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Principal's Message

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Principal:
Dr. DeShaun Harris
DHARRI29@houstonisd.org

Dr. DeShaun Harris is the proud principal of Gregory-Lincoln PK-8 School in Houston, Texas. A product of Houston ISD, Dr. Harris graduated from Jack Yates High School in 2009. After earning his degree from Prairie View A&M University, he served in various educational leadership roles before becoming a principal, including hourly lecturer, mathematics teacher, elementary assistant principal, and middle school Dean of Instruction.

In addition, Dr. Harris has served as a program manager and consultant for organizations focused on teacher quality and retention among HBCU educators, scholarship initiatives, and SAT/ACT preparation programs. Dr. Harris earned his Doctorate in Education Leadership from the University of Houston–Clear Lake, further strengthening his commitment to advancing educational excellence and leadership.

Dr. Harris’s core values are faith, discipline, happiness, growth, and effectiveness. His passion for teaching and learning was instilled at an early age through a family legacy of educators. His lifelong mission is to remain in education and build stronger learning communities by developing teacher and leadership capacity, influencing educational policy, and fostering meaningful partnerships between PK–12 schools and higher education institutions.