Roosevelt Mitchell III has been named principal of JTC Academy in Cahokia Heights, Ill.
Mitchell served as a special education supervisor for East St. Louis School District 189 before being hired by JTC, which provides special education services and residential treatment in St. Louis, St. Louis County and the Metro East.
He recently earned his Ph.D. at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo, and received a master’s degree from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix and a general studies undergraduate degree from Southeast Missouri State.
Mitchell was honored as a top teacher during the 2023 St Louis American Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education.