Scott came to our district in 2020 with more than 20 years of experience serving as a resourceful leader working to advance equitable access to education, achievement, and opportunity.
He is the former principal of two racially- and economically-diverse magnet schools in the Rosemount-Eagan-Apple Valley school district. Both schools received national recognition as magnet schools of excellence. Before that, Scott served as the executive director for Magnet Schools of America, based in Washington D.C. During this time, Scott worked to develop national standards for magnet schools that define essential characteristics that include leveraging student diversity in meaningful ways, equity, family and community engagement, academic excellence, and theme fidelity. Scott has served as a consultant with school districts on projects related to magnet school design, student selection, evaluation and improvement, and systemic school equity. He also served as a member of several non-profit boards, including the Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board, and is Anti-bias Framework Certified Trainer. He is the father of three children and lives with his husband in Eagan.