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Nina J. Jackson

Nina J. Jackson

Nina J. Jackson is currently the Dean of Students at Armstrong Middle School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.. She is passionate about mentoring her students so that they may reach their fullest potential in high school and beyond. Ms. Jackson believes in seeing the whole child and keying in on their positive attributes in order to grow their social emotional intelligence. In her retirement she aspires to travel around the country speaking to students about suicide prevention and the importance of mental health.

Ms. Jackson graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. She then received a teaching credential from California State University Northridge. She has spent the majority of her 35 year educational career in middle school.  

Along with being a middle school teacher she has also been a Restorative Justice Teacher Advisor for the Los Angeles Unified School District. In her tenure as a Teacher Advisor she trained over 800 principals, counselors and teachers on restorative justice philosophy and practices.

She has been the recipient of many grants from Directing Change of Los Angeles and the Girls Build LA foundation of Los Angeles. In 2021, she received a grant for excellence in teaching from the USC Extra Yard Teacher Foundation. In addition to her deanship, she currently works with the Urban Scholars Institute of Inglewood as a teacher and curriculum advisor. As an Urban Scholar instructor she teaches Black and Brown young men in the area of social emotional learning and social justice.

Ms. Jackson’s passion for suicide prevention stems from the tragic death of her beloved son, Quentin who died by suicide 7 years ago at the age of 16. Ms. Jackson is committed to reaching as many young people as possible to stop the epidemic of suicide in the teen community. She believes if she can help even one student quell thoughts of suicide her son’s life will stand as meaningful instead of a life unrealized.