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Amanda Johnson

Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School, Executive Director

Amanda J. A. Johnson is the Founder and Executive Director of Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School, a college preparatory school that opened in July 2018 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Clarksdale Collegiate was the first charter school to open in the Mississippi Delta and currently serves 650 scholars
in K-8th grade and is authorized to ultimately serve 1000 scholars in K-12th grade.

Amanda earned her B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN and began her career as an educator with Teach For America in 2003. She taught second grade in the Delta region of Arkansas for three years. Next, she taught sixth grade at KIPP Delta College Preparatory School. Two years later, She completed a Masters in Educational Leadership from National-Louis University in Chicago, IL and founded and led KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy (KIPP Delta ELA) for four years. Amanda completed the Building Excellent Schools Fellowship in preparation to open Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School and is currently seeking an EdD in Learning and Organizational Change from Baylor University in Waco, TX.

Amanda is an educational leader and engaged servant in her community. She serves as the Board of Directors Co-Chair for Southern Bancorp Community Partners and as a board member of Spring Initiative. Amanda is an active member of the Clarksdale-Marks Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She also co-leads an 80-member Girl Scout Troop in Clarksdale.

Leadership, Alphabetical

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Dr. Henry Torres

Mike Myers

Walter Pryor

LaTricia Hill-Chandler

Will Lambe

Kenya Davenport

Vance Smiley

Hugh Arant, Jr.

Raymond Christman

Jerry Damerow

John C. Edwards

Kim Evans, J.D.

Jim Franks

Donna Gambrell

Sarah Gentry

Amanda Johnson

Glendell Jones, Jr.

Aurelia Jones-Taylor

Daniel Koehler

Michael Montgomery

Walter Morris, Jr.

John T. Olaimey

Andrea Parnell

Walt Patterson

Nathan Pittman

Tom Pittman

James L. Prouty

Susan F. Smith

Darryl Swinton

Sherman Tate

Diane Tatum

Clark Tennyson

Darrin L. Williams