Kayla Girardin (she/her/hers)

Project Associate

Kayla Girardin is a Project Associate at the Great Schools Partnership. Prior to GSP, she taught seventh and eighth grade math for four years at Mount Blue Middle School in Farmington, Maine. In addition to her role as a teacher, she advised the Civil Rights Team and was active in her local and state Education Association, where she learned how to advocate for both students and educators. She spent her summers working for the Upward Bound program at the University of Maine at Farmington, striving to increase college aspirations and attainment in Western Maine. Upon leaving her teaching position, she worked for one year as Project Assistant at the Mitchell Institute, a scholarship organization in Portland, Maine. She continues to stay connected to the organization as a member of their Alumni Council. A lifelong Mainer, Kayla grew up in Aroostook County and later attended the University of Maine at Farmington where she graduated with a BS in Secondary Education and Mathematics. She loves to run and recently finished her second half-marathon.