Katherine is the Director of Instruction at Southern High School in Louisville, KY. A veteran educator with over a decade of classroom experience, Grindon specializes in secondary education, curriculum development, teacher training, critical literacy, leadership/coaching, and the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). She holds National Board Certification in the field of Early Adolescent English/Language Arts, is nationally certified as both a Literacy Design Collaborative Expert Coach and Cognitive Coach, and is a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Louisville, teaching courses in English/Language Arts methods, disciplinary literacy, and coaching. She was a member of the 2003 Teach Kentucky cohort. She is a new member of the Teach Kentucky Board.