Jessica Day

Jessica Day

Jessica Day is a 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow. Jessica teaches family and consumer sciences at O’Fallon Township High School. She has received awards including the Homerun for Character Award for service-learning endeavors, the MLK Legacy Club Educator Award, and the Changemaker Award through Rotary International. She sponsors the class of 2020 and the Interact Club, a community service-based organization. Jessica serves on the Illinois Federation of Teachers CTE/STEM committee, the Southwestern Illinois College’s Advisory Committee for both the Early Childhood Education and Culinary Arts departments, and is the Region V board member for IFACSTA (Illinois Family and Consumer Science Teacher Association). She graduated with a BS in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and received her MPA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in December 2019.