D'Andre Weaver

D’Andre J. Weaver. Ph.D. is a native of Chicago’s South Side who understands the life-changing power of effective teachers and a quality public education. As a former public school teacher, principal, senior leader, and superintendent, D’Andre cares deeply about helping students realize their dreams. His leadership is centered around equity and access, learner-centered approaches, advancing digital equity, and organizational health.

Currently, D’Andre serves as Chief Digital Equity Officer (CDEO) at Digital Promise Global. As CDEO, D’Andre oversees the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program, part of Verizon’s flagship education initiative with a national network of more than 590 Title I schools. Additionally, D’Andre works across Digital Promise initiatives to further the goal of closing the digital teaching and learning gap by advancing digital equity across states, K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, and globally.

Under D’Andre’s previous leadership as superintendent of DeSoto ISD – a Dallas, TX-area school system –the District’s state accountability rating improved from a 67 ‘D’ rating to an 83 ‘B’ rating and saw improvement in student learning, student connectedness, district finances, talent management, and stakeholder engagement while leading courageously during the global pandemic and district turnaround efforts. He also spearheaded an ambitious community driven and learner-centered strategic plan which prioritized a whole-child/whole-family approach to education as well as an emphasis on personalization, competency-based education, and passion-driven learning.