Kim Menard is a Literacy Specialist with CORE, focused on improving literacy outcomes for secondary students. With over 25 years of experience, she’s passionate about helping older learners become confident, capable readers who can access complex texts across subjects.

Kim leads CORE’s Adolescent Literacy Solutions training, equipping educators with evidence-based strategies aligned with the Science of Reading. She also provides on-site coaching in middle and high schools, supporting teachers and administrators in building strong instructional practices.

Before joining CORE, Kim served as a classroom teacher, intensive reading interventionist, university adjunct instructor, instructional coach, and district reading specialist. Her experience spans literacy curriculum design, instruction, and assessment at all levels. In 2014, she was named Seminole County Public Schools’ Instructional Literacy Coach of the Year.

Kim holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from SUNY Cortland and an M.S. in Reading Education from Syracuse University. She lives in Oviedo, Florida, with her husband, Bill, and enjoys traveling with her two adult children, Austin and Audra.