Jennifer Arnold Skrivanek graduated from Texas A&M University in 1987 with a Bachelors Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Her first teaching experience was in third grade in Bryan Texas. After spending time at home caring for her young children she returned to teaching and worked in a church preschool setting for five years. Jennifer then returned to the public-school setting […]
Jennifer Arnold Skrivanek graduated from Texas A&M University in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Her first teaching experience was in third grade in Bryan Texas. After spending time at home caring for her young children she returned to teaching and worked in a church preschool setting for five years. Jennifer then returned to the public-school setting in Bryan, Texas teaching Kindergarten for eight years.
Jennifer graduated with a master’s in educational administration from Sam Houston State University in 2006. During 2006 – 2010 she held the position of assistant principal at Milam Elementary in Bryan, Texas. While working as assistant principal she, along with her principal, searched for social-emotional learning that would impact both teachers and students. Through the implementation of Conscious Discipline staff and students demonstrated high levels of success socially, emotionally and academically.
After four years as assistant principal, Jennifer moved to the position of Dean of Instruction at Fannin Elementary in Bryan, Texas. She then held the position of Master Teacher in the TAP Program at Navarro Elementary for two years. Jennifer held the position of Assistant Principal at College Hills Elementary in College Station, Texas for nine years. College Hills serves Head Start through 4th grade students.
For sixteen years Jennifer has shared Conscious Discipline with others as a certified instructor. She has trained educators in starting and continuing their Conscious Discipline journey locally, throughout the state of Texas and in many other states. Jennifer believes in the enormous opportunities Conscious Discipline provides to transform the lives of adults who will then provide a safe, connected and problem-solving environment for children to develop self-regulation skills.
Jennifer’s qualifications include 32 years in education including teaching third grade, kindergarten, and PreK. Jennifer has been a school administrator in public schools for 17 years and retired from serving in public education in 2023 to become a full-time certified instructor for Conscious Discipline. She is in her 16th year as a Certified Instructor in Conscious Discipline.
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