Chuck Jackson​ - Chief Strategic Officer

Chuck Jackson is the Chief Strategic Officer of College Park Academy, where he leads the school's strategic development. He works with the Board and school leadership on long-range planning, policy, community engagement, and the public and private partnerships that expand the school's resources and reach. Mr. Jackson is an attorney and an education leader with more than two decades of experience founding, leading, and transforming schools. He built a Washington, DC public charter school from the ground up, later led operations for a multi-campus bilingual charter organization, and as Head of School guided a turnaround that grew enrollment from 400 to more than 600 students and lifted staff retention from 60 to over 90 percent. He is also the founder of JacksonED Partners, a national education strategy practice that advises charter schools, boards, and funders. Building partnerships has been a through line of his work. As Chief Operating Officer of the Maya Angelou Schools and the See Forever Foundation, he created college and community partnerships that gave students both classroom learning and paid employment. As Deputy Chief of Operations for the District of Columbia Public Schools Office of Specialized Instruction, he managed a $90M budget and services for thousands of students, experience that informs his understanding of the district relationships central to College Park Academy's partnership with Prince George's County Public Schools.
Mr. Jackson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law.
At College Park Academy, he is committed to advancing the school's college-preparatory mission and its partnership with the University of Maryland.