Candidate: Roderick Lamart Robinson, Jr.

Roderick Robinson Jr. is a native of Apalachicola, Florida where he actively spent his childhood and was proudly educated in the local public school systems.  He graduated from Bethune-Cookman University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and received his Master’s in Counseling and Psychology from Troy University and is a Doctorate in Ministry from  Jacksonville Theological Seminary. 

He has served in the several community organizations, including: the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Board of Directors for the Apalachicola Public Library.

Experience

Director, Gulf/Franklin Center, Present

Middle/High Guidance Counselor – Franklin County School K-12

Business Education Teacher – Franklin County School K-12

Education

Doctor of Ministry, Jacksonville Theological Seminary

Master of Counseling and Psychology, Troy University

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Bethune-Cookman University

Certification

Guidance and Counseling K-12, Florida Department of Education

Professional Organizations

Past President, Franklin County Teachers Association

Past Secretary, Franklin County Teachers Association

Past Member, Florida Education Association

Past Member, National Education Association

Special Projects while employed with Franklin County School

Franklin County School Based Leadership Team

Franklin County District Based Leadership Team

Franklin County Teacher Evaluation Systems Revisions

Franklin County School Dual Enrollment Coordinator

Franklin County School Advance Placement Coordinator

Franklin County School Bullying Committee 

Platform – Operation Commitment

·         Committed to the support of more programs geared towards technical training

·         Committed to the support of more programs designed to address low test scores

·         Committed to the recruitment of qualified and vested teachers

·         Committed to the development and institution of policy that addresses poor hiring practices

·         Committed to developing an in-house leadership academy designed to develop school and district-based leadership from within 

mitted to the support of more programs designed to address low test scores

·         Committed to the recruitment of qualified and vested teachers

·         Committed to the development and institution of policy that addresses poor hiring practices

·         Committed to developing an in-house leadership academy designed to develop school and district-based leadership from within