Dr. Terrell M. Hill is currently the Superintendent for Windsor Public Schools in Windsor, CT. He previously served as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Dr. Hill was the founding Principal of High School, Inc.: Hartford’s Insurance and Finance Academy, which he opened in August 2009. During his five years as Principal, High School, Inc. received many honors and recognitions. Dr. Hill has served as the Alumni Trustee, for 8 years, on the Board of Trustees, at Westfield State University in Westfield, MA.

Prior to opening the school in Hartford, CT, Dr. Hill served as a Vice Principal at Windsor High School in Windsor, CT for seven years. He has taught in the Windsor Locks, CT Public Schools, as well as in the Newport News, VA, Public Schools. He has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Springfield College and Westfield State University in Massachusetts. He is currently teaching for the NEAG School of Education UCAPPS Program (administrator preparation) at UCONN. His work as an educational leader has been chronicled in books and dissertations, as well as Black Enterprise Magazine.

Dr. Hill is a graduate of the High School of Commerce in Springfield, MA. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Westfield State College. He earned a Masters Degree, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, and a PhD in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. His dissertation study looked at “The career paths of Black and White superintendents.” He is the founding President of BLAC (Black Leaders and Administrators Consortium, Inc.); an organization born out of his research that endeavors to provide career development and support for Black leaders, particularly in the education field.

Dr. Hill has consulted organizations in the areas of Leadership Development, Equity & Diversity, and Team Building. He serves on the Board of Directors for JA (Southwestern New England). He is also a proud veteran of the United States Army.

“Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

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