Jantré Christian is a community-engaged, culturally responsive artist educator and public school administrator. She leads Arts Education instructional programs and initiatives for the LA Unified School District and previously served as the principal of Grand Arts high school (Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts) in Downtown, LA. As a certificated Theatre teacher, Jantré has taught elementary, middle, and high school students and coordinated district-wide theatre, film and music programming with creative industry partners. A practicing musician and theatre artist, she has worked as a session singer and live venue performer at cultural institutions including the Hollywood Bowl, WDCH, Musical Theatre West, The Wallis, and the Mark Taper Forum.
“As an arts educator I am a freedom fighter and chief encouragement officer, employing a constructivist and student-centered stance that is rooted in inclusion, achievement, and love.”