Rachad Wilson

COO

Brevard Public Schools

Rachad T. Wilson is employed by Brevard County Public Schools as the Chief Operating Officer. Before this current assignment he served as the Principal of Cocoa High School for five years. He also served for five years as Principal at Endeavour Elementary Magnet School. In 2009, Rachad was selected as Brevard County Assistant Principal of the year. In 2016 while Principal at Endeavour Elementary, he was selected as Principal of the year. Prior to joining the Cocoa High Team, Rachad taught Exceptional Education at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, S.C., Merritt Island High, and Endeavour Elementary School. As an Exceptional Education Teacher, his responsibility was to teach self-contained students with varying exceptionalities as well as prepare them for life after graduation, including the mastery of routine skills.

The product of the Brevard County School System, he attended three Rockledge Schools: Golfview Elementary, Kennedy Middle, and Rockledge High School. On a football scholarship, Rachad attended the University of South Carolina where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. Upon returning to Brevard County, he enrolled in and later graduated from Nova Southeastern University earning a M.S. Degree in Educational Leadership.

Rachad is married to Andrea Wilson, and they are the proud parents of two beautiful girls, Madison Amani, age 16, and 11-year-old Morgan Ari. He is the son of Alberta K. Wilson and the late Samuel Wilson and while this is no secret to the masses, one of his best friends is his older brother, Rodney T. Wilson.