Dr. Ida Walker officially started as the Madison County School District’s Chief Academic Officer on Wednesday, July 1. Walker has 18 years of experience in three school systems. She worked for Gadsden County School District for 16 years in various positions, taught at Florida State University in the classroom and online and she was recently a principal for the Duval County School District. She received her Bachelor’s degree at Mississippi State University in Elementary Education and Reading. She received her Master’s degree in Education Leadership and Doctorate in Evaluation and Research at Florida State University. During her Bachelor’s program, she became a National Board Certified teacher. Walker had several reasons for coming to the Madison County School District but her top reason was because “it was a good place to make a difference and change lives.”
As the new Chief Academic Officer, she will be responsible for ensuring all the academic pieces are in line with the state and follow the superintendent’s vision of students raising student achievements. She must also ensure all students are college ready, help teachers and principals whenever needed and get parents involved. When asked about future goals, she said she is living one of her goals as the Chief Academic Officer. “I wanted to be able to train, to be able to teach and to be able to lead and collaborate on different levels with different people,” said Walker. “I always wanted to be able to bring all the layers of education together.” She is most looking forward to being able to interact with students, teachers and principals and work together to tweak and improve what is already in place. Walker commutes daily from just outside Gadsden County to Madison everyday. She is married to Johnny Walker and they have a 19-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son.
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1. Dr. Ida Walker