Kimberly Collier

Kimberly Collier has been a part of the CEC team for five years. She started her teaching career in Harvey Public School District 152. There she taught Preschool, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades until she was released to work with the Consortium for Educational Change.

In her time with CEC, Kimberly has played many roles. She acted as an Educator in Residence (EIR) with the Illinois State Board. As an EIR, Kimberly supported schools' development of school improvement plans. Currently Kimberly is a co-trainer for the Ohio Appalachian Educators Institute, and works with many districts and schools to deliver CEC's School and District Leadership training. As facilitator of the South Suburban Compact, Kimberly supports the districts implementation of a grant from the G.E. Foundation.

Kim seves as CEC's Director of Collaborative Culture. Kimberly is trained to deliver and coach many programs that support schools' and districts' ability to change the school culture. The programs include District and School Leadership Training, Covey, Difficult Conversations, and ETS' teacher mentor training. Kimberly also supports schools in their implementation of teacher mentoring programs, data analysis, and school improvement planning.