A graduate of N.C. A&T State University and UNC Greensboro has been named the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year.

Jason Johnson, who has been in education for 27 years, is the principal at Orange High School in Hillsboro. He also has held leadership roles in Guilford, Chatham, and and Orange counties, as well as at N.C. Department of Public Instruction, according to a news release from N.C. A&T.

“Jason Johnson’s breadth of leadership not only as a school leader, but also in the classroom, district office and even NCDPI, speaks volumes to his talent as an educator,” state Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice “Mo” Green said. “It is evident that Jason is dedicated to developing teacher leaders and fostering student success regardless of their postgraduate pursuit

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