Mississippi Math Coaching
In partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, Catapult Learning is providing a statewide professional development and coaching program designed to strengthen mathematics instruction in K-12 classrooms across Mississippi.
Aligning our research-based coaching model to the statewide Math Protocol (the state’s standard for math PD, coaching, and instruction in public mathematics classrooms), our team of experienced coaches is set to deliver in-person and virtual professional learning to K-12 math teachers in more than 30 sites across the state over the next four years.
Catapult Learning provides education solutions that generate demonstrable academic achievement and better life outcomes for students, regardless of the learning obstacles or other challenges they face. Our team of over 5,000 educators works to achieve sustained academic gains and build teacher and leadership capacity through evidence-based programs that include student instruction and family support services, professional development, special education, and alternative education programs. Utilizing a suite of proprietary, research-based programs, Catapult Learning works with students and teachers in public and non-public schools throughout the country and around the globe.
The Catapult Learning Difference
When you partner with Catapult Learning for professional development, you experience:
Expertise in capacity-building to serve all students and drive success
Support every step of the way – before, during, and even after our professional development services.
45+ years providing timely, relevant, and customized professional development
Improve classroom practice, teaching quality, and student learning
Leverage funding expertise to optimize ESSER funding for PD
Meet Your Mississippi Team
Annette Charles
Senior Vice President – South and West Operations
Annette provides operational oversight and leadership for all Catapult Learning programs delivered in the region. Her division delivers instruction, intervention, and professional development for public and non-public schools. Annette has nearly two decades of experience maintaining strong professional relationships with key personnel in school districts and customer service, as well as five years of educational experience as an assistant principal in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. She received a master’s degree in education administration from the University of Texas and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Northeastern University in Boston.
Sue Gerenstein
Vice President – Professional Development
Sue Gerenstein is Vice President, Professional Development, and is responsible for the overall development and implementation of Catapult Learning’s professional development programs. Sue brings over 30 years of experience in teaching, school administration, management, professional development, marketing, and product development to her role. Before joining Catapult Learning, Sue served as the Vice President for Academic Partnerships for American Reading Company and Senior Director of Education for Foundations, Inc. Prior to these appointments, Sue was the Vice President of Professional Development and Curriculum for Edison Learning, and oversaw the development of the products, tools and resources associated with school design implementation, including the creation and coordination of professional development and supporting resources designed to facilitate improved student performance in our partnership schools and alternative academies.
Sue earned her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in instructional technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University. She acquired supervisory certification from Seton Hall University.
Christin Nichols
Math Professional Learning Manager
Christin Nichols is a Math Professional Learning Manager helping states and districts to successfully develop capacity for their instructional and student learning initiatives, empowering them to strengthen their school communities. For more than 25 years, Christin has served students and educators in schools with striving populations. Her compliment of experience in K-12 education includes classroom instruction, school transformation work in Chicago Public Schools, secondary core curriculum implementation management in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, and consulting and coaching services for the Hawaii State Department of Education’s schools supporting leaders, teams, and teachers with best practices for standards-aligned instruction and data driven decision making. Most recently, Christin served as the Professional Learning Supervisor for the Department of Defense Education Activity’s (DoDEA) project to enhance the College and Career Readiness Standards implementation, authoring and facilitating curriculum and professional learning at K-12 schools on military installations worldwide.
Christin earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Central Florida.
Vanessa Ronketto
Executive Director of School Transformation
Vanessa Ronketto serves on Catapult Learning’s Center of PD Excellence. She oversees professional learning and coaching services, including School Transformation and Literacy First: The Science of Reading. Her support includes program oversight, implementation fidelity, consultant support and overall client satisfaction. Vanessa brings over 40 years of experience in education including experience as a teacher, preschool administrator, reading specialist and a K-8 administrator in the Detroit area. After moving into a regional support role in 2004 as Senior Director of Achievement, her focus became the support of principals and schools in need of school improvement in the Midwest. She was the superintendent for 8 recovery schools in Ohio and served as a Turnaround Superintendent where she led the design of the education plan for a turnaround project in partnership with the Indiana State Board of Education. Prior to joining the Catapult Learning team in 2016, Vanessa served as a Director of Educational Programming. Vanessa holds degrees from Oakland University in Rochester, MI; a BS in elementary education, a MA in Reading and Language Arts, and a post graduate administrative certificate.
Meet Your Math Coaches