D.C. area principal wants to create widescale change

Thank you all for supporting the New Leaders Giving Tuesday Campaign. Your contribution supports Zenada, a public charter school principal in Washington, D.C. Zenada has only been at the charter school for a year but has brought with her a wealth of teaching experience and a deep commitment to being an advocate for urban students.

Prior to joining New Leaders, she spent a year at Browne Education Campus in D.C., where she she increased student proficiency levels by 27 percentage points in reading. Before moving to the area, Zenada served as a reading teacher for seven years at a high school in Prince George’s County, Maryland. During this time, her classroom was nominated by her peers to be used as exemplary model for new teachers.

Her decision to become a school leader came as a result of a desire to promote change on a larger level than just in her classroom. She is motivated by the students she has taught over the years, who have been her greatest teachers. She says, “They are the fuel for my passion. Everything I do is for them.”