Dr. Barry Carroll

Dr. Carroll joined McPherson & Jacobson in 2017. After 30 years in public education in Alabama, Dr. Barry Carroll retired as Superintendent of Education 2011.  Dr. Carroll’s career in education consisted of serving as a teacher in the Tuscaloosa (Alabama) City Schools; Assistant Principal and Coordinator of Athletics for Central High School in Tuscaloosa; Principal of Eastwood Middle School in Tuscaloosa; Principal of Ed White Middle School in Huntsville, Alabama; Director of Secondary Education and Professional Development in the Huntsville City Schools; and Superintendent of Education for ten years in the Limestone County Schools in Athens, Alabama.

Dr. Carroll earned his Bachelor of Education Degree in 1979 from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1980, Dr. Carroll received his first Master of Arts Degree and in 1986, he earned his second MA Degree in Educational Administration, both from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.  In 1993, Dr. Carroll received his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from The University of Alabama in Educational Administration and Instructional Leadership.

Dr. Carroll has been a member of many associations and organizations including the American Association of School Administrators (AASA); the Horace Mann League; Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS); School Superintendents of Alabama (SSA); and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Dr. Carroll has served on many national, state and local committees and served in leadership roles in many educational activities including The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Focus on Leadership for Learning Committee; the AASA Environmental Analysis Committee; the Alabama Council for Leadership Development Committee; Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI), a national organization for Superintendents; President of the North Alabama Superintendents Association; served as a School Superintendents of Alabama Mentor and Coach for new superintendents; and served on the AASA Superintendents Roundtable for the AASA Center for System Leadership.