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Dr. Carlos C. Grant
Class of 1999
Led by Principal Carlos C. Grant, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, South Carolina, earned high national (top 40%) and metro-area rankings in the 2022 Best High Schools rankings from U.S. News and World Report.
Wade Hampton is ranked as the No. 1 high school in the Upstate of South Carolina and No. 10 among all high schools in the state. These rankings come among nearly 18,000 public high schools, along with school-specific data on enrollment, graduation rates, student body demographics, free and reduced-price lunch, location, school type and state assessment results. Data on participation in and performance on challenging college-level coursework is also a factor.
Grant resides in Duncan, South Carolina. He and his wife, Michelle, have two wonderful children, Cameron (16) and Cayden (14). Beyond being an avid golfer and reader, he spends a tremendous amount of time in community activism through his involvement with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Grant was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology education from South Carolina State University in 1999, Master of Education in educational leadership from Winthrop University, and Educational Doctorate in educational leadership and superintendency from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Grant has over 20 years of experience in the educational field.
He started his educational career as a high school science teacher. His educational leadership journey includes serving as an assistant principal, academic director of a South Carolina K-12 public-charter school, and principal of two high schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
In the summer of 2016, he transitioned to become the executive director for middle level education of the Cedar Rapids Community School District where he was responsible for administrative supervision of all services related to middle school education in the Cedar Rapids Community Schools. His focus was on re-visioning the role schools play in designing instruction that is student-centered, competency-based, and incorporates standards-based assessments in all levels. He is a trained instructional coaching administrator through the Marzano Highly Reliability Schools Framework. As a member of the Superintendent Roundtable, he developed School Improvement Plans aligned with a district level strategic plan and Marzano High Reliability Schools Framework.
In addition to his service as a K-12 educational leader, he is co-founder and consultant of BOLD Leadership Network, a collaborative group of school leaders that provide strategies, partnerships, and programming for Black leaders in education to advance equity and opportunities for all students and communities.
The year 2014 marked the first time that more students of color than whites were enrolled in American public schools. Yet according to the national data, black male educators still only make up a mere 2% of the workforce. Research shows that having just one black educator in elementary school for black males may reduce the risk of dropping out by 39%.The BOLD Leadership Network is committed to making a positive impact on the greater community by providing customized fellowship programming and an affinity group for Black male educators, expert-level consultancy for organizations, and community wide conversations to highlight the part we all play in improving experiences for all our neighbors.
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