Sentences with phrase «superintendent of urban school districts»

After seven years as superintendent, he has been one of the longest serving superintendents of an urban school district with an elected school board in our country's recent memory.

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As one former school - board member from a large urban district noted, «Too often school boards and superintendents complain that they can not do something because of the teachers union contract.

Prior to his appointment by the Governor, he was Superintendent of Public Education in San Diego City Schools, the nation's eighth largest urban school district.

Agreement between school boards and superintendents over achievement goals, an emphasis on the lowest - performing students, and the adoption of districtwide curricula are among the most successful strategies being used in four urban school districts, concludes a report released last week.

The Urban Superintendents Program is the nation's first and only comprehensive program that prepares school leaders to address the challenges of large, urban distrUrban Superintendents Program is the nation's first and only comprehensive program that prepares school leaders to address the challenges of large, urban distrurban districts.

USP codirector Senior Lecturer Deborah Jewell - Sherman was pleased with the event as a celebration of the program and Peterkin, noting that it attracted not only alums from around the country, but also superintendents from large urban districts such as Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall.

3) Superintendents like Paul Vallas, Joel Klein, and Tom Boasberg and a fast - growing number of urban districts understand that the traditional district system is broken, have closed ineffective schools and opened effective ones, and have committed to legal autonomy at the school level and a bare - bones central office.

She embodies the values of courage and commitment that are required to meet the daunting challenge that confronts urban school districts, making good teaching happen for every child, every day, in every classroom, to enable all children to learn and achieve at high levels,» said Professor Robert Peterkin, director of the Urban Superintendents Prourban school districts, making good teaching happen for every child, every day, in every classroom, to enable all children to learn and achieve at high levels,» said Professor Robert Peterkin, director of the Urban Superintendents ProUrban Superintendents Program.

Prior to joining MCPS, Dr. Starr was the superintendent of Stamford (Conn.) Public Schools, and held executive - level positions in urban and suburban districts, including New York City Public Schools.

One superintendent of a large, urban school district said that low - income high - school students in his district were beginning to take MOOCs in greater numbers than students from more privileged backgrounds.

Ms. House, the 1999 National Superintendent of the Year and one of the few women to lead a major urban school system, will leave the 112,000 - student district April 3.

Ed Secretary Nominee Has Fans in the Field Colleagues of Houston Independent School District Superintendent Rod Paige say that although they will miss him, the country will benefit from his experience in dealing with urban education issues.

As the first layperson to serve as Secretary for Education and Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Boston, she served on the Cardinal's Cabinet and led the second largest school district in Massachusetts composed of 120 schools and 42,000 students primarily located in Greater Boston's ethnically diverse urbanSchools for the Archdiocese of Boston, she served on the Cardinal's Cabinet and led the second largest school district in Massachusetts composed of 120 schools and 42,000 students primarily located in Greater Boston's ethnically diverse urbanschools and 42,000 students primarily located in Greater Boston's ethnically diverse urban areas.

February 14: Driving Change: Challenges Superintendents Face in Urban Schools Kaya Henderson, Dean's Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, was joined by Tommy Chang, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, and Tom Boasberg, superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

The other reform strategy pursued in recent years, by large urban districts from New York to San Diego, is to recruit celebrity superintendents from other professions, such as Joel Klein, the Clinton administration's antitrust official, who is now serving as chancellor of the New York City schools.

Drawing on interviews with female superintendents of urban, small - town, and rural school districts, the cofounder of the women's studies program at the University of Tulsa examines their contradictory experiences with power and subjection.

Large Urban School Districts: Baltimore, MD, Alexia Lotts - McCain, MEd, Baltimore City Public Schools; Boston, MA, Katia Miller, MPH, Boston Public Schools; Broward County, FL, Sebrina James, EdS, Broward County Public Schools; Cleveland, OH, Deborah Aloshen, MEd, Cleveland Metropolitan School District; DeKalb County, GA, Jessica Grippo, MPH, DeKalb County Board of Health; Detroit, MI, Arlene Richardson, EdD, Detroit Public Schools; District of Columbia, Omotunde Sowole - West, MPH, Office of the State Superintendent of Education; Duval County, FL, Jamie Wells, MSH, Duval County Public Schools; Fort Worth, TX, Edward Patterson, MS, Fort Worth Independent School District; Houston, TX, Felicia Ceasar - White, MS, Houston Independent School District; Los Angeles, CA, Timothy Kordic, MA, Los Angeles Unified School District; Miami, FL, Jonathan Carbone, Miami - Dade County Public Schools; New York City, NY, Lauren Murray, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygi ene; Oakland, CA, Ilsa Bertolini, Oakland Unified School District; Orange County, FL, Brenda Christopher - Muench, Orange County Public Schools; Palm Beach, FL, William Stewart, MPH, School District of Palm Beach County; Philadelphia, PA, Judith Peters, MBA, School District of Philadelphia; San Diego, CA, Rachel Miller, MEd, San Diego Unified School District; San Francisco, CA, Kim Levine, MHA, San Francisco Unified School District.

In addition to being President of the CTU, David is a Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers; past co-chair of Ohio 8, a coalition of the Superintendents and teacher Union Presidents in Ohio's eight urban school districts; and serves on the Executive Board of the North Shore Federation of Labor and the Ohio AFL - CIO.

Superintendents Prepared, a popular program that trains educators for the rigors of the top job in urban school districts, has fine - tuned its approach to provide more intensive training and additional support for its graduates in the field.

Like equalization formulas in other states, the one in Kansas was designed to help poor, primarily urban districts, not the sprawling, land - rich agricultural areas of the state, like Beloit, where Mr. Bottom serves as superintendent of schools.

On Wednesday, CCSSO (the organization of state superintendents) joined with CGCS (the organization of big urban school districts) to announce joint plans to reassess and scale back testing programs.

The organization of state superintendents and the organization of big urban school districts will work together to audit the number and types of tests administered and develop new systems that are leaner and more integrated.

Curtis works with school systems, foundations, higher education and education policy organizations on a variety of topics including urban district improvement strategy, superintendent and principal leadership development, and how to make teaching a compelling and rewarding career.

The council's board is made up of the superintendent and a school board member from each of the 49 urban school districts that belong to the Washington - based organization.

The superintendent said she's aware of the challenges faced in urban districts like Rochester: poor attendance, low graduation rates, and students who can't afford a school lunch, for starters.

The guidebook of the mass school closings movement is a 2009 «School Closure Guide» written by the controversial Broad Foundation, which boasts of training and placing non-educator superintendents and high - level school leaders in urban districts across the country to enact a brand of education reform that focuses on competition and privatizschool closings movement is a 2009 «School Closure Guide» written by the controversial Broad Foundation, which boasts of training and placing non-educator superintendents and high - level school leaders in urban districts across the country to enact a brand of education reform that focuses on competition and privatizSchool Closure Guide» written by the controversial Broad Foundation, which boasts of training and placing non-educator superintendents and high - level school leaders in urban districts across the country to enact a brand of education reform that focuses on competition and privatizschool leaders in urban districts across the country to enact a brand of education reform that focuses on competition and privatization.

The graduation rate for LA Unified's Class of 2017 was 80 percent, and Superintendent Michelle King has made 100 percent graduation her goal — a feat not achieved by any urban school district.

In a report drawn from a convening of school district superintendents, charter leaders, school finance experts, and other education experts in Houston earlier this year, CRPE recommends that urban districts and charter schools collaborate to solve the problems associated with declining enrollment so that all students can have access to a high - quality education.

During this time, Cohn became the longest serving superintendent of any large, urban school district in the nation.

In a new series of short videos, superintendents of six large, urban school districts around the country share lessons for improving development of leaders for their districts» schools.

He has provided creative and purposeful solutions to state departments of education, superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, the CCSSO, and teacher leaders in over 100 urban, suburban, and rural school districts in the US, Canada, and Central America.

Mr. Conley has 20 years of experience in urban education, and has been deeply involved in classroom teaching, school leadership, and district - level decision making in Baltimore for more than 10 of those years Mr. Conley previously served two years as an assistant superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 mischool leadership, and district - level decision making in Baltimore for more than 10 of those years Mr. Conley previously served two years as an assistant superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 district - level decision making in Baltimore for more than 10 of those years Mr. Conley previously served two years as an assistant superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 miSchool District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 million.

The Quality Schools Compact effort is an outgrowth of a roundtable discussion that occurred last February between 13 major urban school district superintendents matched with charter leaders from each of those cities.

She is an entrepreneur, a nationally sought after motivational speaker, and a graduate of the prestigious Broad Superintendent's Academy, an 18 - month program that prepares executives to lead and transform urban schools districts.

The Howard University School of Education (HUSOE) plans to establish an academy to train a more diverse cohort of current and aspiring urban school district superintenSchool of Education (HUSOE) plans to establish an academy to train a more diverse cohort of current and aspiring urban school district superintenschool district superintendents.

According to the biography he provides to organizations where he is going to speak, as Hartford's Superintendent he «engineered one of the most comprehensive urban school district overhauls in the country.

· Provide district leaders who are knowledgeable about education and urban contexts and skillful in collaborative and democratic decision - making processes, starting with a credentialed superintendent of CPS, and transitioning from mayoral control to a democratically elected school board that is accountable to the public.

The first venue was the Urban Education Dialogue (UED), a forum of large urban district superintendents designed to foster dialogue about the challenges and opportunities associated with running K — 12 school systems in CalifoUrban Education Dialogue (UED), a forum of large urban district superintendents designed to foster dialogue about the challenges and opportunities associated with running K — 12 school systems in Califourban district superintendents designed to foster dialogue about the challenges and opportunities associated with running K — 12 school systems in California.