Kelcey Morrow

K-12 public school educator with experience in project research, technical writing, copyediting, event planning, and program leadership. Has 6+ years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating youth-centered and community-based programs. Proven ability to manage teams, oversee projects, collect data, create educational reports and studies, and build strong relationships with community leaders and members.

Passionate about narrative storytelling, tackling current, high-brow issues impacting minority groups. Passionate about empowering youth and disadvantaged communities through storytelling, educational opportunities, and advancing equitable, high-impact, and community-building initiatives.

5th Grade ELA and Social Studies Teacher - Cedar Hill Independent School District - Cedar Hill, TX

(2025-01)

• Plan, implement, and evaluate student-centered programming aligned to academic and social-emotional outcomes
• Manage classroom operations, materials, and budgets to ensure safe, engaging learning environments
• Collaborate with administrators, families, and community stakeholders to support student success
• Collect, analyze, and report student data to inform continuous improvement and instructional strategy

6th Grade ELAR Teacher & ESL Lead - Desoto Independent School District - Desoto, TX

(2022-08 - 2024-12)

• Served as ESL Lead Instructor, providing coaching, training, and ongoing support to instructional staff
• Designed and implemented culturally responsive programming for diverse student populations
• Led program planning, progress monitoring, and outcome reporting for bilingual and ESL initiatives
• Coordinated family engagement efforts to strengthen participation and satisfaction
• Maintained compliance with district, state, and federal program requirements

4th Grade Teacher - Desoto Independent School District - Desoto, TX

(2024-01 - 2025-08)

6th Grade Honors ELAR Teacher & Book Club Advisor - Dallas Independent School District - Dallas, TX

(2019-08 - 2022-05)

• Facilitated high-impact literacy programming for middle school youth
• Advised and coordinated a student book club, fostering leadership, engagement, and positive peer culture
• Planned enrichment activities and special events aligned with student interests and learning goals
• Monitored participation, attendance, and qualitative outcomes to assess program effectiveness

Writer - Native Land Publishing

(2026-03)

• Write and create Substack articles and essays aligned with the standards of Native Land and Impact Strategies
• Collaborate with the executive editorial team and reporting team on pitches, research, reporting plans, and distribution

Fellow - Memorial Foundation Global Leaders Impact Fellowship

(2026-01 - 2026-12)

• Conduct research on a socio-cultural topic that is impacting society and present a plausible and sustainable solution to the problem

Publishing Team Member - State of the People Black Papers Publishing Team

(2025-04)

• Collaborated with educational experts, editors, and multi-disciplinary leaders to edit and prepare policy recommendation papers for digital and print publishing
• Provided copyediting and additional research to enhance the recommendations and objectives of papers
• Assisted the editing team with communication between authors, collecting permission forms, and ORCID numbers of authors
• Reviewed and verified data used in papers for credibility
• Collaborated with the publishing team to create a discussion guide for academic, community, and sensitive topic dialogue

Media Team Collaborator - Impact Strategies Media Team

(2025-04 - 2026-01)

• Collaborated with young professionals on research, creation and publication for social media posts that informed viewers of current social and political events

Fellow - National Urban League Young Professionals Educational Leadership Fellowship

(2025-03)

• Collaborated with educational experts and colleagues to research current educational issues affecting Texas and presented our findings at our national conference
• Collaborated with colleagues to create solutions to educate Texans on the current school voucher bill

Committee Member - National Urban League Young Professionals National Programs Committee

(2025-01)

• Collaborated with committee members to plan and execute events aligned with the National Programs initiatives of the National Urban League
• Assisted with attaining community partnerships for service projects

Summer Intern - Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas - Dallas, TX

(2022-06 - 2022-08)

• Provided instruction in reading, math, science, and social studies for pre-K-2nd grade summer attendees. I was hired for the summer after volunteering during the spring of 2022

Site Coordinator - Baylor CDF Freedom School

(2019-05 - 2019-08)

• Provided guidance and support to summer interns and staff during the Freedom School summer program. Assisted the Freedom School director with the program's daily functions

Summer Leader Intern - Baylor CDF Freedom School

(2018-05 - 2018-08)

• Provided reading instruction to middle school attendees during the summer program. Created lessons and activities for attendees

B.S. - Ed Elementary Education - Baylor University (2015-08 - 2019-08)

M.S.Ed - Curriculum and Instruction - Prairie View A&M University (2021-05 - 2023-12)