- Minor Community School
- Meet the Principal
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Phone: (205)379-4800
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Dr. Mark Nixon
Education:
West End High School- Birmingham, AL (Honors Diploma) Class Salutatorian and Vice-President
University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa, AL (B.S. Degree)
University of Alabama- Birmingham, AL (Master’s Degree Elementary Education)
University of Montevallo- Montevallo, AL (Master’s Degree Educational Leadership)
University of Montevallo- Montevallo, AL (Ed.S. Degree Educational Leadership)
Samford University- Homewood, AL (Ed.D. Degree Educational Leadership)
Educational Career:
Norwood Elementary School - 7 years (Fifth Grade Teacher)
Huffman Middle School - 7 years (Sixth Grade Science Teacher)
Erwin Intermediate School - 1 year (Interventionist/ISS Teacher)
Erwin Intermediate School - 2 years (Assistant Principal)
Brighton School - 2 years (Assistant Principal)
McAdory Elementary School - 4 years (Assistant Principal)
Community Involvement:
Member of Greater Shiloh Baptist Church, West End
Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Birmingham Alumni Chapter
Served on Board of Directors - New Hope Federal Credit Union
Served on Board of Directors - Shepherd’s Fold Ministry
Volunteer with UNCF
Committee Member of Church Music Workshop Birmingham
Interests:
Listening to music
Singing
Reading
Watching a good movie
Live theater
Dining out
Spending time with family and friends
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically, Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education".
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.