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About Dr. Watkins

Dr. Jill Watkins began her tenure in education in 1996. Throughout her career, Dr. Watkins has been a middle school and high school English Language Arts teacher, a secondary-level instructional coach, a secondary-level blended learning coach, a district-level Instructional Technology Facilitator, a college-level instructor, and a middle-level assistant principal.  Dr. Watkins currently fills multiple roles in the Chillicothe R-II School District. Dr. Watkins is the high-school instructional coach.  She also teaches dual credit College Composition and Research and ACT Prep.  In addition, she serves as the District Mentoring Coach for all first and second-year teachers as well as new teachers to the Chillicothe R-II School District, the District's Professional Development Committee chair, the English Language Arts Department chair, and the Senior Class sponsor.  In addition to her roles at Chillicothe R-II, Dr. Watkins is a college adjunct instructor for English 101 and English 102 through North Central Missouri College and serves as a dissertation editor for doctoral students enrolled in various universities across the nation. ​

Dr. Watkins is an avid reader, runner, and cyclist, and she enjoys spending time with her husband Wes and two dachshunds Pippa and Elsa.

Dr. Watkins earned a Bachelor of Science in English/Education from Missouri Western State University, a Masters of Education in Secondary Leadership and Administration from Northwest Missouri State University, an Educational Specialist in Superintendency from Northwest Missouri State University, and a Doctorate in Education from William Woods University.