Preschool Teachers and Staff at the Community Preschool of the Palisades

Role: Director

With Palisades Preschool since: 2019

Education: Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners

Birthday: August 26th

Favorite Flower: Hydrangea

Favorite Place to Visit: The beach

Bio: Kate Murphy has extensive experience in the field of early childhood education. After graduating from the George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, she began her career as the Site Manager for Jumpstart at Georgetown University, an AmeriCorps program which promotes preschoolers’ language, literacy, and social skill development. Kate then taught Pre-Kindergarten at a DC charter school for five years before becoming an Instructional Specialist with District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In this role, she was responsible for the coaching and professional development of early childhood educators to ensure all children received high-quality services. In her most recent role, she served as Manager of the ECE Learning Lab, a professional learning program within DCPS that provided visiting educators the opportunity to observe developmentally appropriate, rigorous and joyful instruction, to then set goals for implementation in their own classrooms. She holds a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a Concentration in Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners from George Mason University.