Dr. Shannon Vincent Raymond is a retired Superintendent on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she served for the past 7 and a half years.   A former principal, assistant principal, and teacher, Dr. Vincent Raymond currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at her alma mater, Xavier University of Louisiana in the Educational Leadership Program, a conference speaker, consultant, and leadership coach.  During her 28-year educational career, she has worked in many leadership capacities and uses all of those experiences to coach and mentor new and aspiring teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators. 

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Some of her most significant accomplishments as Superintendent have been increasing the graduation rate from 66.8% in 2015 to 88.4% (above MS state average) in 2022, improvement of all 4 schools by at least one letter grade according to the state accountability system, improvement of 2 of the 4 schools by at least two letter grades according to the state accountability system and retiring in December, leaving the high school 5 points from an A rating according to the state accountability system and attaining an A during the 2023 accountability cycle.  Additionally, the District that was 1 point above an F in 2015 upon arrival reached success as a B district when the scores were announced at the end of the school year 5 months after retiring.  These academic improvements are significant as there has not been sustained academic improvement in the district in any of these areas in the past 2 decades.   Dr. Vincent Raymond attributes much of this success to having been blessed to be selected as the longest-serving district superintendent since 1995 and having the trust and dedication of hard-working students, employees, teachers, parents, and school leaders who believed winning was possible.   

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The quotation that has driven Dr. Vincent Raymond’s work for her entire leadership career is inspired by Frederick Douglass, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men”.