Dr. Robin McClellan
Director of Partnerships
Robin has served Tennessee teachers and students for twenty-six years as an elementary teacher, principal, and Supervisor of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction. During her tenure as the elementary supervisor in Sullivan County, Robin spearheaded the implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) across the district’s eleven elementary schools, which she considers the greatest learning and leadership journey of her career. She also served as a reviewer for Rivet’s Professional Learning Partner Guide.
Robin then served as Assistant Commissioner of Academics and Instructional Strategy at the Tennessee Department of Education. She managed the state’s nationally recognized Early Reading Training program, which provided over 10,000 teachers and leaders with curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL) grounded in HQIM. Robin also led the Literacy Implementation Network, a collaborative of 48 districts that developed cohesive and coherent implementation strategies to support HQIM.
Most recently, she served as the Regional Director for Customer Success at Amplify, where she led a team that supported districts' use of the company's instructional materials.
As Rivet’s Director of Partnerships, Robin will cultivate and manage partnerships with state education agencies to scale districts' use of HQIM and CBPL. Her role supports the organization’s vision of ensuring all educators have the best resources and support to provide all students with the education they want and deserve,
Robin holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, and Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from East Tennessee State University.
Stay connected with Robin on Twitter at @robin_mcclellan and on LinkedIn.