Allison Keil grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Ms. Keil holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a master’s degree from Bank Street College. Ms. Keil began teaching in 1995 and joined Teach for America as a Corps member in 1998. She has taught in public, private and charter schools in NYC.  In 2006 Ms. Keil Co-Founded Community Roots Charter School (CRCS) with Sara Stone in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where she still serves as Co-Director. CRCS opened its doors to 100 Kindergarten and First Grade students in 2006 and currently serves 475 students in grades Kindergarten-8th. CRCS is a K-8 model of integration and inclusion. In 2013 Ms. Keil was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from Bank Street. Ms. Keil's work at Community Roots Charter School is highlighted in A Smarter Charter, Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education, published in 2014. She helped found Roots ConnectED and currently serves as its Board Chair.  Ms Keil believes that intentional practice for staff, students and families must be developed and constantly revised and refined in order to create equitable school communities.