Kathryn Lemerich

Educator Mentor Leader Advocate

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

About Me

Having spent the past 19 years in education and 12 years as an educational leader, I am committed to supporting educators in meeting the needs of every student, every day at every opportunity! I have served as principal, assistant principal, K-12 supervisor of mathematics and business, 6-12 supervisor of STEM, mathematics coach/consultant, and mathematics teacher in school districts in New Jersey and Michigan. My work and interests are centered around championing for all students, social-emotional learning, building a positive climate and culture, supporting the mental health and well-being of students and staff, best practices in educational leadership, and mathematics teaching and learning. I serve on the Executive Board of NJASCD as President-Elect, an organization dedicated to whole child education and am a past co-director of NJASCD North. I was one of 46 educators in the world to be named an ASCD Emerging Leader in 2017. I serve as a Core Advocate with Student Achievement Partners and was selected to serve on the Standards Review Committee with the New Jersey Department of Education in 2016, 2022, and 2024. I live in New Jersey with my husband and two children.

Professional Experience

Secondary Supervisor of STEM (October 2023 – Present) Metuchen Public Schools, Metuchen, NJ

Elementary Math Coach / Consultant (August 2022 – September 2023)

New Providence School District, New Providence, NJ

Principal, Tewksbury Elementary School (July 2020 – June 2022)

Tewksbury Township Schools, Tewksbury, NJ

Vice Principal, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School (August 2016 – July 2020)

Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, Flemington, NJ

Supervisor of Mathematics and Business (July 2012 – July 2016)

Madison Public Schools, Madison, NJ

Mathematics Teacher, Millburn High School (August 2009 – June 2012)

Millburn Township Public Schools, Millburn, NJ

Mathematics Teacher, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (August 2007 – June 2009)

Cranbrook Schools, independent day and boarding school, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Mathematics Teacher, Walled Lake Western High School (August 2006 – June 2007)

Mathematics Teacher, Walnut Creek Middle School (August 2005 – June 2006)

Walled Lake Consolidated School District, Walled Lake, MI

Educational Experience

Michigan State University

The College of Education, 2008

Master of Arts: K-12 Educational Administration

Michigan State University

The College of Natural Science, 2005

Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics, with Honor

Presentations

Presenter, Creating a Culture that Empowers, NJASA TechSpo Conference, 2024, NJPSA Fall Conference, 2023, ASCD Emerging Leader Meetup, 2023
Presenter, 5 High-Impact Routines to Create Engaged Problem-Solvers in the Math Classroom, NJASCD Whole Child Conference, 2023, 2024, AMTNJ Spring Math Conference, 2024
Presenter, Using eGlass to “Draw In” Students and Teachers, NJASA Techspo Conference, 2023
Presenter, Helping Every Student in Need: A 5 Year Vision for School-Based Mental Health, SAMHSA, 2022
Presenter, The Empowered Principal, NJASCD Webinar, 2021
Co-moderator, The Empowered Principal, #Satchat, 2021
Panelist, Administrators Panel, NJASCD North Future Administrators Bootcamp, 2021

Presenter, Future Teacher Bootcamp, Montclair State University, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Presenter, Social-Emotional Learning, Flemington-Raritan School District, 2019
Presenter, Problem-Solving in Mathematics, Insight Manville, 2019
Presenter, Social-Emotional Learning, NJASCD Whole Child Conference, 2019
Presenter, Problem-Solving in Mathematics, Flemington-Raritan School District, 2019
Presenter, Personalized Professional Learning, NJPSA Fall Conference, 2018
Presenter, Singapore Math Summer Institute, Harrison, NY and Chatham, NJ, 2015, 2016
Presenter and planning committee member, NJ/PA ECET2 Conference, 2014, 2015