Nichelle Wallace is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow. She is an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) coordinator and instructional coach at Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas, where she also teaches the AVID elective course. Nichelle leads campus-wide staff development and mentors new educators. Previously, she served as the debate coach and University Interscholastic League academic coordinator, successfully qualifying student teams for state and national competitions. Nichelle was named Teacher of the Year at Rockwall High School (2015) and is a two-time recipient of the Most Inspirational Teacher Award from the Hawk Foundation. She holds a BA in speech communications from Texas A&M University and MA in secondary education from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
