Pati Montgomery is the founder of Schools Cubed, a school consulting firm that specializes in collaborating with school and district leadership to increase reading outcomes, and therefore educational outcomes for all students. Schools Cubed’s focus is coaching and mentoring school and district leadership to implement evidence-based practices in literacy.
Pati Montgomery has held roles as a classroom teacher, elementary and middle school principal, district leadership position and was the executive director of literacy for the state of Colorado where she led the implementation of one of the first evidence-based literacy legislation in the country.
Ms. Montgomery has been recognized by the International Dyslexia Association, ARC and ExcelEd for her outstanding leadership in the area of literacy. She is a national speaker in the area of leadership and literacy, specifically on the systems and structures that should be implemented in schools to increase literacy outcomes for students. She serves as an expert and advisor on several literacy panels for states and school districts. Pati was the lead author for the book, A Principal’s Primer for Raising Reading Achievement, a LETRS module for administrators.
Pati Montgomery received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Arts in Special Education from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Specialized Certificate in Administration from the University of Denver.