Dr. Jennifer Burr currently works for Region 10 Education Service Center in the Operations and Certification Department as a Data Solutions Consultant. She is working with English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education programs across the state of Texas. Her 22 years of experience has provided her such roles as classroom teacher and coach, ESL Department Chair, Assistant Principal Intern, Secondary ESL Specialist, and ESL Coordinator. Her research interests focus on effective linguistic teaching practices to ensure accessible academic content for all students and designing engaging teacher professional development. She is a published author, presenter at national and international conferences, and current member of the International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Public Policy Professional Council, serving as a congressional education policy advisor and advocate for students currently served in Bilingual and English programs across the United States.