MEET Alicia Hash

Alicia Hash has been a distinguished educator for two decades in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District. Mrs. Hash is a native of North Carolina. Mrs. Hash received her BA in Elementary Education at North Carolina A&T State University and her Master's in Educational Leadership from Winthrop University. As the Principal of Cotswold IB World School, she led the school as being named a Magnet School of Excellence as well as being named one of the top Magnet Schools in the nation. Mrs. Hash currently serves as the Principal of Billingsville-Cotswold Elementary.  Mrs. Hash is dedicated to the work of cultural proficiency and making sure each child at Billingsville-Cotswold Elementary has an individualized pathway to success. The work that Mrs. Hash has done with the merger of Billingsville-Cotswold Elementary has been highlighted in a number of publications and it has also been highlighted by Race Matters for Juvenile Justice.  In 2016, Mrs. Hash was awarded the 2016 ICUE Outstanding Urban Principal of the Year Award for showing excellence in providing opportunities for youth in urban schools to reach their full potential. In 2019, Mrs. Hash received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Along my doctoral journey I have had the opportunity to expand my reach as a scholar practitioner. When I started the doctoral program I was in  my 10th year as a principal. The knowledge I have gained as a scholar has been a catalyst for expanding my reach in multiple roles.  New roles that have emerged have been informed by the research and knowledge gained in the program. In addition to being a Principal I am now a  Principal Mentor and Principal Coach for educational leaders new in the principalship. I have written grants with a focus of expanding diverse literature in  school libraries and I am a Graduate Teacher Assistant in the Urban Education Doctoral program.

Graduate Teacher Assistant: As a doctoral student I have supported doctoral courses in the role of a Teacher Assistant. The courses I have supported in this role are Globalization, Urbanization and Urban Schools, Social Theory and Early Black American Literature.  As a teacher assistant I supported the facilitation of class discussions and presentations, evaluations of student discussion posts and I maintained the communication pathways from students to the professor. 

Grant Writer: I have written grants that will support increasing diverse literature and improved resources in local school libraries. The knowledge gained as a scholar focusing on Culturally Relevant Teaching and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy has informed this work.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: Principal Mentor:  I have coached and mentored first and second  year Principals in the areas of vision and mission implementation, instructional leadership, managerial leadership, micropolitical leadership and establishing climate and culture in a school setting. The knowledge gained as a scholar practitioner has informed by coaching with a focus on equity, CRT, CSP, developing high quality teachers and understanding the complexities of urban education.

Billingsville-Cotswold Elementary School: Principal:  I have coached and collaborated with staff and the Leadership Team on effective strategies and best practices for teaching and learning.  I partner with parents and the community to support the academic growth and wellness of the students educated at my school.

The knowledge gained as a scholar practitioner has informed my work on school integration, CRT,  the importance of quality professional development, social justice and the complexities of urban education.

Ph. D. Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Urban Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, estimated graduation date May, 2025.

Master of Education, Educational Leadership, Winthrop University, Rockhill, SC. May, 2010.

Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC. May 2003.

UnboundEd Standards Institute, Washington DC, 2023

Educational Policy, Webinar Series hosted by The Annenburg Institute at Brown University, 2021

How to be an Antiracist, Book Study and Webinar by Ibram X. Kendi, 2021

National Institute of Urban School Leaders, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2019

Center for Intentional Leadership, Empowering Women Leaders, 2012-2018

CMS Cultural Proficiency in Leadership, 2016

Dismantling Racism, Racial Equity Institute, 2016

National Training Provider/Graduate PLC in Boston, 2013