2025 National Magnet Principal of the Year
REBECCA MCMURRIN
Ulysses S. Grant High School College Prep. and Digital Arts Magnet
Los Angeles Unified School District
Rebecca McMurrrin of Ulysses S. Grant High School College Prep and Digital Arts Magnet in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Under her visionary leadership, Grant’s magnet program has flourished, serving students from 27 different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
With a deep commitment to inclusive student engagement, Rebecca has integrated students served through special education into general education classrooms, expanded culturally relevant teaching practices, and built a project-based learning curriculum that fosters meaningful interaction across learners.
Congratulations to our 2025 Regional Principals of the Year:
REGION I
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, The District of Columbia
BENJAMIN HONOROFF
MS 50 The Magnet School for Debate and Youth Leadership
NYCDOE District 14
New York
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REGION II
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Marianas Islands and Trust Territory of the Pacific
REBECCA MCMURRIN
Ulysses S. Grant High School College Prep. and Digital Arts Magnet
Los Angeles Unified School District
California
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REGION III
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands
SHANNON BRENNAN
Mildred Helms Elementary IB World School
Pinellas County Schools
Florida
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REGION IV
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, International
DR. JACQUELINE JORDAN
Enloe Gifted & Talented / International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Magnet High School
Wake County Public School System
North Carolina
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REGION V
Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
PAUL M. JACKSON
Scotlandville Magnet High School
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Louisiana
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REGION VI
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
SUZANNE LUZZI
Jungman STEM Magnet
Chicago Public Schools
Illinois