Henry L. Johnson |
Senior Advisor
Professional Experience
Henry Johnson is a senior advisor on B&D Consulting's education team. He offers innovative approaches and strategies to help educational systems achieve and sustain improvements in student and school performances. Henry also has expertise in No Child Left Behind, teacher quality and other growing education issues.
Before joining B&D Consulting, Henry was U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education after being nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He has developed a wealth of experience from more than 30 years of service as a classroom teacher, local administrator, state superintendent of education and national assistant secretary of education. Henry also served as State Superintendent of Education in Mississippi and Associate State Superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Additionally, he has held a variety of other positions, including science and mathematics classroom teacher, principal and administrator.
Honors
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Education — Distinguished Alumni Award, 2006
- North Carolina State Board of Education — Leadership Award for Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Programs, 2006
- The Association for the Gifted — National Leadership Award, 2006
- Institute for Educational Leadership — National Service Award, 2003
- Livingstone College — Hall of Fame, 2002
- Livingstone College — Presidential Citation, 1999
- North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented — Service Award, 1996
- North Carolina State University — Distinguished Alumni Award, 1994
Professional Associations
- Southern Regional Education Board — Executive Board of Directors, Past Member
- National Assessment Governing Board — Past Member
- North Carolina Commission on Improving the Academic Achievement of Minority and At-Risk Students — Former Member
- Jobs for Mississippi Graduates — Former Member
Civic Activities
- 100 Black Men of America
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Big Brother and Big Sisters
- Frances Karnes Center for Gifted Education, University of Southern Mississippi
Memberships
- Livingstone College Alumni Association — Lifetime Member
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill — Alumni Association
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill — School of Education Alumni Advisory Board
- North Carolina State University — Alumni Association
Faculty Positions
- Jackson State University, Mississippi — Adjunct Professional, 2005
- Stockton State University, New Jersey — Adjunct Professional, 1987
Publications
- Authored narrative on North Carolina Gifted Education Program for National/State Leadership Training Institute publication, 1977
- Co-authored paper on "Competency-Based Teacher Certification in North Carolina," 1978
- Directed production of a series of seven training films on strategies for reaching gifted students, 1976
- Co-authored article on school effectiveness published in the October 1983 issue of NASSP
- Wrote article on "School Board Policy Development" in February, 1986, issue of VOICE Magazine, North Carolina School Boards Association
- Wrote article on "Benchmark Curriculum and Student Performance Standards" published in the 1999 Fall/Winter issue of VOICE Magazine, North Carolina School Boards Association
Presentations
- GAO K-12 Education Advisory Panel, Panelist, Government Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., 2009
- Walter N. Ridley Distinguished Speaker Series, Inaugural Speaker, University of Virginia, 2006
- Commencement Speaker, North Carolina State University, School of Education, 2006
- "Educational Theory and Practice," University of Mississippi, School of Education, 2003
- "Educational Theory and Practice," Mississippi State University, School of Education, 2003
- "Factors That Impact on Student Success," Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, 2001