Mr. Harris has over twenty years of experience as a Fairfax County Public Schools educator, primarily serving at the middle school level. Mr. Harris has served as the proud principal of Frost Middle School for six years with a focus on school culture and climate, academic excellence, community engagement and professional development. In his second year as principal, Mr. Harris was honored with Fairfax County Public Schools’ 2020 Outstanding New Principal award.
Mr. Harris currently serves in the role of president of the Middle School Principals’ Association for FCPS. He also serves as the Southeast Regional Representative for the national board of the National Alliance of Black School Educators and was the President of the Fairfax Alliance of Black School Educators from 2020-2022. In addition, Mr. Harris served four years as a co-facilitator for the county’s Principal Pool leadership development cohort, as he supported aspiring leaders for the first year of their principalship.
Before he was appointed principal of Robert Frost Middle School, he served as an assistant principal at Edgar Allan Poe Middle School, where he helped improve math and reading instruction resulting in increased student achievement for all students and the removal of the Project Momentum status for Poe MS.
Before his leadership role at Poe MS, he served as an assistant principal at Robert Frost Middle School, implementing our Falcon Focus program and overseeing the construction of the Finance Park and modular building on the campus. Mr. Harris taught for eight years in FCPS, teaching Marketing Education and Business and Information Technology at Herndon High School and Holmes Middle School. Between teaching assignments, in 2006, he worked as an administrative intern through the LEAD Fairfax program at Fairfax High School and Holmes Middle School.
A firm believer in the power of professional growth and development, in addition to his time as an administrative intern, Mr. Harris was a Peer Mentor for assistant principals in FCPS and was a member of FCPS’ Aspiring Principals Cohort in 2015. During this time, he had the great fortune of participating in Harvard University’s New and Aspiring School Leaders Institute. Mr. Harris also supported and delivered professional development serving as a leader on the Region 2 Compass Planning Group for three years.
Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Education with a Minor in Business from Virginia Tech and a Master’s in Education Leadership from George Mason University. Mr. Harris is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and the 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County.
Mr. Harris is married to his lovely wife, Rosalyn, and the proud father of their daughter Sydney.
Administrative Responsibilities: Staffing, Instructional Support/Performance Evaluation, Division Wide Liaison, School Finance, PTA, School-wide Professional Development, Instructional Coach, Front Office staff, Admin internships