Gemar Mills

Gemar Mills
Born
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMontclair State University (B.S.)
American Intercontinental University (M.A.)
Seton Hall University (Ph.D.)
Occupation(s)Principal, Motivational Speaker, Writer
Known forSchool Turnaround
Websitewww.gemarmills.com

Gemar Mills is an American author and speaker. He was the youngest principal of Malcolm X Shabazz High School when he took the job at age 27.[1]

Education

Mills was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. In 2004, he got his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree from Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey. In 2008, he received Master of Arts in Educational Leadership degree from American InterContinental University in Atlanta, and PhD in Education in Primary and Secondary Education in May 2017 from Seton Hall University.[2][3]

The Future Project

Fortune Magazine reported in 2015 that Divine Bradley was hired by The Future Project to work as "Dream Director" at Malcolm X Shabazz High School. The Future Project partnered with Mills, who was then the school's principal, to address what was identified as one of the "country's most troubled high schools".[4] The school was nicknamed "Baghdad", was being considered for closure, and had four principals in as many years. Newark schools had been part of an unsuccessful $100 million effort to improve the schools.[5] The Future Project is an American non-profit organization aims to help underserved high school students.[6]

References

  1. ^ "What happens to a turnaround high school when transformative principal walks away?". hechingerreport.org. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  2. ^ Ep23: From Poverty to Purpose: Straight Talk w/ the “Turnaround Principal” Gemar Mills Archived 2018-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (Podcast). Accessed July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Orleans Parish School Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  4. ^ Chiles, Nick (17 June 2016). "What Happened to a Newark School When Its Transformative Principal Left". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  5. ^ Wagner, Tony; Dintersmith, Ted (August 18, 2015). "How a Newark school went from 'Baghdad' to 'Possibility High'". Fortune.
  6. ^ Akanegbu, Anuli (January 21, 2013). "Edwards pushes Wilson High to higher goals". District Chronicles. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.