Dr. Matthew Mitchell was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and has been serving students for 15 years in Caddo Parish Public Schools. Dr. Mitchell also served as principal at Fair Park Middle School for two years, which was the first school in Louisiana to implement the peer court program. Most recently, he has been serving as the Principal of Huntington High School. At Huntington, there have been double digit gains in School Performance scores, as well as an increase in student enrollment.