Jorden Jones

School Acceleration Partner

As a School Acceleration Partner, Jorden works with the Executive Director to improve and refine the Jounce coaching model and leads training for school leaders and teachers across Jounce partner schools.

Prior to Jounce, Jorden served as the Senior Director of Academics at an urban boarding school in Washington DC. Prior to that she has served as a teacher and school leader since 2010.  She became an educator teaching high school ELA in Philadelphia before transitioning to middle school History in New York City. From there she became a school leader in Delaware, where she led curriculum development, instructional coaching, and data-driven systems. Additionally, she served as a principal in Baltimore before supporting school teams for DCPS. 

Jorden holds a Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Pennsylvania.