Memphis
Shannon Elementary
Mentor Principal: Tisha L. White
“Being a New Leader means being a part of something bigger than myself. I consider myself a part of the social justice movement to bring an excellent education to every student, in every circumstance.”
Angie serves as a Resident at Shannon Elementary School under the guidance of New Leader Principal Tisha Stewart (Cohort 4). Shannon has 252 students in grades PK-5 and is 100% African American and economically disadvantaged. Immediately before joining New Leaders, Angie was a 3rd grade teacher at Evangelical Christian School (ECS), a private school located in affluent suburbs of Memphis. She received Outstanding Teacher Recognition at ESC in both 2007 and 2010. Not content to rest during the summers, Angie grew her leadership skills as she served as Camp Director of ESC’s summer camp from 2007-2010.
Angie decided to become a school leader to bring her strengths in classroom instruction to a larger school community. She says that she has learned something new every day of her Residency Year. She is learning to balance the role of the instructional leader with all of the other daily tasks of a school’s leader. She is working with new teachers by modeling lessons, giving immediate feedback after observations, and helping them prepare their classroom environments and systems.
She holds an Education degree from the University of Missouri with emphasis in Special Education and Elementary Education. She earned her Masters in Educational Leadership from Christian Brothers University. Angie is married and has two children and has called Memphis home for seven years.
