Carolyn Konopka is a Lead Teacher and Grade Team Lead at Bold Charter School. Ms. Konopka’s passion for educational equity began in high school while she was researching inequality between educational outcomes of different communities in NYC. In college she worked at a pre-school, and through her Political Science degree, she became interested in education policy. After graduating, she began working at a charter school, becoming passionate about the academic and social-emotional growth students could make in just a few months. During her time as an educator she has worked with students in 2nd-5th grades, and has loved learning more about best practices to support all learners and building relationships with students and families.