Born in Dallas Texas, Dr. Pickering moved to Little Rock in the 7th grade and attended Joe T. Robinson until the end of 9th grade. He attended Parkview Magnet High School and went to Hendrix College on a basketball scholarship and graduated in 1994 with a degree in political science. After a year of graduate school, he was hired to teach American and African American History at Parkview. He also coached basketball. Dr. Pickering has been in administration for 20 years. This is his 3rd year as principal at Joe T. Robinson. He was previously principal at Pinnacle View Middle and Bryant High School.
ADMINISTRATION TEAM

Principal: Dr. Jay Pickering

Assistant Principal: Dr. Kristi McIntosh
This is my 2nd year at RHS and the beginning of my 22nd year in education. I am a mom to two awesome children, Trinity, 19 and Randall, 16. Being a part of the Robinson and PCSSD Family is and has been one the most rewarding experiences of my career. I look forward to an amazing school year, with amazing students, amazing staff, and an amazing administrative team. One of my personal mottos is S.I.M.P.L.Y Educating Successful Kids. (Strategic Intentional Meaningful Purposeful Learning Yields Educating Successful Kids)
