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Landon Pollard

  • Hometown

    Memphis, TN (South)

  • Quick Intro

    I graduated from Ole Miss and immediately began teaching secondary English in Jackson, MS as an alternate-route teacher and member of the MS Teacher Corps. After working for several years in critical needs schools and programs as a teacher and case manager for Adolescent Offenders, I joined the inaugural class of the MS Principal Corps. Upon completion of that program, I served as Principal of Byhalia Middle School in Marshall County School District for 8 years. I transitioned to the Superintendent's Office in 2018, where I continue to serve the entire district for Marshall County schools as an Assistant Superintendent.
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Landon Pollard is a three time graduate of the University of Mississippi, earning a bachelor's in English, a master's in education (Mississippi Teacher Corps), and a specialist degree in educational leadership (Mississippi Principal Corps). Landon joined the SOE Board of Advisors in Fall 2024.

Meet Landon Pollard

What led you to want to serve on the School of Education Board of Advisors?

I am extremely grateful for all the guidance, support, and education I have received as a three time graduate of Ole MIss. I was honored to be asked to serve in this capacity as a member of the SOE Board of Advisors, and I hope that I can give back a small portion of the wisdom and experience that has been passed on to me in my educational career.

Tell us about your favorite professor(s) at the School of Education? How did they make a positive impact on your professional and personal pursuits?

Dr. Susan McClelland and Dr. Tom Burnham both left memorable impressions on me as professors. Both Dr. McClelland and Dr. Burnham not only possessed a strong intellect and knowledge-base, but they both shared valuable lessons from a long career of practical experience as successful school and district-level leaders. I still remember and apply many of the lessons, tips, and philosophies they shared with me as a student, and even after I graduated, they were always willing to advise me anytime I needed them.

Tell us about your proudest moment in education.

I think every educator enters this profession with a desire to see students achieve success. And although it doesn't happen as often as I would like at times, I feel immensely proud anytime I get to engage with former students who share with me their successes after they have left my school. In recent years, I have been able to catch up with former students of Byhalia Middle School where I was their principal. This includes former students who were the first members of their family to attend college (with several of them attending elite colleges or universities at little cost) or former students who have returned to our district as teachers because they had such a positive experience when they were a student with us. I feel great pride anytime I am able to hear about the continued success of these former students, knowing that the education they received in our schools and district may have played a small role in preparing them for life after us.