Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance

TECA leads with authenticity, pursues excellence, and models the tenets of teamwork, trust, and helping others.

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We Serve Educators of Color

We believe in systems that promote equitable outcomes and excellence in education.

Educators of color need a shared, elevated voice and a stronger presence to help craft these types of strong accountability systems that we know ultimately lead to improved outcomes for students of diverse backgrounds.

To make this happen, we engage and convene educators of colors with opportunities to fellowship, develop layers of mentorship, and explore leadership opportunities.

Our focus areas are:

Leadership

We are committed to ensuring educators of color are exposed to leadership opportunities locally and across the state and nation.

Mentorship

We believe that preservice and in-service educators of color in Tennessee can benefit from exposure and mentorship from in service educators of color. We are committed to bridging this gap.

Fellowship

Educators of color need spaces to convene socially, academically, and professionally. We are committed to ensuring that educators of color in Tennessee stay connected.

Our Leadership

Dr. Diarese George

Founder & Executive Director

Executive Director at Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance

Sylvia Flowers

TECA Executive Board Member

Independent Consultant

Derrick Williams

TECA Executive Board Member

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Our Latest News

TECA welcomes $500,000 from The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for Teacher Appreciation Week

Published on May 16, 2022

TECA was one of many grantees CZI awarded as part of their initiative to boost educator well-being the first week of May. We're thrilled to be part of a network of nonprofits across the country that support educators in better thriving within the profession.

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Alumni Spotlight: Hope Bakari helps to usher in 'Fast Lane' degree program between MTSU and Rutherford Co HS

Published on May 8, 2022

Bakari is La Vergne High assistant principal and director of the Early College @ Motlow program.

Motlow State Community College will graduate its 100th student from LaVergne High School’s Early College at Motlow program this May. Students in this program graduate from Motlow State with an associate degree in General Studies before they graduate high school.

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Upcoming: Our first Members-Only event on Mighty Networks

Published on April 19, 2022

You asked and we listened. Join us on our members only platform Mighty Networks for our first event to learn best practices in supporting LGBTQ+ students.

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