Kai-leé Berke

Kai-leé Berke

Senior Advisor

PROMISE VENTURE STUDIO

Kai-leé Berke is a Senior Advisor with Promise Venture Studio, a nonprofit that attracts, supports, and connects promising entrepreneurial talent, capital and stakeholders to pave the way for the sustainable growth and impact of social entrepreneurship in early childhood development. She is also the Vice Chair of the Board and former CEO of Teaching Strategies, the pioneering developer of early childhood technology resources and solutions. Prior to her appointment as CEO, she held roles as Teaching Strategies' Vice President of Curriculum and Assessment, Chief Product Officer and Chief Academic Officer, during which time she authored and developed the company's most impactful solutions including the GOLD® assessment system and all editions of The Creative Curriculum®. She is a lifelong early childhood educator and administrator, having taught and cared for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and Kindergarteners in public, private and Department of Defense programs and is a mother of two.

Tuesday, March 31st

2:00 pm
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2:40 pm
Seaport H, Seaport Tower, 2nd Level
Live Stream

Did you know that research has shown a 13% return for every dollar spent on early childhood development for at-risk students? Early childhood programs have lifelong positive impacts, from school readiness to high school graduation to workforce and civic participation and…

Deborah Quazzo, Diana Rauner, Kai-leé Berke

Tuesday, March 31st

2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Seaport H, Seaport Tower, 2nd Level
Live Stream

Equity in school is determined long before school even begins. That is why it’s critical to create better connection and continuity between early childhood and the PK-12 system. Grounded in the work and perspectives of early childhood and PK-12 policymakers and…

Kai-leé Berke, Elanna Yalow, Jonah Stuart, Kelli Bohanon, Susan Gale Perry

Tuesday, March 31st

4:15 pm
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4:55 pm
Seaport H, Seaport Tower, 2nd Level
Live Stream

Hear Ralph Smith, Managing Director of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, in discussion with Promise Venture Studio, talk about the ways in which private sector innovation, public-private partnerships, as well as parents and communities can be leveraged to create…

Kai-leé Berke, Ralph Smith, Michael G. Dougherty