Bryan Caldwell has served as the Principal of Bayou View Middle since 2008.  He is a Gulfport native and a product of the Gulfport School District.  An educator for 28 years, Mr. Caldwell came to BVMS from Gulfport High School where he served as a U.S. History teacher and Head Boys' Basketball Coach from 1993-2004.  He has also coached and taught at Harrison Central High School, St. Paul's High School (Covington, LA) and Southern Miss.  Mr. Caldwell holds three degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi: Bachelors (1983), Masters (1986), and Specialist (2000).

Mr. Caldwell has been the recipient of several awards including Sun-Herald Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year (1993, 2002),  Clarion-Ledger Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year (2002), and MAC Basketball Coach of the Year (2002).  In 2002, Coach Caldwell's Admiral Basketball team won the 5A State Championship with a record of 37-1, ending the season ranked #1 in Mississippi.  Mr. Caldwell was also named the Gulfport High School Teacher of the Year (2001), and was the recipient of the Kiwanis Club Service and Leadership Award (2003). 
Mr. Caldwell's wife, Kellee, is a 1st grade teacher at Anniston Avenue Elementary.  They have two children: Claire, a sophomore at Southern Miss, and Reid, a junior at Gulfport High.