Member Spotlight: Hazina Dorius, Teach For America-AL Member

Meet Hazina Dorius, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, currently serving with Wilkerson Middle School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program.

1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? Through AmeriCorps, I wanted to help provide opportunities for underperforming students to strengthen their reading skills so that they will have better opportunities in life.

2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? The ability to connect more of my students and parents with resources within the community.

3. What will your service focus on for the 2019-20 program year? During this program year, my service will focus on maximizing student achievement by having them grow 3 points on the ACT.

4. What are your plans after AmeriCorps? After AmeriCorps, my plan is to continue working in education.

Thank you for your service, Hazina!