Provider Bio

Jill Pompi has over thirty years experience as an educator. She earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from North Adams State College, her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from MCLA, her reading specialist certification from MCLA and her Ed.S. in Language and Literacy from Simmons College. In 2016, she earned her elementary school principal licensure and her superintendent licensure.
Jill has fourteen years of experience as an elementary classroom teacher (Grades 1-5), five years as a reading specialist and seven years as a literacy coordinator. She has served as Title One Director and Curriculum Director for a school district in Massachusetts. In addition, Jill has served as a reading consultant for numerous schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses at MCLA, Bay Path College, Simmons College, and Westfield University. Jill co-wrote an article that was published in the Journal of Research in Education and has given presentations about Action Research in the Classroom, RtI, and the Five Components of Reading Instruction. Jill is Wilson Level 1 certified, Orgon Gillingham certified and is a National Trainer for Language Circle Project Read and provides workshops across the country in all strands of the program. In addition, Jill is certified as a Structured Literacy Professional at the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI).
Jill was recognized as Berkshire County Educator of the Year in 2015 and was presented the Distinguished Educator Alumni award from MCLA in 2017.
In her free time, Jill enjoys spending time with her husband and her three children, preferably on the beach, or at a show in New York City. She is an avid runner who enjoys races of all lengths and has completed many marathons. She is excited that she recently qualified for and will run the NYC marathon in November, 2023 and the Boston Marathon in April, 2024.