Jordan Lyons
Elementary School Teacher at Kalamazoo Public Schools
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJordan Lyons is an elementary school teacher and community-focused problem-solver with a decade of experience designing programs and supports for low-income and student populations. He currently teaches second- and third-grade reading and writing in Kalamazoo after completing an urban teacher residency and a Master's in Elementary Education, and brings deep experience in eligibility, housing, and resource navigation from nonprofit and government roles. Jordan blends classroom instruction with strengths in outreach, grant and budget management, and public presenting, making him effective at both individual student interventions and broader program development. He has led campus and community initiatives addressing food and housing insecurity, built systems for client intake and data tracking, and supervised staff and volunteers to sustain services. Energetic and outgoing, he leverages bilingual and dual-language training to support diverse learners and families. A lifelong learner in Kalamazoo, he gravitates toward projects that have measurable social impact.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Spanish, Cultural Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Spanish, Cultural Studies at The Evergreen State CollegeMaster of Public Administration (MPA), Public Administration, Master of Public Administration (MPA), Public Administration at The University of MontanaMaster of Arts - MA, Elementary Education and Teaching, Master of Arts - MA, Elementary Education and Teaching at Western Michigan University
Spanish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (45)
javascript10
css10
nodejs10
react10
math9
codebase9
raspberry-pi-camera8
certification8
raspberry-pi-pico8
asciidoc7
open-data7
raspberry7
verify6
refactoring6
raspberry-pi6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
JordanLyons/mtcodeschool
Sep 2016 - Jul 2019
Repo for my project in coding intro class
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
python
openreferral/openeligibility
Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
The Open Eligibility Project
Contributions:3 commits, 7 PRs, 2 comments in 9 months
eligibility
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