1. Brenda K. Schmidt
Experience 2009–Present Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE
Reading Teacher
• Mickle Middle School
• Reading liaison, 2010-present. – Duties include assessment and placement of reading
students, communication with district, staff, and parents.
• Anti-bullying committee, 2009- 2015.
• SCIP team member, 2013- present.
• Synergy teacher trainer, 2014.
• Developed Reading Ideas curriculum, 2014-2016- Duties included writing vocabulary
instruction and assessments for district-wide use in middle schools.
• LEA junior faculty representative, 2014-present.
• LEA scholarship selection committee, 2010-present.
• Scorer for the Writing Graduation Demonstration Examination, 2009-2013.
2005-2009 Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE
Reading Teacher
• Goodrich Middle School
• Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) committee member, 2004-2009.
• Scorer for the Writing Graduation Demonstration Examination, 2004-2009.
• Scorer for the NeSA-Writing 2006, 2008.
• Reading committee member for the selection of new novel titles for middle school
Elements classes, 2007.
• Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners training,
Lincoln, NE 2009
2003-2005 Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE
Grade 6 Teacher
• Goodrich Middle School
8025 Leighton Ave.
Lincoln, Nebraska 68507
Home/Cell: (402) 540-7162
Work: (402) 436-1216
bschmidt@lps.org

2. • Grade 6 teacher- all subjects.
• BIST teacher leader training, Kansas City, KS, 2003.
• BIST teacher training, Lincoln, NE, 2003.
2001-2003 Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE
Grade 5 Teacher, Grade 6 Teacher
• Belmont Elementary School
• Grade 5 teacher, 2001-2002 and continued on with same students to Grade 6, 2002-
2003.
• Writing liaison, 2002-2003- Duties included providing writing instruction updates to all
grade levels.
• BIST introductory teacher training, 2002.
• Six-trait Writing training, grades 3-8, 2001.
• Reciprocal Reading training, 2001.
Education Doane College, Crete, NE
• 2009 - M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with an Emphasis in Reading & Certification in
Reading Instruction, K-12.
University of NE-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
• 2001 – Teacher Certification, Elementary Education, K-8
• 1991- B.S. in Russian Language & International Affairs, minor in Economics.
Presentation
s
• District Staff Development, Middle School Ideas Curriculum-The Breadwinner, 2015.
• District Staff Development, Synergy Teacher Training, 2014.
• District Staff Development, Reading is Thinking When You Take Notice & Note, 2013.
• District Staff Development, Tools to Practice the Reading Graduation Demonstration in
the middle school, 2012.
• District Staff Development, Summative Progress Assessment- Scoring Sessions,
2010.
Conferences • Plum Creek Literacy Festival, Seward, NE, 2009-2015
• NE Symposium on Mental Health Issues, Lincoln, NE, 2012
• NE State Reading Conference, Kearney, NE 2010

3. Organizations • NEA, NSEA, LEA
• ILA (formerly known as IRA)