Juliana Thompson

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

Helping teachers grow so students can continue to grow is what happens as a result of coaching. There is no doubt that the ripples of the impact of @NCDPI_OEL ELS, Denise Owens, are being seen and felt in Beaufort County Schools! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

What’s one of the most impactful levers that can be used to change and improve instruction? COACHING! @NCDPI_OEL ELS in Tyrrell & Hyde County are improving literacy instruction for students by going through coaching cycles with teachers. Our students are the real winners in this work! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

Even the best athletes need a coach, and teachers are no different! @NCDPI_OEL ELS in Camden & Gates Counties are on point in their literacy collaboration and coaching with teachers. The ultimate winners are the students! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

Data is the GPS that helps lead our instruction where we want our students to go! @NCDPI_OEL ELS Pauletta Broadnax and teachers in @weldon_city don’t wait until the end of benchmark periods to look at data. They look at it all the time to ensure that instruction is well matched and making a difference. @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

It’s all hands on deck for literacy in @Edenton_Chowan! Literacy leaders from across the NE region were able to visit White Oak Elementary for literacy walkthroughs using @NCDPI_OEL self-reflection tools, and from the superintendent and board member level all the way to the school staff level, it was clear that this team is committed to literacy success for all students! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

It was great to spend time in @HCPS01 during their district wide professional learning day! Using progress monitoring data like GPS points to guide instruction will help get their students to the desired outcome of becoming skilled readers! @NCDPI_OEL @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

When strong collaboration between @NCDPI_OEL ELS & district literacy points of contacts exists, there is power in the work! Thanks to these NE leaders for joining in on the conversation at this week’s Partnership in Practice conference. @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

Coaching conversations help move the needle in instruction. @NCDPI_OEL ELS, Callie Luker, is on point in her collaboration with teachers in @HydeCoSchoolsNC to help improve literacy outcomes for students. @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Juliana Thompson @JIOThompson]

It was a great day at Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Learning in Halifax County Schools as we learned about MTSS Implementation with Osmond Lister and Anne Nixon!

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

What are the best ways to improve literacy teaching and learning?…Coaching & Professional Learning! An afternoon spent with @NCDPI_OEL ELS Denise Owens in @BeaufortCoSchNC checks all the boxes! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

The buzz was in Bertie County today during the NE LETRS Sustainability PLC for Leaders! Schools/districts from across the NE were represented by leaders who are eager to take literacy teaching & learning to the next level! @NCDPI_OEL @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed #NERST

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

School librarians & media specialists from across the NE region gathered in Beaufort County for a PLC that continued their focus on collection development through the additional lens of data. Facilitated by NE Digital Teaching & Learning Consultant Meredith Hill and joined by NE Testing & Accountability Consultant Patricia Benbow & NE Literacy Consultant Karen Wood, participants broadened their knowledge of data sources that can be used to guide their planning to better meet the needs of students. @JIOThompson #NERST

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

Great things are happening for literacy in @pqschools! Strong use of resources, prepared teachers, and engaged students checked all the boxes for teaching and learning during walkthroughs with @NCDPI_OEL ELS Megan Clayton at Hertford Grammar! @JIOThompson #NCReadLeadSucceed

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

New year, new learning! It was a great day to see @NCDPI_OEL ELS facilitating learning with instructional assistants in @CamdenSchoolsNC & with teachers in Bertie County Schools in preparation for the return of students from their break. These staff members are ready to start 2026 strong! @JIOThompson #NERegion

[Juliana Thompson @JIOThompson]

I’m so excited to get to work with our amazing Northeast Regional Support Team!

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

The @ncpublicschools NE Regional Support Team started the new year off right with the addition of @JIOThompson as our interim director! With all members in place, our team is poised and ready to partner with districts to take student learning to the next level! #NERST

[Karen Wood @karenwood1]

The @ncpublicschools NE Regional Support Team started the new year off right with the addition of @JIOThompson as our interim director! With all members in place, our team is poised and ready to partner with districts to take student learning to the next level! #NERST

[Juliana Thompson @JIOThompson]

The Yellow Jacket Report: 'Together, We Keep On Keepin’ On’ https://t.co/esRuBmWFnr via @rr_dailyherald

[Juliana Thompson @JIOThompson]

Federal programs directors are the best.
“Directors Panel - Voices from the Field”

[Rhonda Schuhler @rhondaschuhler]

I enjoyed time with these ladies yesterday. Looking forward to leaning on and learning from one another!

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Leadership is hard. Nobody said it would be easy.
🔺When people talk about you, keep leading.
🔹When people compliment you, keep leading.
🔺When your hard work goes unnoticed, keep leading.

Why? Because we are in the kid business. Kids are the reason schools exist. It isn’t about you or me. It’s about kids. When things are good, bad or ugly, keep leading.

When we keep showing up to lead, that’s when success will follow. That’s when kids’ pathways will be redirected. And that is when we know we are changing the world.

KEEP. LEADING.