Dr. Scott grew up in northern Indiana and began his educational career there in 1982 as a sixth-grade teacher in a small rural school. He has taught upper elementary grades in a variety of configurations. He taught in pull-out, multi-aged, and cluster gifted and talented teacher and coached teachers to differentiate instruction for students in the general education classroom.
After nearly 20 years of classroom experience, he became an assistant principal and then as the principal in a suburban district just outside Indianapolis and served in that capacity before retiring from administration in 2016. He continued his studies and earned his Doctor of Education from Ball State University in 2012. He quickly came out of retirement and has served multiple educational roles as an adjunct professor, principal, and mathematics instructional coach.
Dr. Scott has been a presenter and consultant at the local, state and national levels. He has created teacher workshops on inactive and engaging social studies, using hands-on activities to enhance mathematics instruction, and high yielding instructional strategies in creating a high performing differentiated classroom.