When Mumin became the Reading superintendent in 2014, the district had 19 buildings of failing infrastructure, eight bargaining units that had gone five years without contracts, a highly transient student population and extremely low test scores. The district was also facing a financial crisis along with a looming state takeover.
Within six years of Mumin being the superintendent, attendance has trended upward, test scores are increasing, the achievement gap is closing, and the high school has won the Distinguished Title I School Achievement award two consecutive years. It has also received the Silver award for Best High Schools from U.S. News. The district is the third largest in Pennsylvania with about 18,500 students. Read more, PhillyTrib.com