Brittany Kay is the director of curriculum and instruction at a K–12 public school district serving 9,000 students in northern Michigan. She previously was a K–5 literacy consultant at an intermediate school district supporting 16 public school districts, public academies, and parochial schools in the region. With 13 years of building-level experience, she has had roles including classroom teacher, K–5 interventionist, instructional coach, and district ELA leader in both rural and urban settings. Kay has a bachelor's degree in elementary education and master’s degree in teaching and curriculum from Michigan State University. She is working to obtain her educational specialist degree in leadership from Grand Valley State University. Kay is passionate about creating sustainable and impactful change in education by working side by side with district stakeholders to elevate high-yield instructional practices tied to science. She lives with her husband, an elementary school principal, and their two sons.