Raymond has over a decade of experience in the Washington, D.C., education, leadership, and policy sectors. For seven years, he taught math for Columbus Public School and The SEED Public Charter School. At SEED PCS, he became a New Leader’s Resident Principal. Raymond first served as Principal of Chavez Parkside Middle School. Under his four years of leadership, the school’s proficiency rates rose in reading from 26% to 46% and in math from 28% to 65%. Then, he served as the Principal of DC Prep’s Benning Elementary Campus, a top-performing, multi-site charter school in Washington, DC. In Raymond’s most recent role as Senior Director of Policy and Community Engagement, he successfully organized the school’s stakeholders while advocating for quality public education and student safety. He serves on the boards of the DC Special Education Coop. Statesman College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS and Serve DC. Raymond is an alumni of School Leader Lab programming and has sent multiple leaders through our various cohorts. Raymond earned both his BA in Sociology and Master of Teaching from the University of Virginia. He also holds an MS in Education Administration from Trinity University.
