Angela Jackson

Background

About Angela Jackson

I am a lifelong educator serving in three different states; Georgia, Florida (26 years), and North Carolina. I an currently employed as the Director of Operations at Piedmont Classical High School (PCHS), a Charter High School in Guilford County. In my position I supports the school in an administrative district roles handling finance and budget, payroll, personnel and benefits, federal programs, instructional technology, assessment and accountability, as well as curriculum and instruction. PCHS is operated by a volunteer Board of Directors, a Principal who also covers the role as Superintendent, an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. The school has been in operation since the 2015-16 school year. PCHS offers a free, traditional, rigorous education for any student in Guilford County as well as surrounding areas. With a current enrollment of 461, the school is able to provide individualized support for students and families to meet their educational needs whether they are taking a large number of Advanced Placement Classes or need additional support through the Exceptional Children’s Office. Prior to PCHS, I worked for the NC Department of Public Instruction as a Service Support Coordinator in Educator Support Services (ESS) serving districts in the North Central and Northeast regions. In this position, I led a cross-divisional team to analyze data and provide professional development and other resources to support District staff, teachers and student growth. I also served Broward County Schools as a Staff Development Instructional Coach in a feeder pattern of urban schools. In this position, I supported the principals and teachers in standards-based instruction, data disaggregation and analysis, as well as instructional coaching. Prior to my work at NCDPI, I also spent, 14 years as an administrator; 6 years as an Assistant Principal and 8 years as a Principal both in Florida and North Carolina all at highly impacted, majority-minority schools. I have a track record of increasing student achievement as an instructional leader. I am also currently working on my phD dissertation in School Leadership. I would love to use my expertise to assume higher levels in District Leadership as well as teach at the college level and continue to do research in the field of urban education.