Leading with Hope Through Adversity

How Uvalde’s educators are shaping the future of their community

Written by Anne Bannister | Photography by Anne Bannister & Taylor Harrison | A Charles Butt Foundation Production

Being a campus or district leader means tackling an endless series of urgent tasks that challenge your resilience and resolve. These are complex, high-intensity roles requiring visionary leadership, tactical precision, and constant care for an entire community. And that’s just during ordinary times. 

But for Uvalde, times are far from ordinary.

The Uvalde community carries a collective grief few can comprehend. This pain cannot be answered with logistics and policies – the path to healing and transformation starts with restoring hope. 

Directed & edited by Anne Bannister | Cinematography by Anne Bannister, John Jay Moreno, & Karen Wang | A Charles Butt Foundation Production