Dr. Jennifer Board joins NIET as a Senior Specialist with extensive experience in education. Throughout her career, Jennifer has served students, student-athletes, and families in Ascension and East Baton Rouge Parishes in a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, Instructional Coach, TAP Master Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal. As a school leader, Jennifer leveraged her deep knowledge of NIET’s structures to successfully implement the TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement. Embracing and promoting NIET’s vision, mission, and core values, she led her school to receive the NIET Founder’s Award.

Jennifer is a passionate and determined educator who believes in establishing a strong school culture through relationship-building, the implementation and monitoring of effective instructional practices, and fostering student ownership of learning. She is an advocate for leaders who are willing to be vulnerable by “rolling up their sleeves and diving into the work alongside teachers.” In Ascension Parish, Jennifer contributed to a variety of district-level leadership initiatives, allowing her to collaborate with and share best practices alongside other school and district leaders.

Jennifer earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in elementary education from Louisiana State University, where she also competed as a full-scholarship NCAA gymnast. She later earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Southeastern Louisiana University.