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Principal Muhammad
Wayne Muhammad has served as an elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, assistant principal, principal, and HBCU Assistant Director of Admissions. Before becoming a school leader, Mr. Muhammad spent 10 years as an impactful and transformative Social Studies teacher, achieving the designation of “Master Level 5” teacher in the state of Tennessee.
Since 2012 he has served as an effective and impactful school leader for both KIPP Memphis Schools in Tennessee and National Heritage Academies in North Carolina. Wayne spent five successful years as Principal of Research Triangle Charter Academy in Durham, NC where he led the school to its highest enrollment in its 20-year history. Also, under his leadership, the school was issued its first 10-year charter renewal from the state—a rarity among North Carolina’s urban charter schools.
With nearly 30 years of experience in the field of education,
Principal Muhammad is now leading the school turnaround efforts as School Leader at KIPP Durham College Prep Middle School.
He was also an original member of the NC ACCESS Equity Working Group--a group of charter school leaders who inform, advise, and consult the NC ACCESS Program in the development of ideas, strategies, and/or initiatives to promote and advance equity within the North Carolina charter school sector.
He earned his B.A. in History from Fayetteville State University where he matriculated on a full four-year Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship and graduated Cum Laude and held numerous leadership positions including Freshman Class Vice-President, Sophomore Class President, SGA Senator, SGA/Student Body President, Associate Justice of the Student Judicial Board, and Editor-in-Chief of the university student newspaper. He received his Middle Grades Social Studies Teaching Certification from North Carolina Central University on a full two-year Leave No Teacher Behind Scholarship. He is a graduate of KIPP’s School Leadership Program (2012) and a graduate of National Heritage Academies’ School Leadership Academy (2014). To continue to grow his passion for the work of equity in education, Principal Muhammad was part of the prestigious Spring 2017 cohort to the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Race, Equity, and Leadership Institute.
Wayne is a nationally award-winning speaker--taking home $10,000 from the publishers of Jet and Ebony Magazines by delivering a riveting speech at age 17 on the topic "Destiny--Choice, Not Chance". He is an educational leader who has spoken and presented at many schools, churches, colleges, conventions, businesses, events, and regional and national educational conferences across the country for the last 30 years.
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awards and accolades
- Fayetteville State University Full Four-Year Chancellor's Scholarship
- 2005 North Carolina Central University Leave No Educator Behind Scholarship
- 2005 Teaching American History Grant sponsored by National Humanities Center and Gilder Lehrman Institute
- Fayetteville State University Student Government Association Past Presidents Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication
- Fayetteville State University Chancellor’s Scholarship Program Distinguished Leadership Award
- Breakfast Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Week Appreciation Award
- S.T.R.I.V.E--"Stretching To Reach For An Intrinsic Value In Education" Appreciation Award
- National Association of Colored Women's Clubs Gertrude M. Williams National Oratorical Scholarship Award
- 2008 John Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs Summer Institute Grant
- 2013 KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools Service Appreciation Award
Press and media features
"A passion for urban education and educational equity that is fueled by personal life experiences as an underprivileged student makes Wayne Muhammad an ideal advocate for educationally disadvantaged students." - Read More
"Wayne Muhammad gives a powerful message for men. Speech given on 'Mens Day,' at Sallie B Howard School in Wilson NC| - Watch Video
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