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Dr. Amelia Coleman is the Deputy Superintendent of Allentown School District. Prior to this, she served as the Associate Superintendent of K-8, Middle and Charter Schools in Prince George’s County. Previously, she served as an assistant superintendent with the School District of Philadelphia from 2017 to 2023. In that role, Dr. Coleman supervised twelve principals.

Dr. Coleman has been an educator since 1999. Prior to becoming an assistant superintendent, she served as principal at W.D. Kelley Elementary School in North Philadelphia (2010 – 2016). Additional professional roles include assistant superintendent fellow, vice principal, academic coach, teacher consultant, teacher, and guest presenter for the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Coleman believes that the most essential characteristic of an urban educator is a caring spirit. She grew up in Philadelphia and attended Scotland School for Veterans Children.

In 2022, Christopher assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at New Foundations Charter School, where he oversees the school system, ensuring mission and vision alignment and successful outcomes for all community members, including students, staff, and parents. He leads both the K-8 and 9-12 buildings. Prior to this, Christopher served as the principal of Freire Charter Middle School (2014-2022). Under his leadership, Freire Charter Middle School was ranked in the Top 10 for middle schools in Philadelphia according to the district School Progress Report (SPR) for two years in a row (2016-17 and 2017-18). In 2018-19, Freire, for the third consecutive time, achieved a 100 on the SPR growth category. No other school has achieved a 100 more than once. Freire had the state’s third highest growth in English Language Arts in 2016 and 2017 and the state’s highest growth in Math on state standardized tests in 2017-2018. Freire is also the only school to score a 100 in the “Progress” category of the SPR for two consecutive years (2016-17 and 2017-2018).

Christopher has been an educator since 2007. Prior to becoming a principal, Christopher served as a Director of Special Education, an adaptive physical education teacher for students with autism, and a 9th grade special education teacher. Christopher grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Roman Catholic High School.

Shira Woolf Cohen is a founding partner at Innovageous, an education consulting group focused on ensuring continuity of learning and inclusive opportunities for all children by building the capacity of educators, schools, and organizations to develop innovative and courageous solutions in education. In this role, Shira has served approximately 30 schools and organizations and more than 1,000 leaders and educators by analyzing educational landscapes, providing professional learning and coaching, and facilitating program and systems planning.

Prior to founding Innovageous, Shira served as the principal of New Foundations Charter School (2014-2020). Under her leadership, New Foundations earned recognition as the top-performing charter school in Philadelphia in 2015. Shira is the recipient of the G. Bernard Gill Award for Urban Service-Learning Leadership.

Shira also serves as an adjunct instructor and university supervisor for aspiring teachers and leaders at Holy Family University and the University of Phoenix, as Board Chair for the National Youth Leadership Council, and as the facilitator for the National Youth Leadership Council’s Certificate in Service-Learning Instructional Leadership program. Shira is an active member of the Catalyst:Ed network, and serves as the facilitator of the nationwide School Reimagining provider resource group. She grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Lisa has served as the principal of Joseph W. Catharine Elementary School since 2016. Under her leadership, Catharine Elementary School achieved 10% growth in students attending school 95% of scheduled days and 11% growth in Overall Progress on the School Progress Report (SPR). Catharine Elementary School was featured in the Philadelphia Tribune for its Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) efforts and received a $25,000 Matching Grant through the Neubauer Family Foundation and Main Line Arts Center.

Lisa has been an educator since 2000. Prior to becoming a principal, Lisa served as an assistant principal, building union representative, professional learning community leader, and 5th/6th grade teacher. Lisa grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Shakeera Warthen-Canty has served as Assistant Superintendent with the School District of Philadelphia since 2021.

Previously, Dr. Warthen-Canty served as the principal of Bregy Elementary School from 2015-2021. Under her leadership, students at Bregy receive increased instructional time. Bregy decreased the number of students with out-of-school suspensions by 5% and increased the number of students attending school 95% of time or more from 29% to 38% in just one school year. Bregy’s students improved in reading, with 50% of K-2 students reading on grade level by the end of 2017-18 compared to only 41% in the prior year. Bregy also received the School Progress Report (SPR) award in 2019 for achieving Highest Four Year Improvement in the Overall category, moving Bregy up two tier levels. Bregy has been featured and honored at the School District of Philadelphia Climate Expo two years in a row for their Peer Mediation Program and positive climate data.

Dr. Warthen-Canty has been an educator since 1999. She received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership in 2020, an award that recognizes and rewards school principals who have made significant leadership and humanitarian contributions to their school communities. Prior to becoming a principal, Dr. Warthen-Canty served as a school-based teacher leader, instructional reform facilitator and 2nd/3rd grade teacher. Dr. Warthen-Canty grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Overbrook High School.

Stu serves as the acting principal of Harriton High School. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer at ArtistYear, leading the organization’s vision, strategy, program and operations in addressing inequities in arts education. In 2021, ArtistYear served 51 schools and principals, and has grown in 2022 to serve more than 80 schools across Philadelphia, New York, Colorado and North Carolina.

Prior to this role, Stu was the 2020 founding principal of KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy High School in Camden, New Jersey. Before becoming a founding principal he served as a principal for Mastery Charter Schools beginning in 2014, first at Harrity Upper School in West Philadelphia and subsequently at Thomas High School in South Philadelphia. During his four years at Harrity, the students increased proficiency on statewide exams – math proficiency rose by 16% and English Language Arts rose by 23%. In 2019, Harrity was recognized by the School District of Philadelphia for advancing two categories on the city’s School Progress Report (SPR) between 2014 – 2018.

Stu has been an educator since 2003. He is a 2019-2020 KIPP Fisher Fellow. Prior to becoming a principal, Stu served as a middle school teacher in the New York City school district, and as a Dean of Students for Achievement First Endeavor Middle School in Brooklyn. In addition to being a principal, Stu got the chance to represent Harrity and all of his students on season 10 of NBC’s show, “American Ninja Warrior.” Stuart grew up in Media, Pennsylvania and graduated from Friends’ Central School.

Now retired, Karen served as a Principal Coach for the School District of Philadelphia since 2019 where she worked directly with school leaders to help them identify and work toward professional and personal growth. Prior to this role, Karen served as the principal of William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs from 2014-2019. Under her leadership, Bodine High School expanded the special admissions high school International Baccalaureate (IB) Program teacher training and class offerings so that all juniors take IB classes or enroll in the full IB diploma program. In addition, Bodine High School received the 2nd Place Ranking in the “2018 List of Standout High Schools in Pennsylvania” by Niche, the 2015-16 Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Keystone Award for Academic Excellence, and the 2015 School District of Philadelphia’s Peer Leader Award.

Karen has been an educator since 1995. Prior to her role at Bodine High School, Karen served as principal at Cook-Wissahickon school in Philadelphia (2010-2014) where she implemented a “middle school within a school” model in a K-8 school, resulting in significantly fewer student incidents and increased readiness for high school. In addition to her principal roles, Karen worked as a high school science teacher. Karen serves as a member of the board for the Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Philadelphian and was honored with the 2019 B’nai B’rith Humanitarian Award. Karen grew up on a U.S. Naval base in New London, CT, and attended high school in Aston, PA.

Kate Sylvester currently serves as the principal of Fitler Academics Plus. She previously served as the principal of Watson T. Comly Elementary School from 2015 to 2022. Under her leadership, Watson T. Comly moved from a “Watch” school to a “Model” school on the School Progress Report and increased scores by 6% in English Language Arts and math and nearly 2% in science. Comly also received an award for Most Improved Elementary School from the School District of Philadelphia.

Kate has been an educator since 2002. Prior to becoming a principal, Kate served as instructional reform facilitator, school-based teacher leader, and middle school teacher. She is the Learning Network 8 Principal Cohort Lead for Trauma Informed Practices. Kate grew up in Flourtown, Pennsylvania.

Michael has served as the principal of Olney High School since 2022. Prior to that, he served as the principal of Olney Elementary School (2014-2022). Under his leadership, Olney Elementary School ranked #1 out of 225 Philadelphia district and charter elementary schools in making student academic progress over three consecutive years. In addition, Olney Elementary ranked 6th out of 2,000 Pennsylvania elementary schools in literacy progress over three consecutive years. Olney also ranked 60th (top 3%) out of 2,000 Pennsylvania elementary schools in mathematics progress over three consecutive years.

Michael has been an educator since 2005. Prior to becoming a principal, Michael served as assistant principal, teacher coach, dean of students, and middle/high school social studies teacher. Michael received the Lindback Distinguished Principal Award in 2018 and the City Year Moccasin Award. Michael grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Marisol has served as the principal of Juniata Park Academy since 2017. Under her leadership, Juniata Park Academy moved up two tiers in the Overall category, from Intervene to Reinforce, on the School District of Philadelphia School Progress Report (SPR), and achieved 82% in the progress category during the 2017-2018 school year. For the 2018-19 school year, Mathematics and English Language Arts SPR progress scores were both in the “Model” category and the school increased from 63% to 66% in the climate category.

Before her time at Juniata Park, Marisol served as principal of Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School. During her tenure, Sheppard Elementary increased its achievement scores by more than 10% on the reading, mathematics, and science state standardized tests.

Marisol has been an educator since 2001. Prior to becoming a principal, Marisol served as a reading curriculum coordinator, consulting teacher, observation and feedback coach, and middle years English teacher. During Marisol’s tenure as an teacher, she increased her students’ reading by at least two to three grade levels. Marisol grew up in Philadelphia and attended Philadelphia public schools.

Sherin has served as the principal of William Loesche Elementary School since 2014. Under her leadership, William Loesche Elementary School ranked #1 in elementary schools in Philadelphia and was recently recognized as a Title 1 distinguished school for progress.

Sherin has been an educator since 2003. Prior to becoming a principal, Sherin served as a teacher, multilingual manager, multilingual director, and assistant principal. Sherin grew up in Bensalem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Bensalem High School.

Jack Nelson, Jr. has served as the principal of Abraham Lincoln High School since 2015. Under his leadership, Lincoln High School ranked 10th in the nation in STEM outcomes. The school’s Horticulture Academy also won the Philadelphia Flower Show two years in a row.

Jack has been an educator since 1995. Prior to becoming a principal, Jack served as an assistant principal and a dean of students. Jack is the first black principal in Abraham Lincoln High School’s history. He endeavors to continue being an active contributor to the field of education and to make a difference in the lives of children. Jack grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Germantown High School.

In 2025, Michael Lowe was named the Deputy Chief of Accountability for the School District of Philadelphia. Prior to this, Michael served as principal of Cook-Wissahickon School from 2015-2025.

Under Michael’s leadership, the school increased its 2019 School Progress Report (SPR) Overall score to 52, an increase of 23 points. Cook-Wissahickon leveraged a 20-year-old partnership with Progressive Business Publications to offer daily, low-cost, school care
services for students and families. Michael also built several partnerships to bring new programs into the school, focused on technology, arts, and health. These programs have led to increased
enrollment, an improved climate, and strong attendance. The school also implemented a talent development program that has increased the number of 8th graders applying and being accepted to special admissions high schools.

Michael has been an educator since 2003, serving as director of early literacy and teacher prior to his work as principal. In 2022, he earned a Lindback Award for Distinguished Principals. Michael grew up in Philadelphia and attended Northeast High School.

Colette served as the principal of Swenson Arts and Technology High School from 2013-2021. As principal of a Career and Technical Education (CTE) school, she focused on enhanced integration, equity, and rigor in academic and vocational education to ensure that all Swenson graduates are prepared for college and careers.

Under her leadership, students increased participation in dual enrollment programs at the Community College of Philadelphia and the DC21 Finishing Trades Institute, along with Comcast internships and Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (AC) Mentoring opportunities. Students participating in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at Swenson collectively earn over 200 industry certifications annually. Swenson also achieved a 13% improvement in students scoring proficient or advanced on the Algebra 1 Keystone and an 11% increase in the number of students attending school at least 95% of the time. In addition, Swenson has an annual graduation rate above 95%.

Colette has been an educator since 1992. Prior to becoming a principal, Colette served as an assistant principal, English department chair, small learning community coordinator, CTE teacher, and English teacher. Colette was born in Newry, Northern Ireland, grew up in Philadelphia, and graduated from Saint Hubert High School for Girls.

Dr. Tiffany Holmes serves as the Director of Leadership Development at Skyrocket Educator Training, where she coaches and develops leaders in various school systems in Philadelphia and across the country.

Previously, Dr. Holmes served as Head of Schools for KIPP Philadelphia from 2019 – 2021. In that role, she supervised and coached principals within the KIPP Philadelphia network as well as developed and provided monthly professional development for KIPP assistant principals and principals. Under Dr. Holmes’s leadership, KIPP achieved improvement across all secondary schools, a decrease in violent incidents, an increase in Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) with growth in math and English Language Arts (ELA), an increase in teacher retention, and an increase in student daily average attendance rate. Prior to this role at KIPP, Dr. Holmes was principal of Mastery Charter School’s Clymer Campus. Under her leadership, Clymer increased math state assessment scores by 6%. In addition, 4th grade students increased their science Pennsylvania System for School Assessment (PSSA) scores by 6% and Kindergarten-2nd grade students saw a 12% increase in reading at grade level.

Dr. Holmes has been an educator since 2002. Prior to becoming a principal, Dr. Holmes served as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher, 6th and 7th grade science teacher, lead teacher, and assistant principal. Dr. Holmes received the Walmart Teacher of the Year award in 2006 and a Community Service Award from the National Association of University Women in 2017. She grew up in Roselle, New Jersey.

Dr. LeRoy Hall, Jr. has served as the principal of Henry H. Houston Elementary School since 2014. Under Dr. Hall’s leadership, Houston made remarkable gains in student progress during the 2017-18 school year as measured by the School Progress Report (SPR). Houston increased in all areas of the SPR, most notably in overall score (growing from 21% to 43% of possible points) and progress (21% to 72%). When Dr. Hall began as Principal of Houston in 2014-15; Houston was designated as one of 289 struggling school by the state of Pennsylvania due to poor test scores as well as other data points. The schools were charged with developing “improvement plans” with the direction of state advisors. However, in 2018, due to progress gains, Houston’s designation was removed.

Dr. Hall has been an educator since 2003.  Prior to becoming a principal, he served as assistant principal, assessment coordinator, professional learning community cluster leader, and elementary school teacher. Dr. Hall was also nominated for the Regis and Kelly 2010 Top Teacher Contest and received the Office Depot Adopt a Teacher Award in 2006 and 2007. When LeRoy was a math teacher (2008), his school received the Blue Ribbon award. LeRoy grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Richard M. Gordon IV serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Learning Network 14 with The School District of Philadelphia. Prior to this, he dedicated 13 years as principal of Paul Robeson High School. When he became principal in 2012, the school was one of 30 economically disadvantaged, underperforming schools slated for permanent closure. Spared at the 11th hour, Paul Robeson High School was placed under Dr. Gordon’s leadership. He guided the school, which has a 100% minority student population and a 100% school poverty rate, through a period of transformation, including the 2017 Most Improved High School in the City of Philadelphia.

Dr. Gordon is credited with developing a model college and career readiness program, with an 95% annual graduation rate, significantly higher than the city average of 70%. In 2019, the Pennsylvania State Department of Education recognized Paul Robeson High School as a “High Progress” school, removing it from state’s list of academically lowest performing schools. Dr. Gordon is recognized as the only and first ever State and National Principal of the Year in the 204-year history of the School District of Philadelphia, being named National Principal of the Year on three occasions: by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in 2021; by the National Alliance of Black School Educators in 2019; and by Education Dive Magazine (K-12) in 2017.

In 2022, the Philadelphia Citizen named Dr. Gordon Citizen of the Year; he is also the recipient of the Philadelphia Citizen/Accountability Lab’s Philadelphia Integrity Icon Award. He is also the recipient of the 2020 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated Zeta Iota Iota Chapter Philadelphia Citizen of the Year Award. He was recognized with citations from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2021; Two Resolutions City Council of Philadelphia in 2020, 2019, and 2017; and the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2017. He is also the recipient of Lincoln University’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award and 2019 Dr. Frank “Tick” Coleman Distinguished Alumni Award.

Additional honors include the 2022 National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award; the 2022 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, Eastern Region Educator of the Year Award; the 2022 Top Educator by Marquis Who’s Who in American Education; the 2022 Schoolmen’s Club of Philadelphia Martin L. Glassman Commitment to Education Award; the 2021 6ABC Philadelphia Visions Black History Month Honoree; and the 2020 Diversity MBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50 Executive and Emerging Leaders Award.

Dr. Gordon has been an educator since 1996. Prior to becoming a principal, He served as teacher, special education teacher, truancy liaison, and assistant principal. He is a board member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships (Community Advisory Board). Dr. Gordon grew up in Camden, NJ and Philadelphia.

Shakae serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Development for the School District of Philadelphia. Prior to this role, she was the principal of Middle Years Alternative (MYA) School from 2014 – 2023. Under her leadership, MYA ranked #5 overall in its School Performance Report (SPR) score and increased its Overall score (a combination of Achievement, Progress, and Climate) from 52% to 73% moving it the “Reinforce” category. MYA’s Progress SPR score moved from 39% to 100% and the school Climate SPR score moved from 39% to 90%, making MYA a Model Climate school. MYA was recognized with the Outstanding School Climate Award in 2017-18, the Consecutive School Progress Award for three (2017-18) and then four (2018-19) years of consecutive SPR growth, and the Title 1 Distinguished Schools Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (2019-20). At MYA, Shakae incorporated new systems often found only in high schools for attendance, individualized rosters, and a data-driven instruction system where children analyze their own data.  Additionally Shakae focused on fostering distributive leadership in order to build leadership capacity among her staff. During her tenure, MYA strategically revamped its partnerships and changed its mission to focus on preparing and exposing students to opportunities that broaden exposure to college and career readiness competencies.

Shakae has been an educator since 2004. Prior to becoming a principal, Shakae served as a writer on the School District of Philadelphia’s English curriculum team to develop a standards-based core curriculum, a principal intern, and an English teacher. In 2019, Shake received the Lindback Distinguished Principal Leadership Award. Previously, Shakae received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (2010), was a member of Relay Graduate School of Education’s National Principal Academy Fellowship (2016), and a graduate of the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders/School District of Philadelphia Aspiring Assistant Superintendent Academy (2019-20). Beginning in 2018, Shakae became the Commonwealth Association of School Administrators Special Projects Steward for Teamsters Local 502. Shakae grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School.

Aaron became the site director at Aveson Global Leadership Academy in 2024. He was previously principal of Henry C. Lea School. Prior to that, Aaron served as the Head of School for Philadelphia Performing Arts High School (2018 – 2020) and principal of Science Leadership Academy (SLA). Under his leadership, SLA increased the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced on the Biology Keystone by 29%. Aaron also established an inquiry-based teacher-to-teacher mentorship program and co-designed a weeklong, interdisciplinary community partnership experience for students at SLA.

Aaron has been an educator since 2003. Prior to becoming a principal, Aaron served as co-principal, intern principal, special education teacher, and high school English teacher. Aaron received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2013 and National Liberty Museum Teacher as Hero Award. Aaron grew up in Sacramento, California.

Connie served as the principal of Henry A. Brown Academics Plus Elementary School from 2012-2024. Under her leadership, Brown’s average attendance increased to 93%. Connie also increased student, family, and community engagement by developing student government for grades 3-8, a School Advisory Council, and a Friends of H.A. Brown community group. Connie expanded opportunities for students by developing public and private partnerships to offer a rigorous, diverse curriculum for all learners that includes art, choir, music, robotics, yoga, karate, yearbook, broadcast news, and more. Brown recently received a Blended Learning Grant to provide a Chromebook cart and SMART Board for every K-8 classroom. Brown’s 7th and 8th graders were the first middle school students ever invited to speak at a Mayor’s Roundtable at City Hall.

Connie has been an educator since 1995. Prior to becoming a principal, Connie served as a Kindergarten through 6th grade teacher, teacher leader, dean of students, and assistant principal. Connie is also a professional development presenter for the School District of Philadelphia. She is the co-chairperson for the school district’s Act 82 committee and a Professional Learning Community leader for her network. Beginning in 2017, Connie became a member of the Principal Advisory Board and is currently the board lead. Connie received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership in 2016, an Educator 500 Award from West Chester University in 2005, and a House of Representatives Citation from State Representative O’Brien in 2017. Connie grew up in New Britain, Connecticut.

Stacey has served as the principal of Edwin M. Stanton School since 2008. Under her leadership, Stanton students and staff were honored as the most improved elementary school on the 2018 School Performance Report. In the following year, Stanton maintained growth and continues to make academic academic gains.

Stacey has been an educator since 1998. Prior to becoming principal of Stanton, Stacey served as principal of Pennypacker Elementary School. Stacey received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and a Civic Responsibility Award from the National Constitution Center. Stacey grew up in Dunmore, PA.

Colleen has served as the principal of Clara Barton Elementary School since 2009. Under Colleen’s leadership, the school transformed the literacy instructional program to a Readers and Writers Workshop model and increased its School Progress Report overall rating one full level.

Colleen has been an educator since 1991. Prior to becoming a principal, Colleen served as assistant principal, ALPS principal resident, secondary placement officer, small learning community coordinator, and elementary school teacher. Colleen grew up in Upper Darby, PA.

Stephanie has served as the principal of Cheltenham Elementary School since 2023. Previously, she was the principal of S. Weir Mitchell Elementary, starting in 2015, when she was chosen to lead as part of a five-year plan to grow Mitchell as a model neighborhood school. Under her leadership, Mitchell Elementary was recognized for achieving one of the district’s highest growth scores in 2017-18 and for moving up one overall tier on the School District of Philadelphia’s 2016-17 School Progress Report.

Stephanie has been an educator since 1998. Prior to becoming a principal, Stephanie served as a professional development coordinator with the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Effectiveness, dean of students, instructional coach, and 8th grade English/social studies teacher. In 2018, Stephanie received the Urban League of Philadelphia’s Centennial Award. Stephanie grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School.

Mark Vitvitsky is the Assistant Superintendent of Learning Network 10 with the School District of Philadelphia. Previously, he was the principal of Bache-Martin School for 10 years. Under his leadership, Bache-Martin achieved a 15.3 percentage point increase in student attendance; an 8.9 percentage point increase in teacher attendance; a 9.6 percentage point increase in Math Proficiency (Grades 3-8); and an 11.7 percentage point decrease in students assessed as Math Below Basic (Grades 3-8).

Mark has been an educator since 2006. Prior to becoming a principal, Mark served as a middle school social studies and ELA teacher and 7th grade lead teacher. Mark grew up in Newark and Summit, New Jersey.

Chuanika serves as an Executive Leadership Coach for the School District of Philadelphia, where she partners with school leaders and senior executives to strengthen leadership capacity, enhance school culture, and drive student success. In this role, she provides individualized executive leadership coaching and facilitates professional development focused on equity-centered leadership, strategic decision-making, and operational excellence.

Before stepping into this district-wide role, Chuanika served as the principal of James Logan School from 2009 to 2021. Under her leadership, the school experienced significant growth, increasing its School Progress Report rating from Intervene (22%) to Reinforce (63%), with the school receiving official district recognition for this achievement in 2020. This progress was driven by targeted academic interventions and programs that improved instructional quality and student outcomes. Notably, the percentage of students attending 95% of school days or more rose by 7% during the 2017-2018 school year. Student achievement in 5th-grade math and 4th-grade ELA also improved, with reductions in students scoring below basic levels. Logan earned district-wide recognition for excellence in school climate and safety, and consistently won top awards at the district’s annual technology fair. The school was also designated a Community School by Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Office of Education.

Chuanika began her career as an elementary and middle school teacher, advancing to leadership roles as a teacher leader, assistant principal, and principal at Penn Wood Middle School, where she led measurable gains in math and reading achievement. A Philadelphia native and graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, Chuanika is a proud recipient of the Community School Leader Service Award from the City of Philadelphia, a City Council Citation for Leadership and Service to the Community, and the Senate of Pennsylvania Certificate of Recognition.