Kymyona Burk
Visiting Senior Fellow @Excelined
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WORK HISTORY
Visiting Senior Fellow @Excelined
New Paltz, NY, US
In her role as Visiting Senior Fellow at the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz, Burk leads strategic planning and implementation for the Center’s ongoing expansion as a professional learning support resource for PreK-12 educators across the United States. She works to establish new connections, expand the Center’s network of experts and leaders, and increase the Center’s capacity to provide webinars and other implementation resources for literacy professionals. She also advises on opportunities to deliver Science of Reading Center services in new regions and for new populations.
EDUCATION
Jackson State University
Education Specialist (Ed.S.), Secondary Education/English
Jackson State University
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Early Childhood Education - Reading Concentration
SKILLS
ABOUT KYMYONA BURK
In her role as Senior Policy Fellow for Early Literacy, Kymyona Burk supports states pursuing a comprehensive approach to K-3 reading policy by assisting state leaders in building new or improving existing K-3 reading policies, with a heavy focus on supporting successful policy implementation. Kymyona most recently served as the Executive Director for the Jackson Public School District’s Office of Teaching and Learning leading all aspects of the School District’s instructional programming. Prior to this role, Kymyona was the State Literacy Director at the Mississippi Department of Education where she led the implementation of Mississippi’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act. She began her career as an elementary reading teacher and has also taught middle and high school English. At Jackson State University, Kymyona earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Master of Arts in Teaching English, Master of Science in Education Administration and Supervision, and a Doctor of Education in Early Child Education.
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