Trustees Appoint Kevene Lowrie as Chairperson of Science

The Huntington School Board has appointed Kevene Lowrie as chairperson of science, K-12, effective November 3. She comes to the district from the New York City school system.

Ms. Lowrie obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology at the University of Albany and a Master of Science in adolescent education-biology at Pace University. She earned a Master of Educational Leadership at Bank Street College.

At the time of her appointment in Huntington, Ms. Lowrie was working as a model teacher/instructional coach at MS 354 – The School of Integrated Learning in Brooklyn. She was participating in the Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program (LEAP) as a school building leader administration intern.

Ms. Lowrie worked as an lead equity specialist/teacher leadership in 2017/18, “identifying how the collaborative inquiry work of the team is related to school goals and broader New York City Department of Education initiatives such as the Framework for Great Schools and the Quality Review Rubric. She facilitated weekly team meetings to implement professional development activities and researched and experimented with protocols and tools to support teacher teams and student inquiry efforts through an equity lens.

Ms. Lowrie worked as science teacher MS 354 and was the instructional leadership chair and a member of the school leadership team. She began serving as the science department chairman in 2016 and also served as the grade eight leader chair.

During her time working in New York City, she was a mentor teacher, New York Edge STEM and Technology specialist, Dignity for All curriculum coordinator and a New York City Teaching Fellow. She participated in the teacher leadership program, the New York City Department of Education Summer STEM Institute, Brooklyn Pipeline with Medgar Evers College curriculum project and the Project Green Reach at Brooklyn Botanical Garden. She was also a member of the Data Wise team.

Ms. Lowrie’s honors include Big Apple Teacher nominee finalist, four time Student Choice Award recipient, Brooklyn Navy Yard STEAM Award and Teachers of Academic Excellence Award.