Dr. Khalid Mumin, former Pennsylvania secretary of education and Reading School District superintendent, has joined MindUP/The Goldie Hawn Foundation.
Mumin, who also was superintendent of the Lower Merion School District in Montgomery County, will be the foundation’s chief of strategy, education partnerships and global development, according to the organization’s post on LinkedIn.
MindUP is a social-emotional learning program that the foundation describes as a brain-based program serving more than 6 million children in 48 countries. The skills, positive psychology and mindful practices being taught help stabilize children’s ability to learn, improving their emotional development and resilience to face the challenges of our world, the foundation says.
“Dr. Mumin is a visionary leader with a deep commitment to education and mental health,” according to the foundation’s post. “Before joining MindUP, he served as the secretary of education for the state of Pennsylvania, where he led transformative initiatives to enhance educational outcomes for children. His extensive experience and proven leadership will be invaluable as we continue to expand MindUP’s global impact.”
The foundation said Mumin will drive the mission to equip schools worldwide with evidence-based tools that support mental health, foster resilience and promote academic and emotional success for children and educators.
Mumin, a Philadelphia native, was confirmed to lead the education department on June 26, 2023, and announced Nov. 22 that he was resigning.
During his 25-plus years in education, Mumin was a teacher, dean of students, principal and central administrator.
He began his education career as an English teacher in Franklin County in 1997.
Mumin took the reins of Lower Merion in October 2021 after serving as superintendent in Reading for about seven years. He was named Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year in 2021 by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and was a finalist for National Superintendent of the Year.
He earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, a masters degree in education from Penn State and a bachelors from Shippensburg University.
