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Kristine Gear
Consultant
Kristine Gear is a consultant at Public Impact®, focused primarily on assisting schools and districts with Opportunity Culture® design and implementation to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams. Before joining the team, Gear taught seventh- and eighth-grade social studies in Memphis, Tennessee, as a Teach For America corps member, leading her students to exceed district growth and achievement goals. During her 11 years in the classroom, she taught across grades five through eight in ELA and social studies at KIPP Austin, Wayne County Public Schools, and Johnston County Public Schools. She has served as a content and curriculum writer, beginning teacher coordinator and mentor, and professional development facilitator. She has been awarded school-based teacher of the year awards and most recently was a semifinalist for the Johnston County Flame for Learning, an innovative teaching award. Gear holds a B.A. in international studies from Baylor University and an M.S. in secondary education from Johns Hopkins University.
Example Projects: Kristine leads Opportunity Culture® design and implementation in Madison Parish School District in Louisiana, Rockingham County Schools in North Carolina, and Uplift Education in Texas. She also supports other districts with design and implementation in North Carolina and Texas.