Deann Lee

Deann Lee joined Raise Your Hand Texas in August 2021 after 32 years in public education. She began her teaching career in Arlington ISD before serving 23 years in Paris ISD as a teacher, special education supervisor, and state/federal programs director. Lee spent seven years in Millsap ISD as both an assistant superintendent and a superintendent. Her time as a classroom teacher and administrator provides Lee with a background in history, government, special education, bilingual/ESL, gifted/talented, federal and state compensatory programs, curriculum/instruction, support services, finance, visioning, and collaboration.

In tandem with Lee’s public education career, she has served as the state president of the 100,000-member Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) and as the state vice president of the Equity Center. She has also served on the Texas Education Agency’s Accountability Policy Advisory Committee and the Legislative Committees of the Texas Association of School Administrators, the Texas Association of Community Schools, and ATPE. Lee currently serves on the Alumni Board of Southern Nazarene University (SNU).

Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in history/government from SNU and a Master of Arts in History/Government from Texas Woman’s University. Her Administration Certification was obtained from East Texas A&M University, and her Superintendent Certification from The University of Texas Permian Basin. Lee and her husband, Jimmy – a retired school administrator, live in Paris and have a son, Travis.