Glenn Starnes gets #celebratED for being appointed Deputy Superintendent of Academics and Schools at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for the DC Public Schools (DCPS)! Prior to this, he served as the Senior Deputy Chief for Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) in DC, as a Principal with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina Schools, and as Founding Head of Schools for KIPP North Carolina Public Schools. We congratulate Glenn for hi

Monica Paredes gets #celebratED as the new Executive Director - College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) & Advanced Academics at Fort Worth Independent School District! Previously, she served as a Director with the Dallas Independent School District, as Dean of Instruction and an Assistant Principal for the Grand Prairie Independent School District, and as a Science Teacher with the Rockwall Independent School District. We salute Monica for an impressive career of servi

Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt gets #celebratED for being appointed Senior Adviser to State Superintendent on Agencywide School Improvement at the Virginia Department of Education! She has also been named a Superintendent-In-Residence with the ILO Group, a national firm supporting education decisionmakers navigating the challenges and opportunities facing school leaders today. With an extensive resume of service to public schools and nonprofits, we congratulate her on these new roles,

Kacey Campbell gets #celebratED as the new Dean of Students at Shorewood School District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Prior to this, she served as the Academic Dean at Milwaukee Academy of Science, an English 11 Teacher with the Milwaukee Public Schools, and as an Assistant Principal for the American Creativity Academy in Kuwait. We celebrate Kacey in this next chapter of her leadership journey, and we look forward to her continued influence and impact serving the Shorewood comm

Dr. Doug Brubaker gets #celebratED as the new Superintendent of the Chesapeake, Virginia Public Schools! Previously, he served as Superintendent of the Texarkana, Texas Independent School District and the Fort Smith, Arkansas Public Schools. We congratulate him for his appointment to this new leadership role, and we know we will hear great things from him at the Chesapeake Public Schools! Press Release Chesapeake Public Schools Texarkana Independent School District Fort Smit

Kim Alvin De Lara gets #celebratED for receiving the 2026 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)! He serves as an Elementary/Gifted Education Teacher with the Chandler Unified School District and an Intern in the Army Educational Outreach Program. Prior to this, he was a K-5 Computer Science Teacher for the Maricopa Unified School District. This is Kim's tenth year as an environmental educator, implementing sustainability and climate change initiati

Dr. Ingrid Corpuz gets #celebratED for being appointed Multilingual Learner Director for the Movement Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina! She is also an Adjunct Professor at St. Joseph's University, New York. Prior to this, Ingrid served as a Title III Multilingual Learner Program Manager at the South Carolina Department of Education, and as a Multilingual Learner Program Specialist for the Lancaster County, South Caroline School District. We applaud her for devoting her li