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Phillena Layne, Ed.D., has served as a Principal at Kansas City Public Schools since September 2012, following a tenure as Assistant Principal within the same district. Prior experience includes roles as Instructional Coach and Program Coordinator at Hickman Mills School District from 2007 to 2012, as well as Program Coordinator at UMKC from 2005 to 2007. Academically, Phillena Layne holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Saint Louis University, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, an Educational Specialist degree in Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship from Northwest Missouri State University, and a Master of Arts in Humanities and Education from Rockhurst University.