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Kim Nichols
Kim Nichols, EdD, is former assistant superintendent in Ringgold, Georgia. Under her leadership, Catoosa County Schools was named the first Model PLC District in Georgia and twelve schools have become Model PLCs.
Kim Nichols
Kim Nichols, EdD, is former assistant superintendent in Ringgold, Georgia. Her experience spans more than 39 years and includes serving as an elementary teacher, elementary assistant principal and principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent in charge of school improvement and system finances.
Over a three-year period, Kim provided the support and leadership for Catoosa County Schools to become the first Model PLC District in Georgia and for 12 schools to become Model PLC Schools. Her expertise includes leadership for changing school and district cultures, implementing PLC practices within schools and across a school district, and redesigning structures to align with the RTI at Work™ process. Kim coauthored the article, “Staying True to PLC’s in a COVID-19 World,” which can be found in the Spring 2021 issue of AllThingsPLC Magazine.
Kim holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood and elementary education from the University of Hawaii, a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Tennessee.
Accelerated Learning
Hand-selected and trained by PLC at Work® champions our Accelerated Learning experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process and have specific experience with the unique challenges that face schools labeled as low performing. Work with them to identify and prioritize critical areas of growth to implement changes in a timely manner with a focus on student achievement.
Leading PLCs at Work® Districtwide
Leading PLCs Districtwide professional development connects district leadership and school teams around a shared commitment to improving learning for every student. Grounded in decades of research and real-world implementation, this work helps districts align leadership, collaboration, and decision-making across all levels, from the school board and superintendent to principals and teacher teams, so that improvement efforts move beyond isolated initiatives and become a coherent, systemwide approach.
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.
RTI at Work™
RTI at Work experts focus on learning for all students and will empower you to build your own timely, targeted, and systematic intervention program. Work with them to implement a results-driven program that provides targeted instruction at all tiers of intervention.
Presentations by Kim Nichols
- Learning by Doing at the District Level
- The Importance of Connecting to Why
- Becoming a PLC at Work School District
- Learning and Leading Together
- Having the Strength to Do PLC Right
- We Thought We “Did” PLCs - Now What?
- Finding Your Will and Developing Your Skill
- District Leadership for Professional Learning Communities at Work
- You Can’t Afford to be “Paralyzed by Perfection”
