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Kristina Medlin
Kristina Medlin is a dedicated professional learning community trainer in the Deer Valley Unified School District, a Model Professional Learning Community at Work® district. She works passionately to build capacity and the professional learning communities process across campuses.
Kristina Medlin
Kristina Medlin is a professional learning community (PLC) trainer in the Organizational Improvement and Professional Learning Department at the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, Arizona, which was recognized as a Model PLC at Work® district in May 2021. She has been an educator for over 13 years, previously serving as an instructional coach, reading interventionist, TAP mentor teacher, Title 1 coordinator, and elementary teacher.
As a PLC trainer, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the educational landscape by coaching principals, school leaders, collaborative teams, and individual teachers in the PLC process so they can confidently lead others to build strong teams that promise high levels of learning for all students. She guides them in building capacity on their campuses by developing effective guiding coalitions, site intervention teams, and collaborative team facilitators.
Before her PLC trainer role, Kristina served as an instructional coach and helped lead a high-poverty school from a C to an A rating. The school was recognized as a Model PLC at Work school as well as an A+ School of Excellence and was named an Arizona Title 1 Exemplary Program. Kristina’s earlier experiences included roles as a K–6 reading interventionist, English language development, elementary teacher, TAP mentor teacher, and Title I coordinator. Kristina’s diverse experience in education and her impact as a PLC trainer make her an invaluable asset to any educational team, inspiring a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in schools.
Kristina holds a master’s degree in elementary education from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Chico State University.
PLC at Work®
PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.
Presentations by Kristina Medlin
- Creating Leaders: A Model PLC Teacher Journey
- Creating High-Functioning Teams
- Building Teacher Capacity through Collaboration
- Data-Driven Instruction: A Path to Excellence
- Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
- How to Guide Multischool Teams
