Dr. Smith is a native of Indianapolis, IN. He received his formal education from the Indianapolis Public School system (IPS) and received his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Master’s Degree in Education from Indiana University – Bloomington. Dr. Smith completed an Ed.S. and a Ph.D. from Indiana State University in Educational Leadership. Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science degree program, he taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools as well as the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township’s school system. In 1995, he began his administrative career in Washington Township.
He served as an Assistant Principal and Principal. While serving as Principal at Eastwood Middle School from 1998 to 2003, the school was awarded the coveted Four Star School Award by the State of Indiana while under his leadership. Dr. Smith was named District Principal of the Year in 2003 by the Indiana Principal’s Association. He served as President of the Indiana Association of School Principals – District 7 (Indianapolis) from 2006 to 2008.
In 2003, he left Washington Township to join the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township to be the Principal of Pike High School Freshman Center, opening the new Center in the Fall of 2004 serving 850 students. During his time at Pike Township, he has served as a Principal, Director of Student and Community Services and as the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education. In 2014, he was selected as Superintendent for the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The MSD of Lawrence Township has over 16,000 students and is the 9th largest School District in the state of Indiana. He has also served on numerous district committees. Dr. Smith has over 30 years of experience in the field of education and today, he is still a passionate educator whose first love is teaching Social Studies He has also served on numerous district committees.
Dr. Smith currently serves on the following community Boards: American Heart Association, Communities in Schools, Connor Prairie, YMCA Ft. Benjamin Harrison and The Northeast Indianapolis Rotary Club. He also served as President of the Indiana University School of Education Alumni Board from 2009 to 2011 and sat on the Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis Library Board. In addition, he is a Indiana University Tobias Fellow and member of the Tobias Leadership Network. He is also a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
He is not only committed to educating students and serving the community, he is also dedicated to his family, Tabetha Smith, his wife, and his three children, Olivia, Maya and Jordan.
