Debi Barrett-Hayes is an active retired”ish” art educator serving on several educational boards and still working to further Art Education as an important part of every child’s education. Debi is a recent graduate of the NAEA School for Arts Leadership program.
Previously Debi Barrett-Hayes was a visual arts professor and former chair of the visual arts department at Florida State University's K-12 Charter Research School in Tallahassee, Florida. Ms. Barrett-Hayes was one of the first National Board Certified Teachers and was recently recertified in 2006. She is is a two-time Christa McAuliffe Fellow & a former Disney Teacher Of the Year for Visual Arts & a Member of the National Teachers’ Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. She is a practicing and published artist and educator, and has been featured in the Getty Foundation's "Arts in Action" Series, the Disney Channel's "School's In" documentary and the Harvard Project Zero Classroom Action series. Ms. Barrett-Hayes is also an accomplished grant writer and incorporates community service annually into her art classes.
Congratulations to all Milken Educators! Stay focused and committed to your profession and passionate to your discipline. Stand proud as an educator and know that you represent all of us as you go out into the world to work with others and demonstrate our profession's commitment to each and every child. My passion is in the arts and in making a contribution to my community and the world each and every year through the visual arts.
1979 Randolph-Macon WomanÕs College, B.A.
