Wednesday, October 3 | 3:50PM to 4:40PM | RICHLAND
Wednesday, October 3 | 3:50PM to 4:40PM | RICHLAND
School-Site Visits: PREPARATION WORKSHOPS
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The session will engage attendees in an overview of how the importance of an unwavering vision and magnet school theme, dedication to high quality instructional systems, and intentional innovative curriculum development increase and often sustain magnet school success. Discover how to “scream your theme” and proactively filter school curriculum and professional development through the lens of academic excellence. Attend this session to discover the effective practices implemented at Center for Knowledge, a nationally certified and premier Core Knowledge magnet program in Richland School District Two. Challenge your thinking and practice as we deep dive to examine.
- Professional development aligned with curriculum and theme fidelity
- Instructional fidelity linked to student achievement
- Magnet school leadership strengthened by district relations
Jessica Agee
Director, Center for Knowledge/Center for Knowledge North, Richland School District Two, SCJessica Agee, Director of CFK and CFK North, is a proud Richland Two alumna. She returned to the district family as a classroom teacher at CFK in 2008, served as the lead teacher of both CFK and CFKN from 2013-2018, and was promoted to Director beginning 2018-2019. Agee received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, as well as Master of Education degrees in Educational Leadership (2016) and Language and Literacy (2008) from the University of South Carolina. She is a participant in the SCASA Center for Executive Education Leadership Assistant Principal Development Series, and a developer and facilitator for Leading Up, a leadership program open to all district employees regardless of position or title. She is a member of the Innovation Incubator Advisory Board and the Magnet Schools of America Certification Writing Team.
Jessica Holley
Lead Teacher, Center for Knowledge, Richland School District Two, SCJessica Holley, Lead Teacher of Center for Knowledge, is beginning her first year at CFK and entering her 13th year in education served entirely in Richland School District Two. Holley received her Bachelor of Arts in English (2005), as well as her Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education (2006) degrees from the University of South Carolina. She obtained her National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification in 2012 and holds endorsement in Gifted and Talented Education. She is a member of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the Palmetto State Teachers Association (PSTA).
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