The $10,000 scholarship sponsored by Curriculum Associates will support Marte as she pursues a doctoral degree in educational leadership at University of Bridgeport
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has named Digna Altagracia Marte as the recipient of the 2023–2024 ALAS Scholarship sponsored by Curriculum Associates. Marte, who serves as managing director of partnerships at Teach for America Connecticut and as a multilingual coach and consultant for TaJu Educational Solutions (TES), will receive $10,000 toward her doctoral degree in educational leadership at the University of Bridgeport.
"I am so excited and honored to be the recipient of this scholarship as I work on my research on Leading through Counter-Stories: Testimonios of the Intersectionality of Culture, Education, and Leadership of Latina Administrators in the Northeast," said Marte. "A great deal of the research we read about and that is shared with our students in our communities highlights deficits. However, we have a great number of trailblazers leading successfully from the same communities we serve. We need to learn from each other's journeys as we break barriers and create a roadmap for our students so they are inspired to continue to add to our Latino legacy in education and other fields of study."
Marte is passionate about education and building inclusive and diverse communities. She has 14 years of experience serving in Connecticut school districts, including 10 years of educational leadership in the state's large urban districts in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford. Prior to her current role at Teach for America, Marte served as program director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Fairfield Public Schools in Connecticut. She has also served as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal. At TES, Marte focuses on dual-language programming and the science of the bilingual reading brain. She also recently founded and serves as CEO of 3D Consultants, which provides multilingual coaching and consulting services, and she currently serves as associate minister at East End Baptist Tabernacle Church in Bridgeport. Marte additionally has 25 years of experience in community development, including 20 years working in housing and community development in New York City.
Marte is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, and she has earned multiple certifications in educational leadership, Spanish, world language, and teaching English to speakers of other languages.
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