Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr.

Dr. Marvin Connelly Jr.

SUPERINTENDENT, CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA serving as leader for a district of 87 schools, 6000 employees, and over 50,000 students WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Served as Chief of Staff and Strategic Planning, Assistant Superintendent Student Support Services, Principal, Knightdale High School, Principal, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, Assistant Principal, Athens Drive High School, Special Education Teacher, Program Coordinator, Longview School, and Teacher Assistant, Carroll Middle School

UNITED STATES ARMY

Military Intelligence Officer attaining the rank of Captain on active duty, then Major thru the IRR,
served in 82
nd
Airborne Division (1-505 PIR Platoon Leader, Executive Officer) 505
PIR (HHC
Brigade S-2 Intelligence Officer, HHC Executive Officer and HHC Company Commander), 16

Corps Support Group (Group S2 Intelligence Officer), and served in combat during Operation Desert
Shield and Operation Desert Storm
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 Doctorate of Educational Leadership, 2012, East Carolina University
 M.Ed./Educational Leadership, 2000, North Carolina State University
 Master of Education/Special Education, 1997, North Carolina State University
 B.A./Political Science and Foreign Policy, 1985, North Carolina State University
 Honorary Doctorate of Divinity, 2007, St Thomas Christian College, Florida
 Command and General Staff College (CGSC, US Army), Advanced Officers Training Course

LEADERSHIP
Dr. Connelly has provided educational leadership to help set direction and chart course for an urban
school system as a member of the senior leadership team for a district with 187 schools, 19,000
employees, and 160,000+ students and helped with the management of a $1.62 billion dollar district
budget. He is now the Superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools which serves over 50,000
students and has 87 schools. He also serves in the faith community as Pastor of the St. Augusta
Baptist Church in Fuquay-Varina, NC and has served as moderator of the Wake Baptist Association
of Churches providing leadership to 54 churches.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEES and TASK FORCE POSITIONS
Dr. Connelly has received many awards and special recognition and he currently serves or formerly served
on numerous boards and committees in education and within the broader community including, but not
limited to:
 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
 National Association of Secondary School Principals
 The School Superintendents Association (AASA)
 NC School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA)
 John Rex Foundation Board of Directors
 President, NC Alliance of Black School Educators (NC ABSE)
 YMCA Advisory Board – Alexander Branch
 Habitat for Humanity (Wake) Board of Directors
 Wake County Board of Commissioners – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
 Raleigh Wake Citizens Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
 NAACP Educator of the Year Award recipient
 Educator of the Year Award recipient, 2017 Phi Beta Sigma, Inc.
 Johnston County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration – Educator Award recipient
 Raleigh/Wake Citizens Association Educator of the Year
Personal
Dr. Connelly is married to the former Joyce Ann Byrd and they have four children and nine
grandchildren