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Dr. Queesha Tillman to lead Jack Britt High School as new principal

By Staff Report, posted 1 year ago
Dr. Queesha Tillman
Photo provided by: CCS 

Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Queesha Tillman as the next principal of Jack Britt High School. She will assume the role at the start of the 2025–26 school year following the retirement of longtime principal Scott Pope. 

Dr. Tillman has served as principal of Seventy-First Classical Middle School since June 2022. Prior to that, she was the assistant principal at Loyd Auman Elementary School.

She holds a doctorate in human services with a specialization in social and community services from Capella University, a Master of School Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Fayetteville State University, and a Master of Arts in Education with a focus on curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Tillman was named Cumberland County Schools’ Assistant Principal of the Year in 2021 and was recognized as a National Outstanding Assistant Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals in 2022. 

Dr. Tillman looks forward to joining the Jack Britt High School community and continuing the school’s strong tradition of academic excellence and student success.

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