The Broad Center For Superintendents Hosts Training Academy In Washington, D.C.

6/17/2002

From: Melissa Bonney Ratcliff of The Broad Center for Superintendents, 310-954-5057, mbr@broadfoundation.org

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Broad Center for Superintendents will conduct a training program for the Urban Superintendents Academy in Washington, D.C., June 20-23, 2002 at the Mayflower Hotel. (A complete schedule is below.)

The Broad Center for Superintendents is a national executive leadership development program launched by The Broad Foundation and Michigan Governor John Engler. The Center is designed to help outstanding leaders develop the critical skills necessary to become successful urban superintendents. Its initial focus is a training academy that prepares future superintendents to meet the unique challenges that urban public school districts face across America.

Speakers at the Academy include: -- Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education. -- Hugh Price, President of the National Urban League. -- Donald Nielsen, President of the Hazelton Corporation and Chairman of TeachFirst. -- A panel of superintendents from urban districts across the country. -- A panel of union leaders from districts across the country.

Eli Broad, founder of The Broad Foundation, said, "This is a direct infusion of leadership at the highest management level of our nation's urban public school districts. We are building an executive leadership corps to protect and to grow our nation's investment in children."

Out of over 200 applicants, 25 individuals were selected to participate in this innovative, new training academy for public school leaders.

The first class includes a former manager from McKinsey & Company, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, former vice presidents from AT&T and Eastman Kodak, a former US Army Colonel, several leaders from K-12 urban, suburban and rural districts, among others. (A complete list is below.)

The Broad Foundation deliberately recruited talented business, non-profit and government executives -- along with traditional education leaders -- to participate in this program so that the best and the brightest could dedicate their skills to solving the challenges our nation's public schools face.

Participants in the academy retain their current jobs while attending weekend trainings. The first academy session was held in Los Angeles in February, and the second was held in Atlanta in April. Future sessions will be held in Miami, Houston and Detroit over the next several months.

Fellowships, including tuition, travel and all program-related expenses, are fully covered by The Broad Foundation. At the end of the training, The Broad Center will help place participants as superintendents in large urban districts nationwide.

Superintendents are in charge of our nation's greatest investment -- our children. However, many have little training or background in complex financial, labor, management, personnel and capital resource decision-making. In fact, 98 percent of superintendents are trained as teachers -- not managers. Additionally, the average urban superintendent's tenure is just over four years. This program will dramatically change this equation. The academy curriculum includes the following sessions:

-- The CEO: Effective organizational leadership in education -- Student achievement and reinventing schools for success -- The politics of urban school system leadership -- Using management and instructional data for decision making -- The governance-management team -- Planning and leading systems change -- Public and community relations -- Securing a job as an urban superintendent

Last November, in a news release announcing the program, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said: "I am delighted to see Eli Broad, renowned as a businessman and philanthropist, provide a new approach to preparing school system leaders. The role of the superintendent is critical to the success of school reform and to the achievement of young people, and I applaud his efforts to support and invest in developing our school leaders."

--- The Broad Center for Superintendents The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Time; Speaker; Title; Subject

Thursday, June 20, 2002 12-5 p.m. Phyllis Hunter, Institute for Learning Dr. Hunter will discuss the state of literacy in the nation today and talk about what it means to implement a comprehensive research-based reading program in an urban district.

5:30-7 p.m. Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education Secretary Paige will talk about his perspective on urban education, the federal agenda, and how urban superintendents can influence the national education agenda.

Friday, June 21, 2002 8-9:30 a.m. Tim Quinn, Managing Director, The Broad Center Harvard Business School case on business operations that addresses privatization of business services in the public sector.

9:30-10:15 a.m. Donald Nielsen, President, Hazelton Corporation; Chairman, 2WAY Corporation; Chairman, TeachFirst. Nielsen will share his experience as a successful business executive and entrepreneur, plus his experience as Seattle Public School's Board President.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Tim Quinn, Managing Director, The Broad Center Harvard Business School case study on power and influence that will address the question: How can an urban superintendent exercise influence and build coalitions for positive system-wide change?

11:30 a.m. - 12 noon Carmen Russo, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools Russo will tell her leadership story and share her perspectives on the politics of the urban superintendency.

12:30-2 p.m. Johnny Brown, Superintendent, Rochester City School District Cliff Janey, Superintendent, Dekalb County School System Carmen Russo, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools Panel of Urban Superintendents: Politics and the Superintendency.

Moderated by Michael Casserly, Executive Director of the Council of Great City Schools.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Hugh Price, President, National Urban League Keynote Address on the politics of urban education and building coalitions for student success.

Saturday, June 22, 2002 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Julia Koppich, Managing Partner, Management Analysis and Associates Charles Kerchner, Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate School This session will include an overview of collective bargaining and a discussion of Drs. Koppich's and Kerchner's concepts for involvement of teachers in achievement of the district's mission.

1-2:45 p.m. Adam Urbanski, President, Rochester Teachers Association Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers Becki Wissink, President, Denver Classroom Teachers Assn John Grossman, President, Columbus Education Association Panel of Union Leaders: How are education associations changing and how do they need to change? How can urban superintendents build positive relationships with the teachers' union? What are union perspectives of urban districts and issues for CEOs?

Sunday, June 23, 2002 9-11:45 a.m. Betty Hasler, Partner, Heidrick and Struggles Interviewing Skills: The interview process will be discussed, strategies for successful interviewing shared.

--- The Broad Center for Superintendents 2002 Urban Superintendents Academy

PARTICIPANTS Name, Position

Walter L. Burt, Ph.D.; Superintendent, Pontiac School District, Michigan. Adjunct professor and lecturer at Western Michigan University, Aquinas College, Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University.

Arnold W. Carter; Superintendent, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Former Colonel, U.S. Army; Battalion Commander in the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Paula M. Dawning; Sales Vice President/General Manager, Global Markets Division, AT&T (recent early retiree). Career with AT&T spanning 23 years.

Kathryn M. Downing, J.D.; Former Publisher, CEO and President, Los Angeles Times.

Michael E. Glascoe; Assistant Superintendent, Educational Accountability Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia.

Patricia Pataky Green, Ph.D.; Acting Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction, Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland.

Carl E. Harris, Ed.D.; Superintendent, Franklin County Schools, North Carolina. Adjunct Professor, North Carolina State University.

Delores W. Hopkins, Ph.D.; Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools, Jackson Public School District. Adjunct Instructor, Jackson State University.

Timothy R. Jenney, Ph.D.; Superintendent, Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Former Superintendent of The School District of Greenville County, South Carolina and Union Public Schools, Tulsa Oklahoma

Melody A. Johnson, Ph.D.; Deputy Superintendent, Providence Public Schools. Former Associate Superintendent, San Antonio Independent School District; former Senior Director for Middle School Education at Texas Education Agency

Steven C. Leonard, Ed.D.; President, City on a Hill Charter School, Boston. Former Cluster Leader, Boston Public Schools. Recipient of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship at Boston University.

Nancy J. McGinley, Ed.D.; CEO, Philadelphia Education Fund. Former Director, Leadership Initiatives, Greater Philadelphia First and former school principal.

Bernard Oliver, Ed.D.; Dean, Ewing Kauffman Foundation/Missouri Endowed Chair, School of Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City. Former Dean, College of Education at Washington State University and St. Cloud State University.

Thandiwe Mary C. Peebles; Superintendent, CEO Region, Cleveland Municipal School District, Ohio; former Executive Director, Academic Affairs, Cleveland. Former Principal, Intermediate School 193 and P.S. 40 Elementary School, Bronx, New York.

Benjamin W. Rayer; Senior Consultant, Public Financial Management, Inc., Philadelphia. Former Special Assistant to the Superintendent, Philadelphia School District; former Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Health & Education Finance Authority, Philadelphia.

Wendy Y. Robinson, Ed.D.; Deputy Superintendent, Fort Wayne Community Schools. Former Assistant Superintendent, Area Administrator and Principal, Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Abelardo Saaverdra, Ph.D.; District Superintendent, Southeast District, Houston Independent School District. Former Superintendent, Corpus Christi Independent School District.

LaVonne M. Sheffield, Ph.D.; Chief of Staff, Detroit Public Schools, Michigan. Former Director, Department of Port Control, Cleveland. Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, Cleveland.

James H. Shelton, III; President, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, LEARNNOW, Inc., Washington, DC. Former Vice President, Knowledge University. Former Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta.

Marti J. Smith; Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Eastman Kodak, New York (recently retired). Former Vice President-Communications and Chief of Staff, US West Communications, Inc., Denver, Colorado.

Robert R. Stockwell, Jr.; Chief Academic Officer, Houston Independent School District. Former Director, Strategic Management and Quality Improvement; Director, PEER Program; and Director, Instructional Training and Development, Houston Independent School District.

Joseph M. Vigil; Associate Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools. Former Assistant to the Superintendent, Newark Public Schools, New Jersey. Assistant Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools. Superintendent, Menominee Indian School District, WI.

Patricia Watkins, Ph.D.; Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Madison County Public Schools, Virginia. Former Principal, Charles City Elementary School, VA. Chair, Department of Education, Satin Paul's College, Lawrenceville, VA.

John P. Welch; Vice President for Business and Administrative Services, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington. Former Chief Financial Officer, Federal Way Public Schools, Washington. Senior Budget Analyst, City of Tacoma. Senior Financial Analyst, The Boeing Company.

Kathleen Whalen; Chief of Staff, Sacramento City Unified School District. Former High School Principal, Vice Principal and Counselor, Sacramento City Unified School District.

------ The Broad Foundation is a Los Angeles-based entrepreneurial grant-making organization, established in 1999 by Eli and Edythe Broad. The Foundation was started with an initial investment of $100 million that was recently increased by the Broad family to $400 million. The Foundation's mission is to dramatically improve K-12 urban public education through better governance, management and labor relations.