Kristin Haney is a 2024-2025 Teach Plus Teacher-Led Community Connections Network Member. She is the Culture Coach and serves on her campus Instructional Leadership Team at Dover Elementary in Richardson, Texas. Kristin began her teaching career in 1990, teaching four years before becoming an international Human Resources Learning Consultant. She returned to the classroom in 2001. Kristin has taught all elementary subjects, as well as middle school math, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), English as a Second Language, and Language Acquisition Teacher. She has been VIP Teacher and Teacher of the Year. As AVID Coordinator in Plano, Texas, she developed and grew her campus AVID program, which received the AVID National Demonstration school status for more than a decade. Kristin received a BA in elementary education and English from East Texas State University, holds a lifetime certificate in grades 1-8, and is ESL certified.
