Principal

Joe Hughes began his educational career at Harding Charter Preparatory High School in 2010 as the 9th and 10th grade guidance counselor. Hughes spent five years as the guidance counselor before accepting the role of assistant principal at Harding Charter Preparatory High School in 2015. For the next six years, Hughes served as the assistant principal for 9th and 10th grade as well as athletic director for the school. Since 2022, he has served as principal of Harding Charter Preparatory High School.

Hughes received a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from Saint Gregory’s University in 2008. He then earned his Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at Langston University in 2010. After several years as a school counselor, he received a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from East Central University in 2022.  

Hughes’s educational experiences have afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of people to meet the common goal of increasing student achievement and well-being. 