Biography

Biography

Hugh Scott is currently serving as an Assistant Principal at Southern Nash High School in the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools District. Prior to this position, Hugh served as an Interim Assistant Principal at Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount for the spring 2012 semester. Hugh has also served as a Professional Development Facilitator for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, where he provided professional development related to the Common Core State Standards for teachers and staff in the district. Hugh served as the Secondary Math and Science Instructional Facilitator for the district with the purpose of developing more effective Professional Learning Communities, interpreting student data, and assisting teacher with the concept of the formative assessment process at the high school level. Prior to this position, he taught all levels of science at Nash Central High for 4 years. Hugh began his teaching experience through the Teach Baltimore summer program under AmeriCorps, where he taught first and third grade. Through this experience, he later applied to and was offered the opportunity to join the Teach for America Eastern North Carolina corps in 2006. He joined this teaching corps after receiving his Bachelor of the Arts degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University. Currently, he is pursuing his Master’s in School Administration from NC State University as a Northeast Leadership Academy fellow.

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