Dr. Matthew Mitchell , a resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been serving students for 16 years in Caddo Parish Public Schools. Dr. Mitchell 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. He is the Louisiana State Semi-finalist for Principal of the Year.