Superintendents Leadership Council
In partnership with AASA, the School Superintendents Association, the Coalition for Community Schools formed Community Schools Superintendents Leadership Council in 2011 to serve as a peer support group that spotlights leaders who are deepening their efforts to implement the community school strategy district-wide. In addition we want to demonstrate to the public, policymakers, thought leaders and other superintendents across the country that community schools are a vital and effective education reform strategy.
A number of school leaders are deeply involved in initiatives to organize community schools a score element of their education reform strategy. They include: Dr. Keith Ballard, Tulsa (OK); Jesse Register, Nashville (TN); Romules Tune, Toledo (OH); Bryan McDonald, Pasadena (CA); David Smith, Evansville (IN); Antwan Wilson, Oakland (CA); Mary Ronan, Cincinnati (OH); Steven Joel, Lincoln (NE); Carole Smith, Portland (OR); Teresa Weatherall Neal, Grand Rapids (MI; among others.
These local education leaders have indicated a willingness to be part of a cadre of public champions for community schools. They will be the most influential advocates for community schools with their peers. Mobilizing superintendent leadership on behalf of community schools is particularly important now when superintendents must tap into and leverage assets from within their communities to support student learning and when community support for public education is more important than ever.
To find out more about superintendent leadership in supporting a community schools initiative, click here.
Are you a Superintendent interested in joining this network? Please contact Bernice Butler, Partnerships Manager, at butlerb@iel.org.
Members of the Superintendents Leadership Council:
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State
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City/Town
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Name
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School District
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Arizona
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Tucson
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David Baker
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Flowing Wells Unified School District
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California
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Emeryville
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Debbra Lindo
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Emeryville Unified School District
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California
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Oakland
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Antwan Wilson
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Oakland Unified School District
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California
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Hayward
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Matt Wayne
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Hayward Unified School District
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California
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Los Angeles
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John Deasy
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Los Angeles Unified School District
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California
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Pasadena
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Brian McDonald
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Pasadena Unified School District
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California
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Redwood City
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Jan Christensen
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Redwood City School District
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| California |
San Diego |
Cindy Marten |
San Diego |
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California
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San Francisco
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Guadalupe Guerrero
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San Francisco Unified School District
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California
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San Jose
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John Porter
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Franklin McKinley School District
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California
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San Rafael
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Mike Watenpaugh
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San Rafael City Schools
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California
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Santa Rosa
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Soccoro Shiels
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Santa Rosa City Schools
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California
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Vallejo
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Ramona Bishop
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Vallejo City Unified School District
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Connecticut
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Hartford
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Kelvin Roldan
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Hartford Public Schools
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| Connecticut |
Meriden |
Mark Benigni |
Meriden Public Schools |
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Connecticut
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New Haven
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Sue Weisselberg
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New Haven Public Schools
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Florida
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Palm Beach
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Keith Oswald
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The School District of Palm Beach County
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Illinois
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Peoria
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Grenita Lathan
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Peoria Public School District
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Indiana
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Evansville
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David Smith
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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
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Georgia
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Gainesville
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Merrianne Dyer
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Gainesville City Schools
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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S. Dallas Dance
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Baltimore Public Schools
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Maryland
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Rockville
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Joshua Starr
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Montgomery County Public Schools
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Michigan
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Grand Rapids
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Teresa Weatherall Neal
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Grand Rapids Public Schools
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Michigan
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Wyoming
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Bill Fetterhoff
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Godwin Heights Public Schools
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Minnesota
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Brooklyn
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Mark Bonine
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Brooklyn Center Schools
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Missouri
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Kansas City
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Jim Hinson
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Independence Public School District
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Missouri
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St. Louis
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Kelvin Adams
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St. Louis Public Schools
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Nebraska
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Lincoln
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Steve Joel
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Lincoln Public Schools
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| New Jersey |
Paterson |
Donnie Evans |
Patterson Public School District |
| New Mexico |
Albuquerque |
Brad Winter |
Albuquerque Public Schools |
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Mary Ronan
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Cincinnati Public Schools
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| Ohio |
Toledo |
Romules Durant |
Toledo Public Schools |
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Oklahoma
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Tulsa
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Kirt Hartzler
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Union Public Schools
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Oklahoma
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Tulsa
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Keith Ballard
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Tulsa Public Schools
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Oregon
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Portland
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Sam Breyer
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Centennial Public Schools
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Oregon
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Portland
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Don Grotting
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David Douglas School District
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Oregon
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Portland
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Karen Fischer Gray
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Parkrose School District
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Oregon
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Portland
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Carole Smith
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Portland Public Schools
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Oregon
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Portland
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Joyce Henstrand
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Reynolds School District
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Pennsylvania
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Bethlehem
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Joseph J. Roy
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Bethlehem Area School District
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Pennsylvania
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Lancaster
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Pedro Rivera
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School District of Lancaster
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Pennsylvania
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Bangor
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Patricia Mulroy
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Bangor Public Schools
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Rhode Island
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Providence
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Susan Lusi
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Providence Public Schools
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Tennessee
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Knoxville
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James McIntyre
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Knox County Schools
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Tennessee
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Nashville
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Jesse Register
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Metro Nashville Public Schools
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Washington
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Vancouver
|
Steve Webb
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Vancouver Public Schools
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Washington
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Seattle
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Susan Enfield
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Highline Public Schools
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Washington
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Seattle
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Jose Banda
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Seattle Public Schools
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Washington
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Renton
|
John Welch
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Pudget Sound Educational Service District
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| Wisconsin |
Madison |
Jennifer Cheatham |
Madison Public Schools |