Impact Stories

"As a first year ESL instructional coach, Kelly has been a fundamental factor in the work I have done with teachers to support student’s second language acquisition. She has apprenticed me into writing curriculum based on the systemic functional linguistic approach, which teachers have embraced and used to adapt tier 1 curriculum to meet the needs of all learners.”

— Patrick Britton, Holyoke Public Schools

“Kelly Cooney is so insightful, knowledgeable, and fun to learn from. She takes real world experiences and draws from them to further share her knowledge of how to better serve multilingual students. I had more than a couple of ‘aha moments during the ‘Oracy’ professional learning session Ms. Cooney facilitated for us and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve teaching practice and how best to support English language development for multilingual students.”

— Gilmore Elementary School, Brockton, MA

"The Special Considerations for ELS in the MTSS / Special Education Landscape class gave me, the assistant principal of a 400 student K-8 school, a deep well of knowledge to draw from as I support my principal and school in moving forward on our MTSS initiatives. Kelly Cooney led conversations that are relevant to all schools today and directed us to the most current research and laws that administrators need to be aware of as we guide faculty in developing an effective MTSS protocol for all students."

—MaryAnn Bartlett, Assistant Principal, Edgartown School, Martha’s Vineyard

"EdQuity has increased our understanding on what educational equity means for multilingual learners. As a department we have strengthened our curriculum and instruction and also our systems to support students, teachers and families to ensure that all students have access to rigorous and supportive education."

— Jennifer Albury, Multilingual Learner Education Director, Holyoke Public Schools

"Working with Kelly this school year has not only strengthened us individually as classroom teachers, it has helped us be a more cohesive, informed team. Kelly has a wealth of information concerning issues concerning ELs. She shares her knowledge willingly because she wants to help become the best teachers we can for our students.”

— Dianne Norton, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School

"Kelly Cooney of EdQuity is one of the best consultants I have met to date. Ms. Cooney has deep knowledge and long experience in education. She is able to achieve that rare balance of connecting her vast classroom and administrative experiences as a multilingual advocate with her expertise in linguistic theory. With this balance, she is able to provide clear, hit-the-ground running, practical application with real world examples all educators and administrative leaders can relate to.”

— Melissa Patrick, MSW, Equity & Expectations LLC, Founder / President