Jessica Kwasny is a 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Senior Policy Fellow. Jessica teaches general music at Field Elementary School and general music and keyboarding at Emerson Middle School, both in Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64. At Field Elementary School, she also directs 5th Grade Chorus and facilitates a ukulele club. She has organized biannual book studies for members of the general music and instrumental music departments for collaborative professional development. In the 2018-19 academic year, Jessica facilitated the acquisition and increased usage of adaptive music materials for the general music teaching staff, including a pilot of adaptive recorders. Jessica was a member of the ESSA Arts Indicator Working Group for the state of Illinois. She is a 2017-2018 Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship alumna and served as a Senior Policy Fellow in 2018-2019. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Music Education from DePauw University and a Masters of Musical Arts in Music Education from Boston University.
