De Andre Woods
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Partnerships & Network Innovation
Teach For America
05.2022 - Current
- Organize diversity recruitment programming with partners resulting in 5x more BIPOC teacher recruitment; 96% retention
- Designs, implements, and maintains growth of inaugural BIPOC affinity-based group; creates metrics to evaluate efficiency
Director, School Partnerships
Teach For America
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Maintained relationship and development of 25 schools, 16 district leaders and over 10 community groups
- Facilitated sessions to partners including inaugural summer practicum leading to 100% principal approval
Education Program Specialist
Texas Education Agency
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Statewide virtual professional development facilitation; school visits leading to 68% improved program implementation
- Served as primary partner with communications team to increase stakeholder awareness programs
Assistant Principal
KIPP Texas Public Schools
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Managed day-to-day SEL development and instructional coaching focused on anti-racist teacher leadership
- Provided individualized support to 25-30 educators working with diverse populations of students
Lead Teacher; Dean of Students & Culture
KIPP Texas Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Backwards planned culturally responsive lessons aligned to Standards leading to highest district MAPs
- Coached community-based strategies for student culture reset decreasing undesired behaviors ~64%
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Facilitator
Teach For America
07.2016 - 07.2018
- Increased anti-racist equity trainings school teams aligned to needs of ~50 educators across 10 schools
- Drove schedule of meaningful DE&I programming including equity audits 2x/month
Director, Grassroots & Youth Partnerships
NAACP
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Monitored stakeholder engagement by creating feedback cycles
- Supported 4 direct reports by providing live-coaching and observations aligned to equity framework
Director, Coalition for Diversity & Social Justice
Southwestern University
07.2011 - 05.2014
- Inspired leadership by strategically facilitating community-centered racial justice programming to over 1500 students, 150 staff members, and local residents
- Assembled over 10 student organizations, 100 members, and leaders in identity-based programming to improve stakeholder experience by more than 70%
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Communication
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TXBachelor of Arts - Chinese
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TXSkills
- Training
- Collaboration
- Development
- Innovative Thinking
- Inclusive leadership
- Emotional intelligence
- Stakeholder management
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Oral and written communication
- Educational equity programming
- Internal and external partnerships
Timeline
Director, Partnerships & Network Innovation
Teach For America
05.2022 - Current
Director, School Partnerships
Teach For America
01.2021 - 05.2022
Education Program Specialist
Texas Education Agency
06.2020 - 01.2021
Assistant Principal
KIPP Texas Public Schools
07.2019 - 07.2020
Lead Teacher; Dean of Students & Culture
KIPP Texas Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2019
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Facilitator
Teach For America
07.2016 - 07.2018
Director, Grassroots & Youth Partnerships
NAACP
05.2014 - 05.2016
Director, Coalition for Diversity & Social Justice
Southwestern University
07.2011 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Chinese
Southwestern University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Communication
Southwestern University
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