Meet our team

Principal Scott began his instructional leadership journey in Columbus, Ohio as an assistant middle school principal. In 2008, he was the founding principal of a STEM Academy in Columbus. In 2013, he was selected to lead a STEM campus on the West Side of Columbus. Scott was awarded a prestigious fellowship in 2015 that led to teaching undergraduate students as a full-time doctoral student at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. After graduating with a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, he returned to school leadership in Cleveland, Ohio, as the campus Director of a K-12 campus for students with emotional and behavioral exceptionalities before serving as Head of School at a College Preparatory program in Cleveland.

Nova O’Callaghan joined Ohio College Preparatory School in 2022 with 27 years of experience as an educator, including 17 years working in school administration. She is a warm and welcoming school leader with a strong reputation for supporting students and families, and a vision for engaging students in deep and rich learning opportunities. Prior to joining ACCEL Schools, Ms. O’Callaghan served for nine years as principal at Eagle Elementary School, a public charter school in Akron. She holds double Bachelor’s degrees in Teaching and in Education from the University of Western Sydney as well as a Master’s degree in Education from Australian Catholic University.