Mrs. Pecolya McFadden has been appointed as the Assistant Principal at the Center of Excellence. For the past year, she has been an assistant principal at the North Little Rock Middle School - Seventh & Eighth Grade Campus.
Mrs. McFadden joined the NLRSD in 2022 as she assumed the role of Assistant Principal at Seventh Street Elementary School. Prior to NLRSD, Mrs. McFadden served as Director of Teacher Leadership and Building-Level Testing Coordinator at Arkansas Lighthouse Academies.
While at Arkansas Lighthouse Academies, Mrs. McFadden observed teachers, provided instructional training and support to teachers and staff, and collaborated with district leadership on curriculum design models to improve student outcomes. Prior to that appointment, she taught elementary grade levels at schools in the Pulaski County Special School District. At Harris Elementary School, Mrs. McFadden served as an Instructional Literacy Specialist and Response to Intervention Coordinator.
Mrs. McFadden’s professional career in education began at Covenant Keepers Charter School in Little Rock as a secondary teacher.
Mrs. McFadden earned an Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership and a Master of Arts in Education from Harding University. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science with an Education Concentration from Ashford University.