Advocate.
Dr. Lee maintains a strong orientation toward community advocacy. She has thus far been awarded over $100,000 to implement various projects related to representation, equity, and justice in education. Additionally, Dr. Lee has established several university, school, and community partnerships to create innovative strategies to diversify and strengthen the teacher pipeline. For her efforts, she was awarded the 2021 Cato College of Education Staff Employee of the Year Award in the category of Devotion to Duty. Several of Dr. Lee's recent initiatives are featured below.
2021 – 2022
MENTOR Program: Making Education for New Teachers to Obtain Results
$35,000
MENTOR Program Flyer
Collaborate with UNC Charlotte's Office of School and Community Partnerships, the NC New Teacher Support Program, and various local school districts to pair teacher candidates of color with a highly qualified clinical educator of their same race/ethnicity during their internship and student teaching semesters.
Profound Niners 2021 Recruitment Video
2021 – 2022
Profound Niners
$15,000
Profound Niners Recruitment Event Recap
In collaboration with the community organization Profound Gentlemen, established an internship for UNC Charlotte male students of color to receive K-12 classroom mentorship, impact coaching, and tailored personal and professional development from current male educators and education leaders of color.
Profound Niners 2022 Recruitment Video
2021 – 2022
Future Teachers of North Carolina
$40,000
2021: Collaborated with university and district partners to host a two-day virtual recruitment event for high school juniors and seniors from across North Carolina. This interactive event offered prospective students new insights regarding becoming and serving as a teacher.
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2022: Collaborate with university and district partners to host a full day recruitment event on-campus for high school juniors and seniors from across North Carolina. This interactive event offers prospective students new insights related to teaching.
Future Teachers of North Carolina Flyer
2020
Experiential Preparation for Future Black Teachers
$5,000
Collaborated with university partner and the California-based community organization Black Teacher Project to sponsor the participation of Black UNC Charlotte pre-service teachers in the 2021 Black Teacher Leadership and Sustainability Institute. Mentored the students as they disseminated their knowledge through peer professional development workshops.
Experiential Preparation for Future Black Teachers Flyer