Dr. Kendra Strange is a life long learner, relying on her experience as an elementary principal, high school principal and district curriculum director to guide her work with school turn around efforts and curriculum consultation throughout the U.S. Kendra offers districts a unique skill set from a PK-12 perspective that few educational practitioners possess. Kendra has a deep understanding of instructional practice that allows her to guide district teams to create vertically aligned curriculum and intervention plans that lead to rapid achievement gains. Her powerful command of literacy instruction impacts achievement across subjects through content-literacy professional development and curriculum planning. In addition to providing staff development for teachers, Kendra mentors campus principals growing instructional leadership capacity.