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Work History
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Awards Recognitions
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Partnerships and Collaborations
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Jennifer Goepfert

St. Paul,MN

Summary

Education Coach with expertise in developing and executing coaching programs that enhance academic achievement. Proven ability to communicate effectively and customize strategies to meet diverse needs. Experience in examining education practices through an equity lens, leading to measurable improvements in student performance and engagement.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Education Coach and Consultant

04.2016 - Current
  • Conduct holistic needs assessments for districts and schools to identify areas for long-term transformative growth and improvement; action planning for growth
  • Support leaders, teams, and individuals in examining curriculum, policies, and practices through an equity lens.
  • Establish long-term school/district professional development plans tied to and supportive of individual educator professional growth goals
  • Design, implement, and facilitate professional development programs on a variety of topics to support equity, engagement, restorative practice, instructional strategies, curriculum procurement, educator and student wellness, and student success
  • Create and maintain PELSB and BOSA-approved asynchronous online professional development courses
  • Facilitate ongoing teacher reflection, collaboration, and self-evaluation through a PLC coaching model
  • Identify patterns of disproportionality in data that perpetuate systemic inequity
  • Facilitate data cycles centered on instructional practices, and student engagement data
  • Ensure that school-wide behavior systems, expectations, rituals, and routines are common, consistent, and equitable across the building
  • Support the implementation of school-wide behavior systems and restorative practices
  • Support administration/leadership teams with strategic planning and progress monitoring
  • Support the creation and evaluation of engaging, highly rigorous equitable instruction
  • Identify and strengthen responsive teaching strategies to increase student engagement
  • Synthesize and implement the latest research around instructional practice and developing relationships
  • Understand and utilize proactive components for classroom success
  • Support and facilitate Q-Comp processes and programs
  • Facilitate planning workshops for leadership teams and climate councils
  • Provide short and long-term classroom management coaching for individual teachers and educator teams
  • Experience and expertise in Restorative Practices, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Developmental Designs, Responsive Classroom
  • Clients have included: Rochester Public Schools, Ramsey Middle School, Minneapolis Public Schools, Audubon Charter Schools, Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa

District Specialist: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

St. Paul Public Schools
St. Paul, MN
08.2013 - 06.2015
  • Worked directly with the District PBIS Department and the Assistant Superintendent to carry out his/her mission and vision for each school in the realm of behavior and PBIS.
  • Assisted school administrators in developing and managing Tier I school-wide systems of behavior supports.
  • Worked collaboratively with other district support team members with varying specialties and expertise to cross-support schools.
  • Facilitated professional development sessions to district employees related to the PBIS framework and philosophy, classroom management strategies, and behavior management techniques.
  • Supported schools with specific strategies for addressing the disproportionate impact of disciplinary actions on students of color.
  • Worked with building PBIS committees to plan for student and staff acknowledgements and celebrations.
  • Provided training, consultation, and support to schools in the area of behavior data collection and analysis.
  • Used behavior and PBIS assessment data to assist administrators and the assistant superintendent in making decisions and setting SCIP goals.
  • Facilitated school Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings focused on PBIS and classroom management strategies.
  • Provided individual coaching support to teachers.
  • Understood and promoted features of effective, culturally responsive teaching strategies.
  • Attended team meetings (STAT, BST) to analyze behavior data and identify students in need of Tier II and III interventions. Assisted in developing such plans and interventions.
  • Wrote PBIS lesson plans for 1:1 district-wide iPad initiative; led teacher training w/rollout of iPads

English Teacher/Reading Specialist

Stillwater Area High School
Stillwater, MN
08.2012 - 06.2013
  • Designed and implemented daily lesson plans for struggling readers in four reading courses and one literature course using student reading data.
  • Implemented RTI plans and assisted in IEP assessments and planning.
  • Worked closely with technology integration specialist to design project-based learning (PBL) opportunities for struggling readers.

English Teacher/Outdoor Education Expedition Leader

SALT High School
Minneapolis, MN
09.2008 - 06.2012
  • Taught a variety of English classes to students in grades 10-12 in an urban alternative, outdoor education-based setting.
  • Designed and implemented original, culturally responsive, differentiated curriculum and lessons for a diverse population of learners.
  • Co-piloted the design and implementation of a focused outdoor education vision and mission.
  • Planned and led back-country expeditions for mixed and single-gender groups that ranged from overnight to 7 days that served as a vehicle for honing leadership, teamwork and relationship building skills, with a curricular focus.
  • Led professional development learning opportunities for colleagues centered on outdoor education philosophy.

English Teacher/Co-Lead Teacher

American Indian OIC
Minneapolis, MN
09.2006 - 07.2008
  • Taught a broad range of English classes to students in grades 10-12 in an urban alternative, culture-based setting.
  • Designed and implemented original, culturally responsive, differentiated curriculum and lessons for a diverse population of learners.
  • Served as a co-lead teacher responsible for administrative duties such as: attendance, academic and behavior management; resource coordination for mental health, housing and social work assistance; career counseling, post-secondary counseling and financial counseling for all students.

English as a Second Language Teacher

TEP in Jeju
Jeju-Si, South Korea
06.2006 - 06.2006
  • Taught reading in English to Korean students grades 1-8 with a focus on comprehension, story sequencing, vocabulary acquisition, oral reading skills and grammar.
  • Directed after school activities with a focus on English speaking and immersion.

English Teacher

Minnetonka High School
Minnetonka, MN
01.2006 - 06.2006
  • Taught English classes to students in grade 10 in both the mainstream and alternative programs.

Education

Master of Arts - Teaching

Hamline University
St. Paul
04.2011

Initial Licensure -

Hamline University
St. Paul
12.2005

Bachelor of Arts - English

Hamline University
St. Paul
05.1999

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Hamline University
St. Paul
05.1999

Associate of Arts -

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN
05.1997

Skills

  • Professional development
  • Equity analysis
  • Data interpretation
  • Classroom management
  • Curriculum design
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Strategic planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Instructional strategies
  • Leadership development
  • Reflective practice
  • Inquiry-based learning

Awards Recognitions

  • 2012 SALT High School Teacher of the Year, 06/12
  • "Innovative Program of the Year" Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (MAAP), 2011
  • 2010 SALT High School Teacher of the Quarter, 10/10

Partnerships and Collaborations

Endazhi-Nitaawiging Charter School, Red Lake, MN
St. Paul School of Northern Lights, St. Paul, MN
LaCrescent-Hokah Public Schools, LaCrescent, MN
East Range Academy of Technology and Science, Virginia, MN
Cowern Elementary, North St. Paul, MN
Gage Elementary, Rochester, MN
Southwest West Central Service Cooperative (SWWC), Marshall, MN
Osprey Wilds, Charter School Division, Minneapolis, MN
St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, MN
Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, MN
Minneapolis Nature Preschool, Minneapolis, MN
Audubon Center of the Northwoods, Sandstone, MN
Yeadon Domes, LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Ramsey Middle School, St. Paul, MN
Justice Page Middle School, Minneapolis, MN

Certification

  • Restoration Practices
  • Thinking Collaborative: Cognitive Coaching
  • Personalized Learning: Coaching for Personalized Learning
  • Coaching Academy: Beyond Courage Racial Equity Training
  • Personalized Learning: Establishing a 1:1 iPad Environment
  • Check in, Check Out Training
  • Functional Behavioral Assessment Training
  • Pacific Educational Group: Beyond Diversity Racial Equity Training

Minnesota Department of Education: PBIS Cohort training

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Education Coach and Consultant

04.2016 - Current

District Specialist: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

St. Paul Public Schools
08.2013 - 06.2015

English Teacher/Reading Specialist

Stillwater Area High School
08.2012 - 06.2013

English Teacher/Outdoor Education Expedition Leader

SALT High School
09.2008 - 06.2012

English Teacher/Co-Lead Teacher

American Indian OIC
09.2006 - 07.2008

English as a Second Language Teacher

TEP in Jeju
06.2006 - 06.2006

English Teacher

Minnetonka High School
01.2006 - 06.2006

Master of Arts - Teaching

Hamline University

Initial Licensure -

Hamline University

Bachelor of Arts - English

Hamline University

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Hamline University

Associate of Arts -

Normandale Community College

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