Implemented a rigorous college preparatory science curriculum that resulted in a growth of 20 percentage points on district-level assessments over the course of the school year.
Director, Programs
Teach for America
New York
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Coached between 17 and 34 first- and second-year teachers in classroom management, effective instructional practices, and leadership skills within the New York region.
- Designed and implemented monthly observation and feedback cycles, resulting in 1.5 years of academic growth for 13 out of 17 classrooms in my cohort during the 2018-2019 school year.
Math Teacher, KIPP Academy Middle School
KIPP Charter Schools
Bronx
01.2015 - 01.2016
- 5th-grade math teacher as a member of a four-person Math Department at a public charter school (1,104 students; 89% FRL).
- Implemented a rigorous college preparatory math curriculum that resulted in a growth of 72 percentage points on district-level assessments over the course of the school year.
Classroom Teacher and Academic Instructional Coach
Confluence Academy Old North
St. Louis
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Hired as a kindergarten through 8th grade computer science teacher, transitioned to lead a four-person 5th grade team as the math teacher in the 2012-2013 school year at a public charter school (735 students; 99% FRL).
- Promoted to the role of AIC in 2015 to coach 31 teachers across the Math and Science departments through monthly observations and feedback cycles.
- Achieved an average NWEA growth of 1.7 years in math over the course of the school year.
Elementary Teacher
Derrick Thomas Academy
Kansas City
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Corps Member, Teach for America
- Achieved an average NWEA growth of 1.5 years in reading and 2.3 years in math over the course of the school year.
Education
Masters - School Administration
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, MO05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO12.2008
Certification
Elementary Education 1st-6th, Missouri
Timeline
Director of Clinical Education
Teach St. Louis
08.2022 - Current
Senior Manager, Academics
TNTP
01.2021 - 07.2022
Assistant School Leader of Instruction, KIPP St. Louis High School
KIPP Charter Schools
01.2020 - 05.2021
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Teach for America
01.2018 - 01.2020
Science Teacher, KIPP Triumph
KIPP Charter Schools
01.2017 - 01.2018
Director, Programs
Teach for America
01.2016 - 01.2017
Math Teacher, KIPP Academy Middle School
KIPP Charter Schools
01.2015 - 01.2016
Classroom Teacher and Academic Instructional Coach
Confluence Academy Old North
01.2011 - 01.2015
Elementary Teacher
Derrick Thomas Academy
01.2009 - 01.2011
Masters - School Administration
Lindenwood University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Missouri-Columbia
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