Delaware
About Us
About Us
Teach For America Delaware leverages national and local resources from our network to prepare educators to best meet the needs of Delaware’s students and communities. We are working collectively to realize the day when every child has equal opportunity to a future filled with possibility. Delaware’s landscape provides a unique experience for Teach For America alumni to engage in all aspects of education, from classroom instruction to school leadership to the development of education policy at the local and state level.
Our Community
Our Community
In Delaware, we are focused on attracting exceptional equity-minded individuals to teach and lead while implementing new ways of creating value to our school and community partners through: (1) Teacher recruitment, training, and retention strategies, (2) STEM-focused teacher placement and leadership development, (3) equity-centered leadership development experiences, and (4) alumni impact.
Teach For America Delaware alumni work tirelessly across industries to deepen their impact for children throughout Delaware. Our state alumni network includes leaders in K-12 education systems, higher education, corporations, nonprofits, government, and social entrepreneurship.
“My experience with Teach for America taught me so much about the work that is needed, both in and out of schools, in order for transformational change to happen in our education system. It showed me the impact that’s possible at the individual student and classroom level and its place in the larger scope of the work. That is empowering!”
Over
150
Alumni living in the region.
More than
50
Teachers in the classroom.
Approximately
5
Alumni are leading in schools.
Over
150
Alumni living in the region.
More than
50
Teachers in the classroom.
Approximately
5
Alumni are leading in schools.
Get Involved
Get Involved
Whether you’re from Delaware, did the corps in Delaware, or are just looking to learn more, connect with us! Follow us on social media or contact our Executive Director at tamara.smith@teachforamerica.org for more information.
“TFA Delaware’s commitment to culturally responsive teaching has shaped the core values of humility, flexibility, and respect which ground my classroom space. Through our group TFA Delaware seminars, we’re constantly encouraged to think about our blind spots, our backgrounds, and the way that we connect with our students. This has actively supported my practices as an anti-racist educator.”
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Local Leadership
Tamara Smith
Greater Philadelphia '03
Executive Director
TFA Delaware
Tamara is honored to serve as the Executive Director of Teach For America-Delaware. She has dedicated her career to ensuring educational equity for all students and has pursued this mission in various capacities. After graduating from Spelman College, Tamara joined Teach For America as a 2003 Philadelphia corps member, teaching ELA in the School District of Philadelphia.
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