By Thomas Sellers Jr.
A presidential term lasts four years in the United States.
In various other positions of leadership, a reign could continue past four years and go into decades. In Millington the role of director of Millington Municipal Schools, also known as superintendent has been James “Bo” Griffin since June 2018.
“Anything to give back to the community that raised me professionally, having a lot of success in over roles in leadership, it just seemed like the right time,” Griffin said. “For the first time in my career, I could work for my kid and not just everybody else’s kids. I don’t mean that in a bad way. It just makes it a whole lot easier for me.
“Just the opportunity to come back to an amazing community which is on a fast track, it’s one of the fastest growing communities in all of Tennessee, only second behind Franklin,” he added. “To give back to such a community that is always giving of itself to everyone, I couldn’t pass it up.”
As Millington overall is in the middle of a seasonal growth, the Millington Municipal School District is trending upward in facilities, infrastructure, staffing and test scores.
When Griffin seeked to become the second superintendent in MMSD history, succeeding Dr. David Roper, there were a few issues on the table from improving student scores on national and statewide testing and what to do with EA Harrold Elementary.
As of February 2022, those two situations have been addressed and Griffin along with his team is being proactive about Millington’s schools.
The Millington School Board selected Griffin while he was the principal at Bolton High School. Griffin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, a Masters of Education degree at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville and an Education Specialist degree at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson… FOR THE ENTIRE STORY SUBSCRIBE TO WWW.MILLINGTON-NEWS.COM
