3 Columbus schools to have leadership changes if Muscogee board approves these moves
Three schools in Columbus will have new members of their leadership team if the Muscogee County School District board approves the superintendent’s recommendations this month.
The board is scheduled to vote June 21 on these appointments by Superintendent David Lewis:
- Jacqueline Mumpower to be principal of Wynnton Arts Academy
- Mortimer Floyd to be an assistant principal at Carver High School
- Jennifer Aguirre to be assistant principal of Hannan Magnet Academy
The moves would be effective July 1.
Mumpower would succeed Carolyn Mull, who is retiring. Floyd would succeed Lisa Norris, who also is retiring. The L-E reported last month that the vacancy at Hannan was created when Lewis recommended the promotion of assistant principal LaShonda Milledge-Miller to succeed Lisa Whitaker, who is transferring to Johnson Elementary School to succeed retiring principal Stephen Hanner.
The following information about the recommended appointees in the newest round of MCSD leadership changes is based on their resumes attached to the board’s agenda:
Jacqueline Mumpower
Mumpower has been an educator for 22 years, including the past four as assistant principal of Wynnton.
She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Anchorage, Alaska, (1999-02) and Fort Benning (2002-06). Then she was part of the original faculty at North Columbus Elementary School (2006-10). She taught kindergarten and first grade, was honored as the school’s Teacher of the Year (2008-09) and served as a grade-level team leader and a member of the MCSD curriculum advisory committee.
Mumpower worked as a shared academic coach for Eagle Ridge Academy and Allen Elementary School (2010-13) then as an English language arts content specialist for MCSD elementary schools (2013-17) before becoming Wynnton’s assistant principal.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Columbus State University in 1999, a master’s degree in elementary reading and literacy from Walden University in 2006 and a specialist’s degree in education leadership from CSU in 2009.
Mortimer Floyd
Floyd has been an educator for 23 years, including the past two as a physical education teacher at Carver.
He began his career teaching at Bert Rumble Middle School in Houston County (1998-04), served as an assistant principal at Houston County High School (2004-10) and returned to teaching at Warner Robins Middle School (2010-19) before joining Carver in 2019.
Floyd earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Savannah State University, a master’s degree in middle grades education from Fort Valley State University and a specialist’s degree in education leadership and administration from Columbus State University. The years he graduated aren’t noted on his resume.
Jennifer Aguirre
Aguirre has been an educator for 11 years, including the past five as regional facilitator at the St. Elmo Center for the Gifted.
She began her career as a first-grade teacher at Hannan (2000-04) and taught third grade at Clubview Elementary School (2004-16) before joining St. Elmo in 2016.
Aguirre was one of three finalists for the 2009 MCSD Teacher of the Year award, and she was nominated for the 2001 MCSD First-Year Teacher of the Year award.
Her degrees are in early childhood education: a bachelor’s from Wesleyan College in 2000, a master’s from CSU in 2004 and a doctorate from Walden University in 2007. She earned educational leadership certification from CSU in 2017.
