Beth Shermoen is the founder and owner of JJEM Education & Consulting, LLC which provides educators and service providers with vital techniques and action plans geared toward understanding and investing in their school community needs and students’ learning habits and narratives.   

Using a unique educational approach known as the Whole Child Compass (WCC), JJEM Education & Consulting aims to transform the way we look at the needs, serve, educate, and support students. Beth created the Whole Child Compass approach as a holistic, collaborative, strategic action plan of early developmental learning and basic needs inquiries that focus on the individuality of the student, narratives, interventions, and extensions that support the educational prosperity of children, young adults and school communities.

With more than 13 years of experience helping school systems and students, Beth has dedicated her career to cultivating authentic educational environments. Beth created JJEM Consulting in 2014 with the goal of looking through a transformational lens within the educational system and embedding best practices, data-driven decision making and student narratives as a driving force in navigating students’ needs.  

Beth serves as a Principal with Duluth Public Schools. Beth has experience working with equity and restorative practices, marginalized populations, strength-based learning and instruction, differentiated instruction, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) focused on the whole child, transformational school culture and climate, classroom management, Trauma Responsive Schools and de-escalation and triggers when working with at-risk students, school attendance, anti-bullying prevention and school policy, teacher evaluations,  transformational leadership and school systems, policy and implementation, and Safe Spaces & Safe People in our Schools for the LGBTQ+ community.  

Beth graduated from Bemidji State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, with specialties in Communication and Literature.

She holds her Master’s in K-12 Education with Principal and Superintendent licensure through Bethel University.

Beth is a fierce advocate for all who work in our school communities and strives to collaboratively build inclusive, relationship-driven spaces and communities where staff, students, and families want to be.