Crowned Classroom

Jessica Gibbs is a veteran educator, continuing in her family's tradition of inner-city teachers and administrators. Originally from upstate New York, she now resides in the peach state where she is pursuing her Masters of Early Childhood Education at the University of Georgia. This school year marks her 7th year as a full-time educator, including teaching upper elementary self-contained, K-2nd reading and math intervention, and Kindergarten -5th grade instructional coaching. As a Spelman College Alumna, her passion for urban education is fueled by a spirit of service and strong desire to return to inner cities such as the one she grew up in to pay it forward by further educating, elevating, and liberating students and people of color. She has taught, coached, and fostered a love for learning within vibrant and diverse communities such as Harlem, The Bronx (NY), Detroit MI, Chicago IL, and Atlanta and Athens GA.