Dr. Doretha Allen is entering her 21st year as an educator and has served as a teacher, coach and meta-coach in Dallas Independent School District. Currently, she is the Redesign Innovation Coordinator in the Office of Transformation and Innovation.
Doretha is a National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy – Reading and Language Arts: Early to Middle Childhood. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas she is at home in some of the city's most challenging schools.
Dr. Allen stays serves on local, regional, and national education committees. She is an active board member for Catch Up and Read, Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation, and Texas National Board Coalition of Teaching TXNBCT.
For years, Doretha's first love was education, however, now it is a close second behind her husband, Sheldon, and their two children, Davonna and David.
Mrs. Allen earned a Bachelor’s degree from Wiley College, a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota and the University of North Texas, and a doctorate from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Connect with her here and follow her on Twitter @everydayiteach.