Ashling Kelly Preston Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Portfolio: Health and Education. Focused on appropriations, college affordability, healthcare, school safety, and school choice.
• Prepares policy memos, talking points, vote recommendations, constituent letters and policy recommendations
• Leads meetings with key Florida education stakeholders;
• Conducts extensive research on education and health policy issues to inform legislative projects;
• Secures bipartisan cosponsors on multiple pieces of critical education legislation;
• Engages with other congressional and committee staff, stakeholders, and agency officials on health and education issues to advance the Senator’s policy priorities;

Greater Memphis Area

• Prepared and administered rigorous, standards-aligned lessons for 210 high school freshmen while differentiating instruction based on students’ individual academic needs.
• Facilitated double-digit gains in the TN Ready English I EOC in 2019
• Co-taught with a special education expert to serve 24 scholars with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) which led to an unprecedented 18% proficiency rate on the TN Ready test.

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• Selected from a competitive applicant pool to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit to teach two years in urban and rural schools.
• Participated in intensive summer training program to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to help close the achievement gap in America’s neediest schools.
• Engaged in a full schedule of professional development including seminars in instructional planning, classroom management, learning theory, literacy, and diversity training