Background
Kleager, Brenda Jenkins was born on January 5, 1949 in Madison, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Edward Orestes and Frankie Rebecca (Holt) Jenkins.
Kleager, Brenda Jenkins was born on January 5, 1949 in Madison, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Edward Orestes and Frankie Rebecca (Holt) Jenkins.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1970. Master of Education, Middle Tennessee State University, 1975.
Teacher English and French, Meigs Junior High, Nashville, 1970-1976;
chapter 1 reading specialist, Jefferson Parish, Westwego, Louisiana, 1976-1979;
technical assistant, Louisiana State Department of Education, New Orleans, 1979-1980;
teacher reading and journalism, Stratford H.S., Nashville, 1981-1986;
teacher journalism, Nipher Middle School, Kirkwood, Missouri, 1986-1987;
reading specialist, Fort Zumwalt School District, O'Fallon, Missouri, 1989;
college instructor, Fontbonne College, St. Louis, since 1990. Educational consultant Addison-Wesley Publications, St. Louis, 1989. Advisory board Literacy Council, St. Louis, since 1993.
Curriculum committee Fontbonne College, St. Louis, assessment committee, since 1991.
Parent volunteer Pattonville School District, St. Louis, since 1993. Team mother, scorekeeper St. Richard's Kindergarten baseball team, St. Louis, 1994. Guest speaker Junior League, St. Louis, 1993. member International Reading Association (faculty advisor for Fontbonne student council since 1992), National Council of Teachers of English, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Professors of Reading Teacher Educators.
Married Rick Houston Kleager, December 14, 1985. 1 child, Andrew Edward.