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Dr. Alphonso Evans, Sr.

Assistant Superintendent of School Performance
School District of Philadelphia
2024 Neubauer Fellow
Sector
District
Education
EdD in Educational Leadership, Gwynedd Mercy College
M.S in Educational Administration w. K-12 Principal Certification, Gwynedd Mercy College
BS in Elementary Education, Temple University
I am a proud product of North Philadelphia, an educational leader, author, mentor motivator and most importantly a child of God. I serve as a Principal and lead initiatives within schools that prioritize the eradication of inequities and barriers in the educational environment.

Alphonso Evans was selected as Assistant Superintendent of School Performance. Prior to this appointment, Evans spent two years as Principal of Stearne Elementary School, where he led the school’s turnaround, increasing student attendance by 13.5 percentage points; increasing teacher attendance by 17.4 percentage points; decreasing the number of students assessed as Reading Below Basic (Grades 3-8) by 12.6 percentage points; and decreasing the number of students assessed as Math Below Basic (Grades 3-8) by 7.8 percentage points. Dr. Evans’ leadership created a culture of excellence, which included teamwork and collaboration among staff, teachers and students. This ultimately led to a 94% retention rate of staff. In addition, Dr. Evans restored the trust of parents and community stakeholders within one school year.

Dr. Evans has served in the capacity of Assistant Superintendent, Director of a School Region, CEO, Principal, Assistant Principal, Instructional Coach and teacher during his 23 years in education. In 2017, Dr. Evans completed his freshman children’s book entitled, “Tell Them They’re Great…I Dare You”. Finally, in 2022, Dr. Alphonso Evans Sr. released his highly anticipated sophomore book, “Taking The Risk…Meet Your Father” which has been a call to the educational community to rediscover the relationships between fathers and sons.

Dr. Evans is a member of the Philadelphia School District’s Principal’s Advisory Board and the recipient of the 2023 Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Principals. He graduated from the Franklin Learning Center Public High School of Philadelphia.

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