Kristen Davenport

Lenoir County Public Schools

Kristen Davenport earned her Bachelor of Science in Science Education from North Carolina State University in 2016 with a focus in middle grades. Over the course of six years in education, she achieved many outstanding accomplishments that speak to her love for education and her tenacity to continue making positive contributions to her community.

During her time at E.B. Frink Middle School in LaGrange, NC, Kristen was named the 2020-2021 E.B. Frink Middle School Teacher of the Year, a 2020 Lenoir County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Top 3 Finalist, the 2020 North Carolina Science Teachers Association District Two Outstanding Middle School Science Teacher, and the 2020 North Carolina Outstanding Young Educator. She was also Lenoir County’s recipient for the 2019 Yellowstone Institute grant offered by the Museum of Natural Sciences, a Shad in the Classroom grant winner, a Bright Ideas grant winner from 2016-2020, and the recipient of Farm Bureau’s “Ag in the Classroom” grant in 2017.

Kristen served on several different committees. She was an active member on the School Improvement Team from 2018-2021, a Beginning Teacher Mentor from 2019-2021, the Middle School Science Fair Co-Coordinator from 2019-2020, an East Carolina University Clinical Teacher during the 2019-2020 school year, and the school’s Athletic Director from 2017-2019. During her last year at E.B. Frink, 2020-2021, she served as the Digital Learning Specialist.

Kristen began her career teaching 6th-grade science and taught 6th-grade from 2016-2018. In 2018, she transitioned to teaching 7th and 8th grade science until she began in her role as the Digital Learning Specialist in 2020. Kristen was the girl’s head basketball coach during the 2016-2018 basketball seasons, and was the girl’s assistant volleyball coach, as well.

For the upcoming school year Kristen will serve as an assistant principal intern at South Lenoir High School where she will assist with student achievement, testing, scheduling and discipline. As an East Carolina University PLA principal fellow, Kristen hopes to accomplish many professional and personal goals. While she is experiencing many different realms of school planning, administrative duties, and community networking as a first-year administrative intern, Kristen looks forward to strengthening her professional relationships and honing her leadership skills that enhance her school’s learning environment.

Additionally, she wants to gain the confidence, experience, and knowledge that will equip her to be an effective administrator who is able to build strong and engaging partnerships with all stakeholders.  And through these partnerships she hopes to propel students and staff toward academic, social and emotion success.

Lastly, Kristen wants to be an advocate for all people so they will know their worth, how to use their voice for positive change, and how to persevere until their dreams are reality. Her favorite quotes are:

“We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5: 3-4 and “Education is hope.”