NoPixAfterDark Ep 268: President Walter Reap, of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Baltimore

Walter has been involved in education for almost 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he competed on the Men's basketball team.
He later earned a Master of Arts from Bowie State University. He is currently engaged in doctoral research emphasizing educational leadership to improve secondary literacy outcomes. Walter has served as an educator at all levels and college. He has worked with students of all levels and abilities as well as led high schools on the eastern shore of Maryland, Annapolis, and Hyattsville, served as a Teacher and Math Specialist, and his work improving learning outcomes, he subsequently received the Nancy Grasmick Minority Achievement Award. Walter facilitated the transition as the first International Baccalaureate Primary Year's Programme in Anne Arundel County. As a result of his transformative work, he was awarded the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leader Award. Before arriving at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, he was the founding principal of a school in Prince George's County, Maryland. He is a member of civic and professional organizations. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, where he serves as a mentor and is dedicated to community outreach. As a Secondary Commissioner for the Middle States Association, he works with distinguished school leaders to accredit early childhood through post-secondary, non-degree granting public, private, and faith-based educational institutions, including special purpose schools and learning services providers. Walter believes that the answers to the complex challenges in schools require highly focused attention and care to deepen our relationships and co-create service ministries. He believes in a collaborative school culture where partnerships ensure cura personalis is woven into daily interactions with faculty, staff, and students. His calling to serve at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is grounded in the belief that we are called to live out the authentic desires to swell up within us. We use each day and each opportunity to become better versions of ourselves, and in this spiritual growth, we find ways to use our gifts in service and support of one another.