Dr. David Schexnaydre
LOUISIANA STATE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
Educational Consultant | Leadership Development | Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Schexnaydre is an award-winning teacher, principal, and educational researcher. The 2023 Louisiana Overall State Principal of the Year, Schexnaydre is renowned for transforming school culture though a comprehensive plan focusing on belonging, empowerment, mindfulness, and growth mindset. Schexnaydre, who has been featured by Education Week and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, has traveled the country working with educators to help them energize their teachers, empower their students, and create a school culture of engaged and inspired learners.
ABOUT
Dr. David Schexnaydre has won multiple awards in his nearly 20 years of work as a public school educator. A published author and dynamic speaker, Schexnaydre has presented to educators around the country, sharing his upbeat, energetic, and intentional approach to building a school culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging and anything is possible. Known for his ability to innovate, Schexnaydre garnered acclaim for harnessing the power of video to cultivate a positive school environment, with his videos going viral and surpassing two million views on social media. A highly-regarded educator, Schexnaydre’s schools have been recognized at the local, state, and national levels.
TRANSFORMATIONAL
RESULTS
Schexnaydre’s innovative, energetic, and focused methods, combined with his deliberate, daily practices for purposely cultivating an inclusive environment where everyone can grow into the best version of themselves, has created transformational results in academic achievement, school climate, student well-being, and faculty engagement and retention.
AWARD-WINNING
EDUCATOR
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Louisiana Overall State Principal of the Year – Louisiana Department of Education, 2023
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Louisiana Overall State Principal of the Year – Louisiana Association of Principals, 2022
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District Principal of the Year – St. Charles Parish Public Schools, 2021
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Louisiana Educator Voice Fellowship - America Achieves/ Louisiana Department of Education, 2017
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Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award - Louisiana Educational Research Association, 2016
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Participant in Roundtable for Emerging Research - American Educational Research Association, 2016
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Outstanding Teacher of the Year - Louisiana Middle School Association, 2011
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Teacher of the Year - R. K. Smith Middle School, 2009
Dr. Schexnaydre's doctoral dissertation on teacher evaluation won the Louisiana Educational Research Association’s 2016 Outstanding Graduate Paper, and he was then selected by the American Educational Research Association to participate with his research at their annual conference in Washington, D.C. In 2017, he was chosen by America Achieves and the Louisiana Department of Education as one of only 24 to receive the Louisiana Voice Fellowship, and in 2019 he began working as an adjunct professor, teaching aspiring school leaders. Schexnaydre obtained his Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University (2005), and his Master’s of Education (2010) and Doctor of Philosophy (2016) from the University of New Orleans.