Sentences with phrase «urban school superintendent of»

An average urban school superintendent of 3.2 years suggests the need for some important discourse and development around the conditions necessary to hire and retain those entrusted with the responsibility.

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Plus interviews with Green party's Howie Hawkins, NYS School Boards Association's Tim Kremer and NYS Council of School Superintendents» Bob Lowry, Susan Goodwillie of the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project and Terry Hubbard — the mother of an inmate dealing with mental illness — and Harvey Rosenthal from the NYS Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services.

Paladino's remarks also drew quizzical looks and criticism from a panel of well - regarded urban school superintendents.

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.

In this video, a panel discusses gender in education organizations from the perspective of a former university president, a former urban school superintendent, and a nonprofit leader.

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.

Peterkin, director of the Urban Superintendents Program (USP) at HGSE for 15 years, has mentored a number of USP graduates who are currently in high - profile urban school sysUrban Superintendents Program (USP) at HGSE for 15 years, has mentored a number of USP graduates who are currently in high - profile urban school sysurban school systems.

The Urban Superintendents Program is a course of study for doctoral students interested in leading city public school systems.

Hillary earned her doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a member of its Urban Superintendents Program.

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.

June marked the end of my first year as superintendent of Partnership Schools, a nonprofit school management organization that (thanks to an historic agreement with the Archdiocese of New York) was granted broad authority to manage and operate six K — 8 urban Catholic sSchools, a nonprofit school management organization that (thanks to an historic agreement with the Archdiocese of New York) was granted broad authority to manage and operate six K — 8 urban Catholic schoolsschools.

Jewell - Sherman, among the faculty of the Ed School's Doctor of Education Leadership Program, earned a reputation as one of the most successful urban superintendents in the country in her former position as head of the Richmond, Va., public schools.

Professor Thomas Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68, former superintendent of Boston Public Schools from 1995 to 2006 and author of Urban School Leadership, learned this the hard way.

Jewell - Sherman, a graduate of HGSE's Urban Superintendents Program, has served as superintendent of the Richmond schools since 2002.

Working closely with existing programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, such as the Urban Superintendents Program and the Teacher Education Program, the Center will draw on the intellectual resources of other professional schools and faculties at Harvard University.

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.

«We have seen statistically significant changes; the urban schools are catching up,» said superintendent of schools Jesse Register.

In fact, only nine of the superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11).

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.

Hill should also know that urban schools are not governed by gypsy superintendents who wander the nation in search of leadership positions.

For a decade or more, school reform has been an urban tale of superintendents seeking to «turn around» schools in poverty - stricken communities, where vast numbers of children read below grade level and drop out before graduation.

In 1990, the school created the Urban Superintendents Program, the only comprehensive doctoral program preparing school leaders for the challenges of urban school system administraUrban Superintendents Program, the only comprehensive doctoral program preparing school leaders for the challenges of urban school system administraurban school system administration.

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.

The council includes superintendents and board members from 28 of the nation's largest urban school systems.

Andres A. Alonso began his tenure as professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he received his doctorate as part of the former Urban Superintendents Program.

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.

«Superintendents Prepared,» a joint project of three Washington - based research and consulting organizations, is designed to move 90 highly qualified educators and other professionals into positions as urban school chiefs over the next three years.

Eric J. Smith, superintendent of schools in Charlotte - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, was named the top urban educator in October.

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.

For reducing the achievement gap between the Atlanta Public Schools and the State of Georgia, lowering the dropout rate, cutting back the number of teacher vacancies, and renovating and consolidating some of Atlantas schools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall ConfSchools and the State of Georgia, lowering the dropout rate, cutting back the number of teacher vacancies, and renovating and consolidating some of Atlantas schools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall Confschools, Atlanta superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall earned the 2006 Richard R. Green Award, the nations highest honor for urban education leadership, at the Council of the Great City Schools 50th Annual Fall ConfSchools 50th Annual Fall Conference.

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.

A unique blend of education - savvy business leaders, a superintendent with stamina, and a mature accountability system has made Houston into the darling of urban school reform.

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.

The challenge for urban superintendents is to improve a whole system of schools and not settle for just a few more good campuses.

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.

The group was named Thursday (May 12) and includes Superintendent Lewis and Recovery Superintendent Patrick Dobard, a half dozen charter school leaders, the Orleans Parish federal programs / external grants director and two education advocates, Urban League of Greater New Orleans chief executive Erika McConduit - Diggs and Orleans Public Education Network director Deirdre Johnson Burel.

A 2003 survey of urban public - school superintendents that one of us (Fuller) conducted for the University of Washington found that more than two - thirds of the administrators in states with collective bargaining said union contracts impede reform.

A mayor's capacity for leadership addresses a significant problem that has plagued urban education for decades - namely, shifting and rival coalitions backing school reform, weak and unstable school boards, and frequent changes of superintendents.

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.

At the Ed School, where Jewell - Sherman started as a senior lecturer in 2008, she has continued to work on leadership development as both the director of the Urban Superintendents Program and a key faculty member in the Doctor of Education Leadership Program.

June marked the end of my first year as superintendent of Partnership Schools, a nonprofit school management organization that was granted broad authority to manage and operate six K — 8 urban Catholic sSchools, a nonprofit school management organization that was granted broad authority to manage and operate six K — 8 urban Catholic schoolsschools.

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.

That capacity for leadership addresses a significant problem that has plagued urban education for decades - namely, shifting and rival coalitions backing school reform, weak and unstable school boards, and frequent changes of superintendents.

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.