Amanda Ehrmann-Instructional Coach

Ehrmann is a Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Coach and Electives Instructional Coach for Memphis School of Excellence. Ehrmann works with core-subject teachers to strengthen technology opportunities in their classrooms, and coaches Business/ Finance, Computer/ Engineering, Art/ Digital Design, Music/ Choir, and PE/ Lifetime Wellness educators who teach grades ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade.

Ehrmann moved to Memphis in 2018 as part of Teach For America, was placed at MSE, and remained long after the two-year commitment. Ehrmann taught at MSE Mendenhall from January 2018 to May 2025 before transitioning into the role of an instructional coach. In those years, Ehrmann taught 7th grade math, math intervention, and 8th grade math, while serving as a mentor teacher, grade-level chair, and MathCounts coach.

Ehrmann holds a Masters of Arts in Instructional Leadership from Tennessee Tech, a Masters of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University, and Bachelors of Arts in English and Theatre, with a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) minor, from Brandeis University. Ehrmann has a ILL Administrator-A and Professional Teaching License. Ehrmann has conducted and presented an educational study at the 2025 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry and has published a research brief with Indiana University's HEOV program in 2026.

Ehrmann has enjoyed contributing to the growth of MSE and seeing it flourish over the years. Go Eagles!