Danielle will hold her students to high standards

Danielle is an experienced educator in the New Orleans area who believes that, to build an effective urban school, adults must maintain high expectations while students maintain high aspirations.

Prior to joining New Leaders, Danielle served as a middle school language arts teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She also served as a school writing specialist managing teachers through a year-long writing project that more than doubled student achievement on district writing assessments.

Danielle decided to become a school leader because of her sincere belief that all students can learn when they are challenged and their individual needs are supported. As a New Leader, she says she is looking forward to the opportunity “to mentor while simultaneously being mentored. I’m a life-long learner, so it excites me to spend a year working as a leader, reading relevant research and applying new and former learning to real time situations.”

Thank you Neal for supporting Danielle as she learns how to have a greater impact on her school and community through New Leaders!