Plymouth Educational Center - Administrators Bio

Mr. James E. Spruill is a product of the Detroit school system. Mr. Spruill graduated from Cass Technical High School and then joined the U.S. Army. While in the Army, Mr. Spruill studied missile electronics repair (the NIKE-HERCULES missile system) and received his Associates degree in Electronics Technology from John C. Calhoun Community College. He was stationed in various bases around the world to include Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and Stuttgart, Germany. Mr. Spruill was Honorably Discharged from the Army in 1998.

After leaving the Army, Mr. Spruill was admitted to Wayne State University (WSU). Mr. Spruill started employment with the U. S. Postal Service in 1990 while continuing his studies at WSU. At the Postal Service, he worked as an LSM clerk. He also served as the Technical Consultant to the Employee Training Department developing their application submission database and designing the layout and curriculum of the Employee Computer Laboratory. Mr. Spruill graduated from WSU in 1991 with a degree in Technical Writing. He began the Masters program in Education at WSU graduating in 1997. In 1997, Mr. Spruill resigned from the U.S. Postal Service and joined University Public School (UPS) as the Technology Coordinator. While at UPS, Mr. Spruill trained a cadre of student Computer/Technology Aides and Jr. Webmasters. Mr. Spruill created the school’s first state approved Educational Technology Plan which was essential in securing over $30,000 in grants.

Mr. Spruill resigned from UPS and joined Plymouth Educational Center (PEC) as the Assistant Principal/Technology Director. Mr. Spruill served in this capacity for two and a half years and then assumed the role of Technology Director where he was responsible for maintaining the network, the school's web site, hardware/software, technology procurement, technology funds procurement and staff professional development technology training. James created the school’s first state and federal approved Educational Technology Plan which has resulted in the receipt of e-rate funds and grants from Oracle, the Michigan Department of Education’s (MDE) Teacher Technology Laptop Initiative and the Freedom to Learn program (laptops for the entire sixth grade class). Mr. Spruill developed the students’ Computer/Technology curriculum which meets the standards and requirements of MDE’s Technology Framework and the International Society of Technology Educator’s (ISTE) National Technology Standards. James has two wonderful kids. He loves football and basketball and arranges his life around those seasons.