Educator Marlon R. Mitchell has been named superintendent at the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary, school board president Eve Gomez announced in a release.
Gary East Side Community Development Corporation Executive Director Marlon Mitchell speaks during a press conference announcing Theodore Roosevelt High School’s place on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Mitchell was hired Tuesday as the Superintendent of Thea Bowman Leadership Academy.
Mitchell, who was director of human resources for the School City of East Chicago, has served as its interim superintendent since July 2023. On Monday, the board appointed Stephen Bournes as the district’s next superintendent.A release said Mitchell has more than 25 years as an educator and business professor and 30 years of executive leadership experience in diverse workforces.
Mitchell is chairman and founder of the nonprofit Gary East Side Community Development Corporation, and the Institute of Leadership and Performance Improvement. Additionally, he has served as the education chair of the NAACP. The contract posted on Thea Bowman’s website states the superintendent will be paid a base salary of $144,000, not to extend beyond a one-year agreement.
The superintendent is also eligible for performance bonuses up to $10,000 annually if the school improves a letter grade under Indiana’s A-F grading system, and if the school realizes an annual percentage in growth.In April, the State Board of Education approved Calumet College of St. Joseph as Thea Bowman’s new charter authorizer after its former sponsor, Education One, revoked its charter late last year.The school has a K-12 enrollment of about 850 students.
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