Hello! My name is Heidi and I am a Literacy Integration Specialist for Durham Public Schools. I have served students and teachers as a public educator, advocate, instructional coach and leader for over 30 years. My passion centers on literacy learning because literacy is the key to agency and active citizenship for ALL students. To this end, I have served on the executive board of the Texas Council of Teachers of English, initiated service-learning partnerships with St. Lawrence County BOCES, co-founded the Bull City Literacy Council, co-founded the NC Literacy Leaders Collaborative, and served as the Vice President for the North Carolina Reading Association. I am currently studying for my Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at North Carolina A & T University. #AggiePride

Email: heidi_perez@dpsnc.net