Merica Clinkenbeard

Affiliation

Springfield Public School District

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Biography

Dr. Merica Clinkenbeard is currently the Director of English Language Development for Springfield Public Schools, in Springfield, Missouri. She is knowledgeable in compliance, instructional strategies, professional learning, and contributes valuable connections within the field. Merica’s passion is helping teachers of English learners become leaders in their profession. Her research focuses on professional learning that helps promote language proficiency within the content. Merica has over 20 years of experience in the educational field and has always been a proponent of language. She serves as the vice President and professional learning committee co-chair for the National Association of English Learner Administrators (NAELPA). She is a certified K-12 Spanish and ESL and has her M.A. in Education and an Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership.