Bootsie Battle-Holt, NBCT · Marina del Rey Middle School · Los Angeles, CA
7th and 8th Grade Math Teacher, IB and GATE Coordinator, Department Chair
Bootsie Battle-Holt is a board certified teacher and Los Angeles Teacher of the Year. She is active in curriculum development and discussions about local, state, and federal education policy. Some of Bootsie’s accomplishments include authoring curriculum, serving on the board of a national nonprofit, and meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office during the drafting of ESSA. Bootsie is also fiercely proud of her own two teenagers, as well as of the teens that she nurtures in class each day.