DR. EMILY ABRAMS MASSEY Excellence In Education Award

Dr Emily Abrams Massey is a nationally recognized Turnaround Principal, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Associate Superintendent of Schools, Adjunct Professor, Principal Mentor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with over 30 years of leadership experience with exceptional levels of achievement and impact

As a native of Thomasville, Georgia, she is the daughter of career educators who served Thomasville City and Thomas County students for a combined 62 years Dr Abrams Massey attended Fort Valley State University and received a B S and M S in Zoology and Middle Grades Education respectively She also attended Clark Atlanta University where she received her Educational Specialist (ED S) degree and Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership (ED D)

In 2015, Dr Abrams-Massey was named Associate Superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools where she supported the turnaround zone which encompassed 22 schools in the Douglass, Jackson, and Washington clusters Dr Abrams Massey successfully led the district’s day one process where she leads a division and departmental cross-functional team where she tracks over 7500 tasks required for a quality day one experience Her leadership has garnered the highest level of proficiency since inception with a 98% task completion rate by day one She was also the lead for the Harvard University Turnaround Initiative for principal development and developed the training course and aligned simulations for the managing operations component of the aspiring leader’s program She also led the TNTP school turnaround support initiative in her clusters and supported countless district initiatives Under her leadership schools thrived and student achievement increased exponentially

In 2017, Dr Massey founded the educational consulting company called The Principal Dynamic Her company ’ s comprehensive suite of services include national speaking engagements, principal and organizational leader coaching, and district office leadership consulting on instructional leadership and planning, strategic planning and strategy prioritization, managing operations, fiscal management, community relations, human resource management and talent, branding, and data usage and disaggregation

Dr Massey also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Clark Atlanta University in the Department of Educational Leadership, a Principal Mentor for the Georgia State University Principal’s Center, and Educational Consultant with the Georgia Department of Education The company services multiple school districts and provides consulting and professional development and consulting collaborations with national educational leads