About me
Kristin Bengtson Mendoza is the lead teacher and instructional coach of the International Academy at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, CT. With two decades of experience in public schools in Guatemala, New York City, and Connecticut, her areas of interest include programming and instruction for students with limited/interrupted formal education (SLIFE), college and career access for multilingual students, restorative practices, new teacher mentoring and retention, and urban educational policy. She is also a doctoral student of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Southern CT State University.