Dr. Cletis Allen

Dr. Cletis Allen is an Educational Thought Leader with over 13 years of experience in multiple roles in education, including elementary classroom educator, professional learning facilitator, curriculum auditor and writer, and governing board member for a local charter high school. With licensures in Reading, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and K-5 Science, Dr. Allen is the owner of her elementary education consulting firm, CLETIS Education Consulting LLC. In her doctoral work, “A Document Analysis of the Presence and Relationships between Schwab’s Commonplaces in a Literacy Curriculum that’s Adopted in High-Needs Schools,” Dr. Allen examines the role and interconnectedness of content, teacher, learner, and learning spaces in a literacy curriculum, and the opportunities to incorporate Culturally Responsive Literacy Instructional practices during curriculum adoption and instructional implementation. She works with large and small educational organizations to incorporate cross-curricular strategies from a Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction (CRLI) perspective across content areas. In addition, Dr. Allen supports educators, educational leaders, and professionals with cultivating CRLI and inclusive practices in their daily instruction within P-5 learning spaces.

Outside of the education space, Queen Cle enjoys time with family and friends. She spends time reading, traveling, eating vegan food, and crocheting.