NIET: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Kimberlyn Rivers Slagle serves as a Senior Specialist at the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching since August 2021, focusing on enhancing instructional best practices, leadership development, and curriculum implementation in schools and districts. Previous experience includes roles as a School Administrator in the Lafayette Parish School District and an Instructional Coach, Teacher Leader, and Department Head in Lafayette Parish Schools. Kimberlyn has also contributed as an online instructor at the University of Phoenix and a teaching assistant at Ashford University. Additional teaching positions span various middle and high schools, emphasizing individualized instruction and curriculum alignment. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Learning & Organizational Change at Baylor University, Kimberlyn holds a Master’s in Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor’s in English Literature from the University of Central Florida.
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NIET: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Recognizing that an effective teacher is the most important school-based factor impacting student achievement, the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) is committed to ensuring a highly skilled, strongly motivated and competitively compensated teacher for every classroom in America. NIET supports states, districts and schools in attracting, developing, supporting and retaining high-quality human capital in order to raise achievement levels for all students. Equipped with a diverse staff of educators, researchers and policy experts, NIET seeks to accomplish this mission through the development of comprehensive systems and tools to increase educator effectiveness. We partner with states, districts and schools to implement educator effectiveness best practices, as well as offer a comprehensive reform through the TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement. NIET's services include strategic planning and assistance in the design, development and implementation of educator effectiveness policies and systems in the areas of educator evaluation, career pathways and teacher leadership, performance-based compensation and school-based professional development. We offer a range of online tools and resources to support individual, school and district work to improve classroom practice and meet instructional goals. NIET also supports districts and schools to implement the comprehensive TAP System, an educator effectiveness model that restructures and revitalizes the teaching profession by providing teachers with powerful opportunities for career advancement, ongoing professional development, a fair evaluation system and performance-based compensation. Working together with teachers, administrators, teacher associations, government, foundations, corporations and other leaders in educator quality and compensation reform, NIET aims to achieve the goals of Educator Excellence…Student Achievement…Opportunities for all.