About Us

Our Learning Improvement team creates specific conditions to actualize our strategic plan and its focus on the elimination of opportunity gaps. We are committed to improving how central office leadership works to support building principals as instructional leaders to impact improved outcomes for all students.

Our main focus is to effectively partner with principals in both one-to-one and group settings. By creating and sustaining active principal communities of practice or professional learning communities, our goal is to foster continuous growth of individual students and increase school performance.

Dr. Christine Avery

• Kent-Meridian High
• Canyon Ridge Middle
• Mill Creek Middle
• George T. Daniel Elementary
• East Hill Elementary
• Kent Elementary
• Meadow Ridge Elementary
• Neely-O'Brien Elementary
• Scenic Hill Elementary
• iGrad
• Kent Labratory Academy

Dr. Kathy Emerick

• Kentwood High
• Mattson Middle
• Meridian Middle
• Covington Elementary
• Crestwood Elementary
• Lake Youngs Elementary
• Martin Sortun Elementary
• Meridian Elementary
• Panther Lake Elementary
• Park Orchard Elementary
• Sunrise Elementary

Jim Schiechl

• Kentlake High 
• Cedar Heights Middle
• Cedar Valley Elementary
• Grass Lake Elementary
• Horizon Elementary
• Jenkins Creek Elementary
• Millennium Elementary
• Pine Tree Elementary
• Sawyer Woods Elementary
• Kent Virtual Acadamy
• The Outreach Program

Darice Johnson

• Kentridge High
• Meeker Middle
• Northwood Middle
• Carriage Crest Elementary
• Emerald Park Elementary
• Fairwood Elementary
• Glenridge Elementary
• Ridgewood Elementary
• River Ridge Elementary
• Soos Creek Elementary
• Springbrook Elementary