Southern Methodist University
,
M.Ed.: Educational Leadership with a Specialization in Urban Schools
University of Tennessee
BA:
Psychology with a Minor in Child and Family Studies with Honors
Brittany Thompson has dedicated her career to the challenges faced in urban education, uplifted by the inspiring work of Dallas ISD, mentored by impactful leaders, and working alongside those she leads in order to make a lasting impact in the communities she has served.
Originally from
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brittany joined
Teach for America and landed at J
L Long Middle School as a 6th grade teacher. She quickly stepped into leadership, steering the Language & Literature Department in the process of Long becoming authorized as the first
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme school in Dallas ISD.
Brittany was subsequently promoted to
Instructional Coach at
John Quincy Adams Elementary, and then
Assistant Principal. While at JQA, Brittany led the Mathematics department, realizing double digit gains.
Returning to middle school, Brittany is especially proud of the work she did at TC Marsh, merging DISD
Achieving in the Middle (AIM) initiatives with the
Institute for Learning (IFL) core practices, thereby increasing the quality of student
writing, literary analysis, and
discourse in the classrooms, and once again, doubling student growth from the prior year.
Brittany is delighted to
return to the Lakewood community where she was so warmly welcomed at the very beginning of her career and looks forward to continuing the legacy of excellence at Lakewood.
A lifelong learner, Brittany enjoys
reading (of course!) and spending time doing just about anything
outdoors with her family and her two beautiful stepdaughters. She has recently started
running, inspired by her dad who is an avid long-distance runner, and using the time to clear her head and be ready for the next challenge.
