Jodi Grover Email & Phone Number

EDUCATION LEADER, COO, EDUCATOR, TRAINER AND SENIOR LEVEL CONSULTANTPROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS• Co-Founded educational technology platform assessing social-emotional and mental health needs for students PreK-12.• Wrote and received a 500,000 DOJ STOP Violence grant in partnership with an Educational Service Center focusing on Trauma Informed Practices involving four school districts. • Presented workshops for the Kansas State Department of Education. Organizing, creating and presenting in over 30 events throughout the state over a 3-year period. Topics include Social-emotional, Career Advising, Individual Plans of Study.• Organized, designed, and led 30+ school districts and 300+ members in quarterly Crisis Team trainings and workshops focusing on crisis plans, mental health, state mandated drills and crisis response protocol. COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION• Collaborated with key stakeholders to plan and host annual professional development sessions for PreK–12 teachers.• Designed and implemented high school internship program for local school engaging 50% of senior students per year working with business and industry partners. • Boosted parent and student involvement in the school community creating student-led conferences for K-12 focusing on careers, goals and academics improving attendance from 63% to 98% attendance.• In partnership with THRIVE, a local nonprofit, taught dual credit Leadership course for 100+ students, building community involvement skills. Projects involved, hospital and school bond issues, rails to trails project, downtown square beautification, and partnerships with local businesses. • Mapped 5-year plan to increase career pathways, articulating with local colleges/universities culminating in an increase of 16 pathways for students. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY• Researched and designed predictive subtle assessments measuring SEL/Mental Health daily in the classroom for Ed Tech startup company. • Developed, maintained, and used technical applications to track progress on school performance objectives, standards compliance, and academic excellence indicators.• Improved post-secondary success rate by 20%, reaching 75% through intense analysis and disaggregation of standardized test data, identifying strengths, uncovering areas of concern, and effectively conveying data results to instructional teachers• Wrote and applied for numerous grants, receiving over $750,000 for student engagement and new technology in the classroom.

Listed skills include Leadership, Staff Development, Teaching, Training, and 38 others.