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
• Meeker Middle
• Mill Creek Middle
• East Hill Elementary
• Kent Elementary
• Millennium Elementary
• Meadow Ridge Elementary
• Neely-O'Brien Elementary
• Pine Tree Elementary
• Scenic Hill Elementary
• iGrad

Patty Drobny

• Kentwood High
• Mattson Middle
• Meridian Middle
• Covington Elementary
• Crestwood Elementary
• George T. Daniel Elementary
• Martin Sortun Elementary
• Park Orchard Elementary
• River Ridge Elementary
• Soos Creek Elementary
• Sunrise Elementary

Jim Schiechl

• Kentlake High 
• Cedar Heights Middle
• Cedar Valley Elementary
• Grass Lake Elementary
• Horizon Elementary
• Jenkins Creek Elementary
• Meridian Elementary
• Sawyer Woods Elementary
• Kent Labratory Academy
• The Outreach Program
• Regional Justice Center

Darice Johnson

• Kentridge High
• Northwood Middle
• Carriage Crest Elementary
• Emerald Park Elementary
• Fairwood Elementary
• Glenridge Elementary
• Lake Youngs Elementary
• Panther Lake Elementary
• Ridgewood Elementary
• Springbrook Elementary