Dr. Angela Andersson graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Ph.D both in political science. She taught at Loyola University Chicago before starting to teach in Kenosha Unified School District in 2000; Angela made this switch to teach at the middle school level where she could make a greater impact on students by providing fundamental skills and a belief in themselves. In January 2006, she began planning a school with a small team that became the Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC) in September 2007.

Initially, KTEC had 325 students in grades Kindergarten through eighth grades and grew to over 1220 students. Staff members worked to build a curriculum that focused on the integration of science, math, technology, and engineering (STEM) at a time before there were many resources but knew that this was a way to engage students in core academic subjects. This model produced student achievement scores that exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations on the school report card produced by the Department of Public Instruction.

As the STEM/ technical education opportunities expanded at KTEC, a desire for a high school that was designed to meet the needs of students and industry became apparent. Therefore, she collaborated with industry and higher education partners to design the Kenosha High School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum. The high school opened in the Fall of 2022 and promotes career paths in high-skilled, high demand positions for students.

Dr. Andersson was the principal at KTEC until 2023. She is incredibly proud of how the curricular program at KTEC is producing high levels of achievement for students and opening doors to further education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Currently, she is working as the CEO of KTEC Schools and as a consultant locally and nationally to ensure that students understand the possibilities that a rigorous technical education brings them.

Partners such as the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), Snap-on, and Festo and others often request that Dr. Andersson speak about the KTEC model and technical education pathways with K-12 schools, post-secondary institutions, and others as well as at professional conferences. Here are some of her most recent presentations: