Can rigorous instruction be implemented with English language learners? Our guest says yes. Here's how... Follow: @barbblackburn @bamradionetwork Katherine B. Watts is the Director of Curriculum for Monson Public Schools in Monson, Massachusetts. Prior to this position, she had been honored to work as a classroom Spanish teacher in Springfield Public Schools for 6 years, as a reading specialist and 7th – 8th grade English Language Arts teacher for 12 years in Monson and the Assistant Principal of Granite Valley Middle School, Monson for one year.