Alyssa Frazier

Craven County Schools1

Alyssa S. Frazier earned an Associate of Arts degree from Craven Community College in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Child Development and Family Relations from East Carolina University in 2010. She returned to ECU and received a Certification in Early Childhood Education in 2019. Alyssa, later, earned the Apple Teacher certification that equips her to skillfully support learners with visual impairment and behavioral challenges.

Over the past 12 years Alyssa has served in a variety of mentoring and leadership roles for her school and district. She has served as the Marzano Representative for Craven County Schools, a program designed to introduce effective teaching practices that engage students in rigorous learning.  Alyssa was grade level chair and a member of the district’s Beginner Teacher Panel where she communicates first year expectations and possible experiences with beginning teachers across the district.  She served as the instructional coach for grades K-3 at Roger Bell New Tech Academy, as a member of the district’s Diversity Panel and as a Teacher Working Condition representative.

In the upcoming school year, Alyssa will serve as an assistant principal intern at W. J. Gurganus Elementary School in the fall and Havelock Elementary School in the spring.  Alyssa Bell is an education leader who enjoys supporting teacher development through best practices, researched based resources, constructive feedback, modeling, and professional development.

As a Pirate Leadership Academy Principal Fellow, Alyssa wants to learn to promote high expectations and standards for maximum success for all students, regardless of their socio-economic levels.  She wants to enhance and cultivate those leadership skills that lead to positive partnerships that create a safe, nurturing, supportive, and positive environment where students and teachers can actively focus on learning.  Additionally, Alyssa wants to hone her communication skills to effectively connect and build lasting relationships with all students, teachers, parents, and community members to support high student achievement.

In addition to teaching, Alyssa continues to actively serve her community members.  She has been a caregiver for her grandparents, and a mentor and tutor for several children with educational, behavioral, and socio-economic challenges. She has always believed every child can learn and reach their fullest potential with caring people and the necessary resources.  Alyssa’s favorite quote is, “A child does not care how much you know, until he or she knows you care.”