PENCIL
Mary Kathryn McCoy is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Family Resource Coordinator at PENCIL for Schools since July 2018 and as a School Counselor for Williamson County Schools since August 2017. Previously, Mary Kathryn worked as a School Counselor at Lincoln Charter School from August 2015 to June 2017. Mary Kathryn holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2013-2015) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from North Carolina State University (2009-2013).
PENCIL
PENCIL is the premier organization linking community resources to Metro Nashville Public Schools. Thanks to dedicated PENCIL Partners, students work in state-of-the-art laboratories alongside teachers and industry professionals. Teachers design lesson plans that cross the traditional boundaries of education - like linking data points in algebra with students' Agricultural Science classes. Dedicated volunteers regularly donate one lunch hour a week to help a child improve his or her reading comprehension. Businesses work to create an engaged and excited student pipeline interested in their industry through internships and job shadowing. PENCIL also operates free teacher resource centers where Metro Nashville Public School teachers can shop free once a quarter to help supplement their classrooms.