Kisa Humphrey

M-DCPS Principal, Kinloch Park Elementary

Miami, Florida

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Kisa Humphrey is a third-generation Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) educator. Kisa’s maternal grandmother, mother and paternal aunt instructed students across the district, each serving M-DCPS for over 35 years. She is the first in her family to become an M-DCPS principal. Pedagogical practices were modeled from birth in a dominant female household located in Liberty City. In July of 1995, her first M-DCPS position of media center aide began at a school she attended, Charles R. Drew Elementary.

A Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida was conferred in May of 1998. Shortly after in August 1998, she obtained her first teaching position at Lorah Park Elementary. There she earned the “Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year” award in 2004.

Kisa continued professional growth by earning a Master’s degree in Reading Education, from Nova Southeastern University in October of 2001. Professional experiences encountered as a Curriculum Support Specialist of state-sanctioned schools sparked the drive to venture into the realm of Educational Leadership. Gratification derived from empowered stakeholders caused Ms. Humphrey to attain the position of assistant principal at Kinloch Park Elementary in July 2010. As an assistant principal, she observed and emulated effective administrative practices implemented by previous mentors. Five years later, she was promoted within the same site becoming the first African American principal of Kinloch Park Elementary. Determined to revolve her life around the appointment of principalship, an unexpected blissful blessing was presented. Her son was born in September 2016.

Sheila Renae Johnson

M-DCPS Teacher and Grade Level Chair, Kinloch Park Elementary

Miami, Florida

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Sheila Renae Johnson has been a Miami-Dade County Public School (M-DCPS) teacher for 19 years. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida where she is a product of the M-DCPS and a graduate of Miami Northwestern Senior High School. She continued her studies at Miami Dade Community College. Sheila earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at Barry University in 2002, and obtained her first teaching job at Edison Park Elementary. Ms. Johnson held the roles of Grade Level Chairperson, Mathematics and Science Coach. She continued her studies and earned her Master of Science in Reading Education at Nova University in 2006.

In 2010, Sheila obtained a teaching position at Kinloch Park Elementary where she proudly holds the role of Teacher, and Grade Level Chair. Sheila has been awarded the Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year in 2005 and 2015. She has also obtained Restorative Justice training in 2016 through the NEA (National Education Association) in Washington, DC. Sheila’s mother, an educator for 35 years, was one of her favorite teachers. Ms. Johnson’s mother provided her daughter with love, support, and motivation. She also instilled moral building blocks upon which Mrs. Johnson’s commitment to education rests. The strong foundation she infused within Sheila to help others has been her motivation within the classroom. In passing their family values, Sheila’s daughter, also a product of M-DCPS, continues the legacy of helping others as a registered nurse.