Biographical Information

Pat Davenport provides services as a private educational consultant. Her focus is to support districts in their efforts to achieve systemic change through instructional process and design training, data disaggregation, the integration of quality tools and effective schools research, and implementation of Baldrige and other quality tools.

Prior to becoming an educational consultant, Pat was a key leader of a dramatic change initiative to close the gap in student achievement at Brazosport ISD in Freeport, Texas. Brazosport was able to not only prove that all students can learn, but also win the Texas Quality Award, the only school district to earn that distinction. The school district was also the largest rated exemplary district in the state 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.

While at Brazosport, Pat served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the last five years and directed implementation of an instructional process, which resulted in no differences in the achievement of all student groups on the state assessment. Pat has served as a teacher, counselor, and administrator at both the elementary and secondary level.

Pat received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Southwest Texas University, and a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Houston. Her postgraduate work includes work at the University of Texas and Boston University.

Pat is a keynote and featured presenter at conferences and trains individual schools and districts across the nation. She is co-author of the book Closing the Achievement Gap: No Excuses. Pat is currently working on a new book to be released in August of 2006.