Miner Leadership Transition

On July 13, 2017, DCPS Chancellor Antwan Wilson announced the new Interim Principal for Miner Elementary School, Mr. Bruce Jackson. Here is the text of the letter sent to the Miner Community:

Dear Miner Community:

As you know, Principal Mial has been on leave during the spring of this year. In order to maintain the academic progress at Miner and ensure a seamless transition for the upcoming school year, I have made the decision to appoint Bruce Jackson as the interim principal for School Year 2017-2018.

Traditionally, we conduct panel interviews with community members before selecting a new principal. However, given the timing of this change in leadership, we wanted to move quickly in sharing future plans for the campus. Mr. Jackson’s appointment as interim principal will begin immediately, and he will have all of duties and responsibilities of an interim principal at this time.

Prior to assuming the interim principal role at Miner, Jackson served as a Mary Jane Patterson Fellow at Hart Middle School for School Year 2016-2017. Before taking part in the Patterson Fellowship, Jackson worked as an assistant principal with DCPS at Cardozo EC as well as a special education coordinator and special education teacher at MacFarland MS, and a special education aide at Walker-Jones EC. In 2017, Jackson won the prestigious Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Leadership as part of the DCPS Standing Ovation Awards. Jackson received his Bachelor’s in political science from Westfield State University and his master’s in curriculum and instruction from American University.

I am confident that Mr. Jackson’s experience has prepared him for this opportunity to continue the progress you have made with your students. I look forward to continuing to work closely with the Miner community to ensure the long-term success of the school.
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Respectfully,
Antwan Wilson Chancellor