CONGRATULATIONS

John Miller, assistant principal for instruction at Meadowbrook Middle, is a forward-thinking educator committed to student success.

He is known for his ability to develop meaningful relationships with even the most challenging students. That’s in part because he sees himself in them. As a child, he thrived despite violence and incarceration in his family. He spent many formative years in foster care. Those experiences help him quickly identify early warning indicators for at-risk students.

He has a proven record of success with OCPS, including overseeing learning growth rate gains of greater than 50% in Civics, English Language Arts and Math for English Language Learners.

A collaborator with faculty, staff, parents, students and the community, Miller is described as “relentless” and “proactive.” With a passion for supporting Title I schools and at-risk students during the pandemic, he went into the community to deliver digital devices and Wi-Fi hot spots to students and resources to families.

Miller’s philosophy is: “If I don’t, then who?” He uses his own background and passion for young people to give students a sense of agency and control of their own destiny, no matter their life circumstances.

For more than 25 years, Marion Campbell, assistant principal at Ridgewood Park elementary, has been a positive force helping drive OCPS student success.

With his open door and “open ear” policy, Campbell connects teachers, staff and community members to support student success at the highest level. Peers have named him the “Angry Parent Whisperer” because of his keen ability to console even the most irate parent.

He became a Ridgewood Park Tiger for the 2022-23 school year and has already begun making his mark. He has started a boys’ mentoring club at Ridgewood Park to provide positive reinforcement and incentives for male students, and the staff is already seeing a positive shift in student behavior.

Previously, during four years as assistant principal of Wolf Lake Middle, Campbell’s instructional leadership led to PLC gains of 3% in Civics and 8% in eighth-grade Science.

His dedication to student success goes beyond the classroom. Campbell recruited his fraternity, Orlando Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, to gather with teachers and staff to welcome students on the first day of school. The fraternity has also adopted Ridgewood Park this school year.