Jennifer Ishee is currently serving as the Curriculum Specialist for Taylorsville Attendance Center in rural Smith County Mississippi. She has spent most of her career working with children in grades 7 and 8 in the areas of ELA and Gifted Education. While teaching middle school English, Jennifer’s students ranged from accelerated learners to English Language Learners with a significant language barrier and from all levels of socioeconomic status. She first heard of the Toolkit while attending a conference for school improvement in Starkville, MS. She knew she could take the lessons back to Taylorsville and implement them immediately.