Estefania Rios is an inclusive educator and instructional coach who strives to create an equitable and accessible learning environment for all students. Her driving force is making an impact on education.
She started her career as an English teacher at Rahway High School. After almost a decade of teaching, she received her Master’s and became a certified reading specialist. At the start of the pandemic, she enrolled in the NJEA Teacher Leader Academy. In the program, she learned about transformational coaching, which led to her impact project centered around instructional coaching. She piloted instructional coaching at Rahway High School, and after a successful piloting, she obtained her first coaching position at the high school.
In addition to being an educator and instructional coach, Estefania is a part-time consultant for the NJEA Teacher Leader Academy and the National Student Support Accelerator. She is also participating in a fellowship for the NEA’s Labor Management Collaborative for the 2024-2025 school year. She is passionate about teacher leadership and ensuring that teacher voices and students’ best interests are central to decision-making.
