Faculty and Staff

Elementary School Team
Early Childhood Program (Pre-K 3 & 4) – Lead Instructor, Ameenah Sabree (AS Teacher Education) & Najwa Ahmed (2nd year student Early Childhood Development Program)

Kindergarten – Khariyyah El-Amin (Alumni) (Early Childhood Certification) & Sondra Saleem (Associates CDA)

1st Grade – Takiyah Farmer-Akbar

2nd Grade – Tanzania Ruffin (B.S. Sociology, Teaching Certificate) (Elementary Level Leader)

3rd & 4th Grade Combined – Sakinah Ali (MBA Secretarial Studies)

Dieynaba Saleem (B.A. Journalism/French/Spanish) – Computer Skills and Spanish 2nd, 3rd, and 4^th

Rasheedah Shamsid-Deen (M.S.Education, Teaching Certificate) – Lead Instructional Teacher

Middle School Team:
Zakiyyah Ware (M.S. Early Childhood)– English Language Arts (5^th-7^th grades), Social Studies (5^th, 6^th grades) (Middle School Level Leader)

Islamic Studies – Imam Sulaimaan Hamed and S. Aisha Squire

Hafeezah Abdul-Jaami (M.A. Education) –Social Studies (7^th, 8^th grades)

Bonnie Dyer (M.S. Education) (Teaching Certificate)  -Science

TBA  – Math

Jamila Bouchta – Arabic Advanced

Imam Sulaimaan Hamed – Arabic Beginning/Intermediate

W.D. Mohammed High School Team
Islamic Studies –S.Aisha Squire (9^th Grade);  Imam Sulaiman (10th and 11th Grade );

Islamic Studies – Imam Plemon El-Amin (B.S. Urban Studies) –Contemporary Islamic Thinking/Comparative Religion

Arabic –Jamilah Bouchta and Imam Sulaimaan Hamed

English- Aliyah Kai (BA, MA Literature) – 10th Grade World Lit, and AP Language 11th & 12th

English – 9^th – Hajja Rasheedah Shamsid-Deen & Qur’an Shakir

English  11^th & 12^th – Qur’an Shakir (B.A. Journalism, M.S. Instructional Technology) (Principal)

Yearbook – Dieynaba Sene-Saleem

Math- Yusef Roberts (B.S. in Physics) — Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Computer Literacy;

Math – Haazim Sabree (B.S. Science, M.S. Physics)- Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Advanced Algebra II

Science – Bayyinah Bahar (B.S. Biology)- Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Health Fitness (High School Level Leader)

Science – Yusef Roberts- Physics

Social Studies- Zarinah Abdur-Rahman (B.A. Economics) – World History, US History, American Government/ Economics, Model UN

Hafeezah Abdul-Jaami (M.A. Education) – Drama

Dean of Students- Bayyinah Bahar (females) and Yusef Roberts (males)

Instructional and School Support Teachers

Discipline Coordinator Pre-K through 12th Grade- Aisha S. Squire (Juvenile Justice Counselor)

Janatun Al-Wakeel (B.S. Education, Certification in Reading) – Intervention Specialist

Media Specialist – Nafeesah Madyun (M.A. in Library and Information Science)

Art Instructor- Bakeerah Mohammed (B.S. degree)

Music Professor- “Dr. J” Edward Jaxon (M.A. in Music with Teaching Credentials) – Music Director

Office Personnel

Finance Officer
Zahporrah Shamsid-Deen

Administrative Assistant/High School Secretary
Edwina Wazeerud-Din

Registrar/Elementary Secretary
Qadriyyah Shakir

DIRECTOR:  Safiyyah Shahid

PRINCIPAL:  Qur’an Shakir Abdul-Khaaliq

COUNSELOR:  Hajja Musheerah Sandra Shabazz

LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHER:  Hajja Rasheedah Shamsid-Deen