Dr. Kendra March, a native of Winston-Salem NC has served In Guilford County Schools as the school support officer for Elementary Area 2 since 2017. 

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March started her educational career in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), as a classroom teacher and then served as an assistant principal and principal. In CMS, she led Elizabeth Traditional, Crestdale Middle, Hopewell High followed by being asked to return as the principal of Westerly Hills Academy, a high-poverty, struggling school as part of “Strategic Staffing Initiative” which her dissertation was based upon.

Under March’s leadership, student proficiency grew more than 23 percentage points on state tests, and the school’s growth designation changed from “no recognition” to “high growth” status. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction named Westerly Hills a “School of Excellence” due to the high-growth standards.

Dr. March has also served in central office and state-level positions in Georgia, New York, and North Carolina as a school transformation coach, assistant superintendent, and deputy superintendent. 

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March has her bachelor’s, Master’s Degrees in School Leadership and K-12 Curriculum and Instruction and Supervision, and her Doctorate in Educational Leadership, all from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.