khalfie update

Update from Unit 4:

Mr. Jamal Maatuka was selected as High School Dean of Students at Centennial High School. Prior to his career in education, Jamal was a successful entrepreneur in the Champaign community from 1996-2010. This time includes experience as an Owner/Publisher at Black Thought Publications, Owner/Operator at Village Day Care, and Broker/Real Estate Agent at Home Team Realty. He also has other managerial experience as Manager of WBCP-AM from 1995-1996. Mr. Maatuka began his career in education in August 2010 when he joined Unit 4 Schools as a Business Teacher at Central High. He has held this position for the past 13 years. In July 2023, Jamal will begin his first role as a school administrator when he joins Centennial High School as Dean of Students.

Mr. Maatuka holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance (1993) and a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing (1995), both from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In May 2010, Jamal obtained his teaching licensure with certification in Secondary Education from Eastern Illinois University. He also earned a Graduate Certificate in Principal Licensure (2013) from Concordia University in Chicago, IL.

Good luck khalfie - I hope they are paying you well for taking on that headache!

that's awesome for jamaal and his family. he really is a good dude.

Congrats @khalfie if you still lurk here!

Good to hear that things are going well for Khalfie. We used to have some spirited conversation here back in the day.

Great stuff. Congrats to Khalfie.