Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Trish McKeel is an experienced educational leader currently serving as the Regional Director for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) South since April 2021. Previously, Trish held principal positions at Chisholm Trail Intermediate School from July 2016 to April 2021 and South Keller Intermediate School from July 2013 to June 2016. Trish's career in education began with various teaching roles across school districts in the United States from August 1989 to June 1999, covering grades K through 8, including special education. Trish also served as an assistant principal and teacher within CARROLL ISD from August 1999 to June 2013. Trish McKeel holds a Master's degree in Education from Tarleton State University.
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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Founded in New York City in 1987 by Steve Mariotti, a former entrepreneur turned high school math teacher in the South Bronx, NFTE began as a program to prevent dropouts and improve academic performance among students who were at risk of failing or quitting school.Combining his business background with his desire to teach at-risk students,Steve discovered that when young people from low-income communities are given the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship, their innate "street smarts" can easily develop into "academic smarts" and "business smarts." Through entrepreneurship, young people discover that what they are learning in the classroom is relevant to the real world. By teaching the entrepreneurial mindset, NFTE provides young people with tools and attitudes to overcome adversity and address future personal, economic, community and global challenges.The NFTE has worked with more than 500,000 young people from low-income communities in programs across the U.S. and around the world. As of fall, 2014 NFTE operates their successful curriculum in 19 U.S. communities and 12 countries and continues to expand - sharing and spreading the transformative power of entrepreneurship.