Kemi will become a ”360-degree leader”

Thank you all for contributing to New Leaders’ Giving Tuesday Campaign! Your donation will support Kemi, a principal in Washington D.C. She draws inspiration from the Gandhi quote, “we must be the change we wish to see.” It fuels her commitment to education, her students, their parents and the community in which she works. She believes “having the right to have a quality education should not be based on my zip code or the luck of a lottery.”

Prior to New Leaders, Kemi taught 2nd and 3rd grade students for 12 years. Last year, she completed the Emerging Leaders Program through New Leaders. As a teacher, her creative classroom themes sparked the culture of classroom design for her entire school and the entire district. Her second grade students have averaged some of the highest interim test scores in D.C. public schools.

Kemi decided to become a school leader while serving as her school’s interventionist; she felt that many students were being forgotten when they should be the focus. She is excited to work with her cohort and mentor principal to become a “360-degree leader” who can make a difference for urban students.