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.
Not exact matches
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 distr
Urban Superintendents Program is the nation's first and only comprehensive program that prepares
school leaders to address the challenges
of large,
urban distr
urban 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 Pro
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 Pro
Urban 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 urban
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 urban
schools 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 privatiz
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 privatiz
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 privatiz
school 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 mi
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
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 mi
School 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 superinten
School of Education (HUSOE) plans to establish an academy to train a more diverse cohort
of current and aspiring
urban school district superinten
school 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 Califo
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 Califo
urban district superintendents designed to foster dialogue about the challenges and opportunities associated with running K — 12
school systems in California.