Brigitte Bjorklund Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Conceived and executed an innovative training program, driven by weekly data gathering, equity-focused adult learning principles that increased overall completed skill certifications and garnered a 95% participant rating for immediate relevance, increased role efficacy, and impact on performance growth.• Collaborated with executive leadership and communicated system protocols and professional development offerings for 200+ staff members monthly/weekly which included a monthly podcast, online/remote learning strategies, fluid master scheduling of over 40 offerings and strategized recruitment initiatives• Designed a successful reporting and feedback system to increase team capacity and service quality

• Directed and developed service managers to effectively administer large project accounts, meet service capacity challenges, monitor delivery utilization, increase service sales and drive staff engagement.• Collaborated to create a complex professional development system that served 50+ school districts annually; these small to large scale projects included flexible management, large scale training and coaching sessions for ~700 teachers, consultant recruitment and placement, ensuring customer satisfaction, and documenting all events.• Grossed up to $9M in service sales and renewals leading territories in 12 different states while managing travel/expense budgets for up to 40 consultants. • Launched a successful team engagement plan raising a 4.0 to 4.6/5.0 YOY by focusing on vision, open communication, feed-forward feedback, problem solving and delivering best in class services.

Midwest Region

• Directed and nurtured service partnerships with teachers and administrators utilizing Scholastic educational technology solutions resulting in increased achievement scores and service renewals by 25% YOY• Initiated, prepared, and executed district-wide implementation planning and data reporting services for up to 700 teachers and 50+ districts yearly• Advanced a field team of literacy consultants and managers to deliver high quality professional services exceeding industry net promoter scores (NPS) over 10pts YTY• Established and nurtured service partnerships with teachers and administrators utilizing Scholastic educational technology solutions resulting in increased achievement scores and service renewals

Mn, In, Wi

• Supervised, supported and trained a field team of literacy consultants (team size varied) and managers to deliver high quality professional services • Prepared, executed, and monitored district implementation planning and data reporting services for up to 700 teachers and 50+ districts yearly• Established and nurtured service partnerships with teachers and administrators utilizing Scholastic educational technology solutions resulting in increased achievement scores and service renewals

• Pioneered a teacher merit system, coaching and evaluating 89 district staff members, K-12, to meet state and district merit pay goals

• Promoted to and originated a role as equity facilitator and lead teacher for teaching peers; modeled culturally responsive lessons and taught intervention courses at two schools improving reading scores up to 50% YOY• Chosen to construct culturally responsive and equity teacher development plans and course offerings district-wide (multiple Train-the-Trainer certificates) reaching hundreds of teachers and families• Co-developed and led national presentations on equity initiatives and launched a Teacher of Color District Teacher Forum

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Co-created, with book author, an equity course for culturally responsive teaching. Facilitated course for three years influencing 100+ teachers across Minnesota

Masters Degree, Curriculum And Instruction

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Elementary Education And Teaching