Douglas Ragland
Douglas Lee Ragland (born August 23, 1956 in Fairfield) was superintendent of Midfield City Schools from 2007 to 2010 and a candidate for Birmingham Board of Education.
Ragland grew up in Wylam. He graduated from Ensley High School, being among the first African American students to integrate there. Upon graduation in 1974, Ragland enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), eventually settling on a major in elementary education.
Upon graduation, Ragland got his first teaching job at what was then Center Street Elementary School. His career eventually took him elsewhere, but he later returned as the school's principal after it became Center Street Middle School.
In 1990, Ragland left the Birmingham area to become principal of Western Height Elementary School in Eufaula, Alabama. In 1998, after he was named Alabama National Distinguished Principal, he returned to take a position in Birmingham City Schools central office. In 2004, he left Birmingham again to become superintendent of Greene County, Alabama schools until 2007.
After Donnie Breaseale announced he was retiring effective on August 1, 2007, Ragland was selected from a field of five candidates for Midfield's superintendent position, marking yet another return to the Birmingham area for him. In 2010, Ragland informed the board that he would rather not extend his contract, retiring on September 1 of that year..
Ragland ran for Birmingham Board of Education, District 1 in the 2013 Birmingham municipal election.
Ragland is married to the former Teresa Wiggins, an educator and pastor. The two were married around 2000.
| Preceded by: ? |
Center Street Middle Principal ?–? |
Succeeded by: ? |
| Preceded by: Donnie Breaseale |
Midfield Superintendent 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by: Nikita Williams |
References
- Plott, Bill (July 27, 2007) "Midfield chooses Ragland as new superintendent." The Birmingham News
- Plott, Bill (July 31, 2007) "Superintendent touts healthy dose of academic competition." The Birmingham News
- Norris, Toraine (April 5, 2010) "Midfield school superintendent won't try to extend contract." The Birmingham News
External links
- Douglas Ragland campaign website
- Douglas Ragland at ballotpedia.org