Current Role: Learning & Development Specialist, The Center for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Coherence

Fellowship Role: Associate Director of State Partnerships for Instruction Partners

Chandra Boone is the Learning & Development Specialist for The Center for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Coherence.

In her previous role as Associate Director of State Partnerships for Instruction Partners, Chandra will deliver instructional program services for states and regional service centers and design state services frameworks and solutions for K-12 mathematics. Previously, Chandra served as the Founding Director of Secondary Mathematics for the Arkansas Academy for Educational Equity with the University of Arkansas at Fayatteville. In this role, she guided the development of teachers in areas of culturally responsive pedagogy and content as a way of addressing educational inequities within the state of Arkansas. Prior to this role, Chandra worked as a Secondary Mathematics Instructional Coordinator for Dallas Independent School District where she supported secondary math teachers with obtaining consistent gains on the math component of STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness). During her time in Texas, she also worked as a classroom teacher, campus based instructional coach, and professional development specialist.

Chandra holds a M.ED in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington, a B.S in Physics from Lane College, and is currently pursuing an Ed.S in Curriculum and instruction from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.