Laying The Foundation®

Laying the Foundation offers comprehensive Pre-AP* training packages with the goal of providing concrete strategies and models for teaching skills in order to prepare students for the rigor of Advanced Placement* courses and success in college.

 

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Ronda Brandon
Chief Operating Officer

  • Ronda served as the English Department Chair at Sterling High School in Baytown.  She taught English I Pre-AP* and English IV AP* Literature. She trained middle school teachers and worked extensively on alignment from middle school to AP.
  • She has worked with school districts across Texas and Kansas to align curriculum and raise standards.
  • Ronda has been widely considered one of the most sought after Pre-AP consultants in the Southwest region.  She has coordinated the English training at College Board summer institutes at Rice and SMU, served as a Lead English teacher at various institutes, and conducted numerous 2-day workshops.
  • In 2001, she was awarded the Advanced Placement* Special Recognition Award by the Southwest Region of the College Board.
  • In 1999, she was chosen to work on the Lighthouse Initiative; a joint College Board and Texas Education Agency project that aligned the TEKS with AP objectives.
  • Ronda began working as a consultant for the O'Donnell Foundation on the English Benchmarks committee in 1998, and continued as a consultant for the AP Incentive Program in DISD.
  • Contact: rbrandon@layingthefoundation.org
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