Jessica Kato is a National Board Certified Language Arts teacher with 16 years of experience as an educator. She is the literacy coach and Teacher Leadership Cadre coordinator at Farrington High School, as well as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Education at Chaminade University. She also teaches statewide professional development courses for teachers, including Beyond the Exit Pass: Formative Assessment Strategies, Strategies for Struggling Readers, and Media Literacy in the Age of “Fake News.”