Meet Dr. Jackson

Photo of Dr. Jackson and family.
My wife and children are my why.

Dr. Rob Jackson is a native North Carolinian and a proud Public School Graduate
. Dr. Jackson serves as the North Carolina School Superintendents' Association Assistant Executive Director. For the last twelve years, Dr. Jackson served as a school superintendent in three public school districts: Edenton-Chowan; Carteret County; and finally in Buncombe County, where he retired from service in August 2026. For 34 years, Dr. Jackson served as a School Secretary, Bus Driver, Summer Custodian, After-School Associate, Teacher, Assistant Principal, Elementary School Principal, High School Principal, Chief Communications Officer, and as the Superintendent of a small, a medium, and a large school system.

Following high school, Dr. Jackson served in the US Navy aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prior to becoming an educator.

Dr. Jackson has earned numerous state and national awards. In 2020, he was named the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Superintendent of the Year. He was selected as the first Superintendent to receive the Dr. Sam Houston Leadership Award in 2019. 
In July 2017, Dr. Jackson was unanimously selected as the Regional Superintendent of the Year, representing the eighteen school districts in Region One. He was the inaugural winner of the Dr. Brad Sneeden Superintendent Leadership Award, and is a past North Carolina State Principal of the Year, North Carolina High School Principal of the Year, and National Distinguished Principal.

Dr. Jackson earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Wingate University, an Education Specialist degree from Wingate University, a Master of School Administration degree from Western Carolina University, a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Western Carolina University, and an Associate in Arts degree from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Dr. Jackson serves in leadership roles for several civic and professional organizations:

  • Member of the myFutureNC Advisory Board of Commissioners
  • Past Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the North Carolina School Superintendents Association
  • Past Chairman of the Superintendent's Council of the Northeastern Regional Educational Service Alliance
  • Past President of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Executive Board and Board of Directors
  • Past President of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Past Member of the North Carolina State Council of the Military Interstate Childrens Compact Commission




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