M. Ernst Johnson

Ernst Johnson is an influential educational leader who specializes in empowering teachers to grow professionally in order to maximize student learning. Her 10+ years' experience has involved diverse educational programming concentrated on academic and career readiness—garnering results and honing her strong competencies in instructional design, delivery, and assessment. She knows academic excellence is not happenstance, but rather a result of systematic and meaningful adoption by effective educators.

Ernst has a keen understanding of student success programs like AVID and International Baccalaureate (IB), as well as 504 and IEP supports. She has fostered student involvement in school leadership, work-study programs, student organizations, and Foreign Exchange programs.

Ernst has improved educator effectiveness and enhanced curriculum outcomes by providing fair and constructive teacher assessment, professional development, demonstration classrooms, peer mentoring, and small learning communities focused on student achievement data.

Ernst has played key roles in actualizing organizational changes, owning the big-picture strategy, and creating action plans to yield highly qualified graduates through teacher effectiveness. She's been accountable for implementing school-wide improvements, has shined the light on barriers to delivering high-impact results, and cultivated a more welcoming environment for students.

Throughout her career, Ernst has established herself as a goal-oriented, highly organized professional who takes initiative in identifying and sharing cutting-edge, differentiated instructional techniques and resources. She leverages her persuasive communications skills to activate others and gain consensus in staff professional development and training, group facilitation, and safety within the school environment.

Ernst also enjoys mountain hiking, camping, skiing, and agility training with her dogs.