2017 EdWeek Leaders To Learn From
Recognizing excellence in school-district leadership
Personalized Learning
Leader To Learn From
Personalized Learning in Practice: How a Risk-Taker Tailored Learning in Her District
Patricia Deklotz instills a culture of personalized learning in which students choose how and what they learn and teachers create their own microcredentials to advance their careers.
College & Workforce Readiness
Leader To Learn From
Forging a Firm Path to College With High Expectations and No Excuses
Dolores Gonzalez, the chief program officer for IDEA Public 69传媒, has shaped an academic program that focuses on erasing achievement gaps in the earliest grades and putting first-generation college-goers on a firm path to higher education. She is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
69传媒 & Literacy
Leader To Learn From
Superintendent Fosters Love of 69传媒
Superintendent C茅sar Morales leveraged his district鈥檚 1-to-1 tablet initiative to create a massive bilingual-literacy campaign and make tens of thousands of electronic books in English and Spanish accessible to students and their families in Oxnard, Calif. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Equity & Diversity
Leader To Learn From
An Unwavering Advocate for Racial Equity in 69传媒
In Kentucky鈥檚 Jefferson County Public 69传媒, John D. Marshall uses data to unmask racial inequities and demand policy changes and supports for students of color and those who are poor. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
Amid Flint's Water Crisis, 69传媒 Chief Is a Calm Force
Bilal Tawwab, the superintendent of schools in Flint, Mich., refuses to use the city鈥檚 lead-water crisis as an excuse from keeping his team of educators focused on improving student achievement in a long-struggling school district. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Families & the Community
Leader To Learn From
Superintendent Builds Bridges to New Immigrant Communities
With his 鈥渢each them all鈥 ethos, Superintendent Jim Rollins is on the leading edge of helping immigrant students and their families find a foothold in Arkansas鈥 Springdale Public 69传媒 and the broader community. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
College & Workforce Readiness
Leader To Learn From
Educator's Pre-Veterinary Program Sends Navajo 69传媒 to College
Clyde McBride, the director of career and technical education in Kayenta, Ariz., runs a powerhouse pre-veterinary-sciences program that gives Navajo students hands-on experience that propels them to college, prepares them for the workforce, and puts them at the center of supporting their communities. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Recruitment & Retention
Leader To Learn From
Building Up the Teacher Workforce in Small-Town Iowa
Superintendent Chris Coffelt works tirelessly to recruit, retain, and improve the practice of teachers who might otherwise be drawn to bigger cities and bigger salaries outside his small Iowa school district. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Equity & Diversity
Leader To Learn From
Casting a Wider Net for Giftedness
Seminole County, Fla., schools Superintendent Walt Griffin, along with school psychologist Jeanette Lukens, are scouting more broadly for talent and bringing more diversity to the district鈥檚 gifted student population. They are recognized as 2017 Leaders To Learn From.
College & Workforce Readiness
Leader To Learn From
Superintendent Knocks Down Barriers to Learning for Poor 69传媒
In South Carolina's Greenville County 69传媒, Superintendent W. Burke Royster enlists a wide array of partners to help keep students鈥攅specially those in poor communities鈥攅ngaged in school and on track to graduate. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
School & District Management
Leader To Learn From
A Passion for Saving 69传媒 on the Brink
Sharon Griffin, the chief of schools in Tennessee鈥檚 Shelby County 69传媒, has led an urgent effort to turn around the academic performance of more than 20 low-performing schools in Memphis. She is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Classroom Technology
Leader To Learn From
Smart Ed-Tech Strategy That Comes From the Classroom
Joseph Williams, the technology director in California鈥檚 Perris Union High School District, demands fast responses to IT problems and insists on keeping close connections to teaching and learning by sitting in on lessons and coaching his colleagues. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
Families & the Community
Leader To Learn From
Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in 69传媒
As the head of family engagement in Washington state鈥檚 Federal Way Public 69传媒, Trise Moore helps parents navigate a large bureaucracy and puts them at the center of the district鈥檚 decisionmaking. She is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.
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