Donell Underdue, Jr.

It is always a pleasure to be with the Dynamic @WestoverHS Leadership Team!! #WeAreCCS @D

I want to give a huge shout-out to two of our premier social workers, Ms. Siri Collins-DiPaolo and Mr. Brandon Jones at DBMS. They worked diligently to decrease the school's chronic absentee rate from 44% to 27% in 5 months! You are truly SUPERSTARS!

@HMMSVikingPride @ccssecondaryed @CumberlandCoSch So proud of your leadership and the whole HMMS family! Continue to put students first!

Ms. Blanding was honored to receive another recognition for HMMS “Exceeding Expected Growth” on the 2023 EOG Assessments. Way to go to the entire HMMS family! Thank you CCS School Support for your support! @ccssecondaryed @UnderdueDonell @CumberlandCoSch

I’m blessed and grateful to serve in an awesome community and school district that is like family. It has been a blessing to celebrate today with my wife and school district family these wonderful years of life that God has given me-Now let’s celebrate Jesus’s birth-Christmas

I am grateful for the transformative experience with MCEL, the pinnacle of leadership development and executive coaching in my 30-year career as an educator. Being part of a coalition of esteemed educational leaders nationwide positively impacting students is an honor.

Great job, Dr. Lowery presnring at the NCPAPA Fall Instructional Symposium on Educator Burnout! Prioritizing health and wellness helps in managing stress and preventing burnout.

Thank you @CumberlandCoSch, @CCSSuptConnelly, @TeachMcdonald, @PhyllisNJackson, and @UnderdueDonell for supporting @71sthighccs and @thereal71sports during tonight’s state championship game! We appreciate the support! #falconpride

So excited for Seventy-First High School's 3A State Championship Game @ Kenan Stadium. Go Falcons!

So proud of SFHS! Congratulations to Principal Witherspoon, her staff, and students. It is truly an honor to serve the SFHS family. A formidable team and a foreseeable State Championship. Go Falcons!

From the National Convening of Men of Color In Educational Leadership (MCEL) in Orlando, FL, a HUGE shoutout to Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr., Superintendent of Cumberland County Schools in Fayetteville, NC, who was recently named the NC State Superintendent of the Year!

@BlandingRegina @CCSSuptConnelly @HMMSVikingPride @CumberlandCoSch Way to go, HMMS! An awesome family of educators who go beyond the call of duty to support children. 👏

Words cannot express how proud I am of the success of our HMMS Vikings! Today’s surprise blue dinner was just the beginning of our Exceeded Growth celebrations! ⁦@CCSSuptConnelly⁩ ⁦@HMMSVikingPride⁩ ⁦@UnderdueDonell⁩ ⁦@CumberlandCoSch⁩

Great first day of year-round school @EEMillerElem with their fabulous Principal @mrsgray620! You rock!

Cougar Nation is excited to welcome all new scholars to @ReidRossCougars! Administration has already completed 6th grade orientation and are ready to go. Thank you Principal Johnson for your fabulous leadership!

Just visited the first day of school at one of Cumberland County Schools' finest year-round school, Anne Chesnutt Middle. The students look great in their new uniforms. Everyone is excited to return. GO Hornets!!! Thank you, Principal Greene, for your awesome leadership!

I'm honored to share that I've been selected as a national fellow for MCEL's National Leadership Institute! I'm excited to participate in this transformative program and bring back new insights to my community. Let's make a difference in education together! #MCEL #NLI #Leadership

Ms. Shamburger’s 8th Grade scholars are truly engaged in this Science experiment; Physical and Chemical changes. @hmms @lindsaywhitley @HMMSVikingPride @UnderdueDonell

I'm all in to support this great cause to eradicate childhood blood cancers!

On behalf of State Superintendent Catherine Truitt, Mr. Howard Lattimore, the State Military Consultant, presented the Purple Star Award to Cumberland County Schools for the district's commitment to serving military students and families. #CCSMilitaryStrong

Enjoy your special day, Dr. Wilson-Norman!