Julia Landon Assistant Principal
Mr. Antonio Banks is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and has been in education for 21 years. He is a proud graduate of Ribault High School. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Ga. to pursue a degree in Political Science. However, he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1991, serving in Barstow, California and Darmstadt, Germany. After serving 4 years in the U.S. Army, he decided to return to college to receive his B.A. in Social Science Education from the University of North Florida.
Immediately after receiving his bachelor’s degree, he began working as a substitute teacher and taught in the Upward Bound Program at Florida Community College. The Upward Bound Program increased his passion for working with young people. His teaching career with Duval County Schools began at Landon Middle School, then Lavilla School of the Arts.
In 2005, he received his master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of North Florida. In 2007, Mr. Banks relocated to rural Ohio to work as a middle school principal and district hearing officer.
He returned to Lavilla Middle School as an Assistant Principal in 2009. After working at Lavilla Middle School, he served as an assistant principal at Ribault Middle and Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology.
Mr. Banks' educational philosophy is that ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN! He is passionate about helping young people pursue their success in either college or a career.
