Merri Beth Kudrna, Ed. D.

Customizable Services:

• Leadership Development: Empower your leaders with resilience, integrity, and courage. I will provide guidance, advice, and support to administrators and teacher-leaders to excel in their roles.
  
• Needs Analysis and Data Review: Develop an implementation plan grounded in qualitative and quantitative data. This is CRUCIAL for informed decision making and sharpens your focus on vital tasks for educational excellence paving the way for ALL students.
  
• Culturally-Relevant, Standards Alignment and Grading: Bridge the gap between curriculum and state standards ensuring culturally-relevant, standards-aligned assessment, instruction, and grading practices to optimize student learning.
  
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS): Unlock the potential of every learner. Establish and execute a robust MTSS process at both building and district levels, ensuring comprehensive support for diverse student populations.
  
• Results-Based Instructional Coaching: Empower student achievement. Offer your ICs tailored mentoring and professional development to close achievement gaps and propel student success.
  
• Literacy Instruction and Leadership: Foster a love for reading in every classroom. Access strategies and support to enhance literacy instruction, assist struggling readers, and cultivate literacy leadership within your school community.
  

Education

Bachelor’s in Education

Master’s in Reading

Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction

Experience

Teacher, Instructional Coach, Reading Specialist, Assistant Principal, Principal, Curriculum Director, Leadership Mentor, Advocate for Educational Change

merribethkudrna@gmail.com