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Member, Advisory Group for Administrative Leadership Institute—Western Kentucky University
This small educational consulting group specialized in working with schools, leaders and other organizations in raising student achievement.
Worked with The Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church to develop a religious school
Consulted with Kumon, Inc., an international after-school tutoring company
Consulted with Black Educators' Alliance of Massachusetts
Consulted with Boston Public Schools on educational issues of minority children
Presented workshops on leadership, learning styles and achievement
This urban school district of 9,000 students was one that had been plagued with historic leadership, systemic organizational and achievement problems. There were 15 schools, 1200 employees, and a $92 million budget.
As the chief executive officer, was responsible for developing an overall educational plan, which included public relations, internal and external communication, curriculum development, facilities planning and management, professional development, financial analysis and budgeting, strategic planning, evaluation, needs assessment, employee recruitment and leadership development.
Developed partnership with Dickinson College to recognize outstanding urban teachers
Developed a partnership with Messiah College and the Boyer Center to implement the work of Ernest Boyer. The Basic School
Developed and implemented a distant learning project to teach foreign language to elementary school children
Developed a partnership with Shippensburg University to train urban principals—Principals for the New Millennium
Approved a $160 million building and renovation program to renovate each building in the Harrisburg School District (The Rowland School had the quickest completion rate in Pennsylvania history)
Installed security cameras and swipe card security readers in each building in the district
Installed networked computers on each teacher's desk