Kelly L. Cross
625 West Sandstone Court
Boise, Idaho 83702
(208) 345-8008
Profession Clinical Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership Program
Boise State University
Associate Director
Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies
Boise State University
Curriculum Auditor
Curriculum Management Systems, Inc.
Education Boise State University
Doctorate, Curriculum and Instruction, May 2005
Master of Arts, Education, December 1999
Reading Endorsement, January 1994
English/French Teaching Certificate, May 1992
University of Idaho
Education Specialist, Educational Leadership, August 2006
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Arts, English and French Literature, June 1980
Additional Work Experience
2012 – current Statewide Professional Development Coordinator
Idaho Leads Project
2012 – current Director
Southwest Regional Special Education Office
Idaho State Department of Education / Boise State University
2012 – current Program Coordinator
International Field Studies
Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies
Boise State University
2013 – current Program Coordinator
Child Nutrition Program
Idaho State Department of Education / Boise State University
Related Experience
January, 2015 – current Associate Chair
Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies Dept.
Boise State University
March, 2015 External Accreditation Review, Team Member
North Star Charter School
Eagle, Idaho
2014 – 2015 Committee Member, University Curriculum Committee
Boise State University
2014 – 2015 Committee Member, College of Education Curriculum Committee
Boise State University
2006 – 2013 Principal
Boise School District, Boise, Idaho
2008 – 2010 Professional Development Trainer
Look 2 Learning
Boise School District, Boise, Idaho
2005 – 2009 Adjunct Professor
University of Idaho
1996 – 2006 English and French Teacher
East Junior High School, Boise, Idaho
2001 – 2006 Teacher Mentor
Boise School District, Boise, Idaho
Summer, 2003 Curriculum and Assessment Writer
Boise School District, Boise, Idaho
Instructor
Institute for Effective Teaching and Learning
Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
1999 – 2002 Co-chair
Idaho Character Education Coalition
Idaho Department of Education
Curriculum Audit Experience
March, 2003 Mount Vernon School District
Mount Vernon, New York
Lead: Dr. Zollie Stephenson
November, 2004 Charlottesville School District
Charlottesville, Virginia
Lead: Dr. Fenwick English
August, 2008 Council Bluffs School District
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lead: Dr. Judy Burmingham
June, 2010 New Albany School District
New Albany, Mississippi
Lead: Dr. Judy Burmingham
January, 2012 Jefferson County School District
Louisville, Kentucky
Lead: Dr. John Murdock
March, 2013 Fort Bend School District
Fort Bend, Texas
Lead: Dr. John Murdock
January, 2015 Georgetown Independent School District
Georgetown, Texas
Lead: Dr. Kevin Singer
April, 2015 Sumner School District
Sumner, Washington
Lead: Dr. Randall Clegg
Presentations
April, 2015 “Community Partnerships to Enhance Education”
Family Studies Spring Conference
Boise, Idaho
October, 2012 “Capturing Student Learning Using Digital Portfolios”
Tech-Tober Days
Hailey, Idaho
October, 2011 “Rallying the Troops for School Change: Going from Theory to Action”
Idaho Association of School Administrators Conference
Boise, Idaho
January, 2006 “Impact of Curriculum Audit Recommendations on Increased Student Achievement”
International Conference on Education
Honolulu, Hawaii
June, 1998 “Implementing Team Teaching at the Secondary Level”
Model Schools Conference
Washington, D.C.
Affiliations
- Member, Phi Delta Kappa
- Member, Idaho Association of School Administrators
- Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Board Member, Boise Jazz Society