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Amy Jones
School Board Relations
Amy is an experienced education consultant and a licensed MN classroom teacher of over 30 years. She served two 4-year terms as an elected School Board member for Mounds View Public Schools. She was the Board Chair for 4 years. During her term, she worked to appoint a superintendent and led the board through a bond campaign to add 44 classrooms and additional space to the district to support growing enrollment. She consults with school boards on; strategic planning, superintendent transitions, policy governance issues, superintendent partnerships and board communication. Amy also develops materials, resources and training for schools on superintendent and principal support, mental health and social emotional learning.
She is a governor-appointed member of the MN State Advisory Council on Mental Health, as well as the Mental Health in Schools Workgroup. In this role, she provides guidance and recommendations to the MN legislature in order to support mental health in schools. In addition, Amy works closely with the MN legislature to develop legislation which improves the mental health of students, staff/teachers in schools. She is working to add to the state infrastructure to support the mental health needs of students and staff/teachers.
Amy taught elementary grades and was an instructional coach for Minneapolis Public Schools, Stillwater Public Schools and Mounds View Public Schools. She was also an administrator for Minneapolis and Stillwater. Most recently, she was the Director of Elementary Education for Minneapolis Public Schools, where she oversaw the work for 150 math and reading specialists and coaches and coordinated the curriculum work for 44 elementary sites. She has worked in leadership and curriculum for over 15 years. In addition, Amy taught in the Master of Education programs at both The College of St. Scholastica and St. Mary’s University. She also supervised student teachers for both programs.
She received her BA in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College and her Med in Urban Education from Hamline University. Amy is an active community volunteer and serves on the Board of Directors for the Bridge for Youth, a shelter for homeless teens in Minneapolis. She has volunteered for the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf in the Mounds View District for the past 15 years.
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“Winterset CSD selected PartnerED to lead our district through the updating of our strategic plan and development of a Profile of a Graduate. Our board wanted a process that would encompass our entire district and foster the engagement of our entire community. The process that our consultants facilitated exceeded our expectations, as our community had numerous opportunities both in-person and virtual to provide their input throughout this process. The provocations and activities that were included in the process ensured that our Key Community Stakeholders were exposed to emerging trends in education and that our local community needs and values were considered as we developed our strategic plan and POG. We found our consultants to be knowledgeable, responsive, and supportive as we engaged in this process.”
– Justin Gross, Superintendent Winterset Community School District, Winterset, IA
“I reached out to Paula O’Loughlin and her colleague to potentially conduct a training for staff at my institution. From the very beginning, Paula was very timely and consistent in our communication. She showed a high level of enthusiasm about the opportunity and shared her ideas about the content. Her experience and expertise were a perfect match. Therefore, it was very easy for me to move forward with the training. Throughout the entire planning process, Paula was definitely a collaborative partner and maintained regular contact. At the training, Paula was an engaged and personable presenter which allowed attendees to easily participate. Her extreme knowledge of the subject matter greatly benefited the staff and evaluations were very positive. I would highly recommend Paula of PartnerED!”
– John Drussell, LICSW, MSW, Section of Social Work, Mayo Clinic
