Denise Velez gets #celebratED for being appointed the new Superintendent for the Pompton Lakes School District! Previously, she served as Director of Elementary Education for the Westwood Regional Public Schools in Washington, New Jersey, and as a K-12 English Language Arts Supervisor with the Kinnelon, New Jersey Board of Education. We wish Denise much success in this new leadership opportunity, and we know we will hear great things from Pompton Lakes! Pompton Lakes School D

Dr. Leigh Reagan Alley gets #celebratED for receiving the 2026 Faculty Meritorious Service Award from the College of Professional Studies at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA)! In presenting the award, it was noted that Leigh has distinguished herself as an exceptional educator, scholar and leader, whose work has advanced the education program at the university. Described as a catalyst for meaningful change in the field of education, Leigh launched the first of its kind

Dana Goodier gets #celebratED for being named Positive Behavior Supports Coordinator at Cherry Creek School District in Denver, Colorado! Dana is the creator and host of the Out of the Trenches Podcast, an Executive Board Member for the Colorado Congress for Language Teachers, and a featured member of The Worthy Educator Speakers Bureau. We cheer her on as she continues to be a strong voice in education, and we wish her much success at Cherry Creek! Cherry Creek School Distri

Seth Westfall gets #celebratED for being named the new Program Director for Forward Scholars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Previously, she served at Concordia University-Wisconsin in Mequon as the Director of Alternative Ed & Online Special Ed programs, as an Assistant Professor of General and Special Education for Alverno College in Milwaukee, and as an Instructional Coach with the Racine, Wisconsin Unified School District. We celebrate her in taking on this new opportunity, and

Glenn Starnes gets #celebratED for being appointed Deputy Superintendent of Academics and Schools at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) in Washington, D.C.! 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 his selection t

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,