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Kristi Dominguez
Bellingham Public Schools
Executive Director, Teaching and Learning
Kristi Dominguez, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning in Bellingham Public Schools, has been invested in the early learning community for the past 30 years. She has served as an early learning consultant in both Washington and Oregon, coauthored Washington State's Full Day K guide, and currently is working with the National P3 Center. She has her certification in Washington’s P-3 Executive Leadership Program and serves on the state’s Early Learning Advisory Council for Washington’s Department of Early Learning. In her role with Bellingham Public Schools, Kristi created the district’s early entrance Kindergarten program, Promise K, which led to a change in state legislation, resulting in Washington State’s Transitional K. Currently, Kristi is working to obtain her doctorate in education (Ed.D.) through Leadership for Learning (L4L) at the University of Washington.