Brandie Foxx
Brandie Foxx is an accomplished educational leader serving as the Education Associate for School Leadership at the Delaware Department of Education. In this role, she supports early-career leaders across Delaware, including assistant principals, principals, and superintendents, by curating professional learning, coaching programs, and leadership development initiatives. With over 24 years of experience in education, Brandie has progressed from classroom teacher to instructional coach, assistant principal, principal, and now a state-level leader, specializing in adaptive and humanizing leadership practices that center on integrity, faith, and purposeful decision-making.
Throughout her career, Brandie has demonstrated a consistent commitment to fostering growth in students, staff, and leaders. She has extensive experience leading turnaround schools, implementing effective pedagogy, and supporting district-wide initiatives that improve teacher and student performance. Her work encompasses programs such as the Delaware Principal Pipeline, new leader induction, mentor coaching, competency-based mentor training, and partnerships with higher education institutions. Known for her ability to increase rigor in instructional practices, Brandie is a dynamic leader and trusted resource in classroom management, student engagement, and data-informed instruction.
Brandie’s passion for education began in 9th grade when her English teacher, Denise Rhodes, mentored and supported her during a challenging time, inspiring her to pursue teaching as a lifelong vocation. Outside of her professional work, she and her husband serve their community through “Oil Ministries,” offering spiritual and leadership support locally. Brandie enjoys worship music, R&B, reading, and poetry, and she is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) at the University of Pennsylvania, continuing her journey of personal and professional growth while shaping the next generation of educational leaders.
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What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to the guidance and support of mentors—most notably my ninth-grade English teacher, who not only encouraged me but also became an unofficial advocate in my life. I also credit my dedication to prayer and purpose, as well as the leaders who recognized my potential and invested in my growth.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I have three commitments that I usually tell leaders, women leaders and young leaders, to think about as they walk through their leadership journey. One is to always commit to learning, so staying curious, being reflective, open to growth. The second is committing to leading with courage, compassion, and conviction. And then also committing to lifting others. I believe that we should be able to use our influence to build the capacity of those that have come before us. To me, that is the greatest mark of our character, is how we lift and build others that have come, where we have walked that path to help them walk the same path.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenges and opportunities are helping leaders work through new levels of complexity within leadership. They are experiencing things that are unprecedented, as far as the poly crisis that they're experiencing. Even from being out of a school building in 2 years, they're dealing with the onslaught of new technology, how do we deal with generative AI and what does that look like in our classrooms. The political landscape, the change of the Department of Education at the U.S. level, and the politics. In my research for my dissertation, I'm looking at the poly crisis that a leader goes through, how those challenges can be supported through adaptive leadership and humanizing pedagogies of care to support how they process that information, and coaching them to be able to still transition through that process, lead well, but also focus on their own well-being.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Faith is definitely one of my top values. Integrity is another core value. Compassionate accountability is very important to me. And being a learning leader is definitely a value - I value learning and education. Faith is my first one.
Locations
Delaware Department of Education
Newark, DE 19713