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Dr. Amy Witten Joins FWCD
Amy Witten, DrPH, joined the Falcon family as Assistant Head of School for Academics and Student Support in July. A passionate and experienced educator and administrator, Dr. Witten comes from Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (DASH) in Houston, where she had worked since 2014 as a Middle School and Upper School Learning Specialist (2014-15), Head of Curriculum and Learning Support (2015-18), Head of Middle School (2018-21), and most recently, Head of Academics, Innovation and Student Services.
The academic portion of Dr. Witten’s role at FWCD will be highlighted in work alongside Head of Lower School Trey Blair, leading the School’s JK-12 Curriculum Committee. She also will oversee social and emotional initiatives to include faculty and student well-being, guide student support programming across all three divisions, and facilitate the work of the division Health and Wellness Counselors and Academic Support Coordinators. Witten will also guide faculty professional development with Division Heads and Department Chairs to enhance on- and off-campus offerings and focus on professional development that best supports teachers’ efforts to meet the many needs of their students. She will also work closely with Head of School Eric Lombardi to guide the upcoming strategic planning work the community will engage in during the 2023-24 school year.
Witten earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Linguistics and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Bilingual Education from the University of Houston. She also holds a Doctor of Public Health in Management, Policy and Community Health Practices, from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health (Houston), and carries Educational Diagnostician Certification. By the end of the summer, she will have earned a Certificate in School Management and Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
