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Dr. Shavonne McMillan

Executive Academic Officer
Big Picture Philadelphia
2018 Neubauer Fellow
Sector
Nonprofit
Grade Level
Education
Ed.D., Education, Drexel University
M.S.Ed. Secondary Education, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Telecommunication, Morgan State University
Administrative Certification, Cabrini University
"I became a Neubauer Fellow to commit to the same level of growth and professional development that I require of my team. I remind all of my students to ‘be great’ every morning, and they deserve a leader who also walks the talk. Being a Neubauer Fellow cultivates and requires greatness."

Dr. Shavonne McMillan is the Executive Academic Officer at Big Picture Philadelphia. Prior to that, she was the principal at Vaux Big Picture High School, a role she began in the summer of 2019. In the first year of Dr. McMillan’s leadership, Vaux increased the percentage of students obtaining internships from 45% to 70%. Previously, Dr. McMillan served as the principal of Memphis Street Academy from 2017 to 2019. During her tenure, the School District of Philadelphia recognized Memphis Street Academy for demonstrating model growth on PSSA/PVAAS data and among its English language learner and special education populations.

Dr. McMillan has been an educator since 2005. Prior to becoming a principal, Dr. McMillan served as a school-based teacher leader, department chair, and instructional dean. Dr. McMillan also served as principal at Foundation Collegiate Academy where she raised the graduation rate from 88% to 96%, maintained 100% student acceptance rate to four-year colleges for three consecutive years, and increased teacher retention from 54% to 85%. In 2009, Dr. McMillan received a Lindback Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. McMillan grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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