7 = NUMBER OF 2005 GRADUATES CURRENTLY LISTED AS " FEATURED ALUMNI."
Baker, Jill A.
Bass, Angela
Bobb, Robert C.
Dilworth, John
Hite, William R., Jr.
Micheaux, Donna J.
Torres, Jose M.
*This list was obtained online in ~2007; it is no longer posted. Three of the original participants left the program, Roger Gibson, Samuel T. King and Maria J. Lamb. John Dilworth was not included in the original press release.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM 2005 PRESS RELEASES, ETC.:
7 = NUMBER OF GRADUATES CURRENTLY LISTED AS “FEATURED ALUMNI."
Alfaro, Robert
Barry, John
Boone, Melinda
Brady, Thomas
Lowery, Lillian
Randall, Pamela
Gorman, Peter
*This list was obtained online in ~2007; it is no longer posted. Two of the original participants left the program, Thomas J. Fiscus and Manuel C. Silva. Pamela R. Hughes changed her name to Pamela Randall.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM 2004 PRESS RELEASES, ETC.:
7 = NUMBER OF GRADUATES CURRENTLY LISTED AS FEATURED ALUMNI."
Harris, Carl
Glascoe, Michael
Johnson, Melody
McGinley, Nancy
Rayer, Ben
Robinson, Wendy
Sheffield, LaVonn
*This list was obtained online in ~2007; it is no longer posted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM 2002 PRESS RELEASES, ETC.:
Participants in the academy will not need to leave their current jobs immediately. They will attend trainings for a number of weekends over a ten-month period in locations across the country. Fellowships, including tuition, travel and all program-related expenses, will be fully covered by The Broad Center. At the end of the training, The Broad Center will help place participants in urban school districts as administrators and superintendents.
The Fellows received guidance from leaders in business, education and the non-profit sectors. Faculty at the Academy included:
Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education
Henry Cisneros, CEO, American CityVista
William Cox, Managing Director, School Evaluation Services
Chris Cross, Senior Fellow, Center on Education Policy
Chester E. Finn, Jr., President, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, The Drucker Foundation
Don McAdams, Founder, Center for Reform of School Systems
Donald Nielsen, President, Hazelton Corporation; Chairman, 2WAY Corporation Hugh B. Price, President and CEO, National Urban League
Paul Ruiz, Principal Partner, Education Trust
Adam Urbanski, Director, Teacher Union Reform Network
Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers
National Adacemy [sic] will Identify, Train and Support The Next Generation of Public School Superintendents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 16, 2001
CONTACT:
Melissa Bonney Ratcliff* 310-954-5057 voice mail
310-435-5702 cell phone
Washington, DC - Today, The Broad Foundation and Governor John Engler (R-MI) launched The Broad Center for Superintendents at an event hosted by the Center for National Policy at the United StatesCapitolBuilding.**
Eli Broad, one of the nation's leading Democratic contributors, joined with John Engler, one of the nation's most prominent Republican Governors, to address the growing leadership crisis in America's public schools.
Broad and Engler launched The Broad Center for Superintendents to identify, train and support talented business, non-profit and government executives - along with traditional education leaders -- to serve as superintendents in urban public school districts.
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 two years. This program will dramatically change this equation.
"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," said Eli Broad, Founder, The Broad Foundation.
The BroadCenter for Superintendents is an executive leadership development program designed to develop the critical skills needed to become a successful urban superintendent. Its focus will be a training academy that prepares future superintendents to meet the unique challenges that urban public school districts face. (A brochure describing the Academy program is attached.)
Michigan Governor John Engler said, "This is an exciting opportunity to cultivate great leadership in our nation's largest school districts. Literally millions of American children will benefit. I applaud Eli Broad for his vision and commitment."
Participants in the Academy will not need to leave their current jobs immediately. They will attend trainings for a number of weekends over a ten-month period in locations across the country. Fellowships, including tuition, travel and all program-related expenses, will be fully covered by The Broad Center. At the end of the training, The Broad Center will help place participants in urban school districts as administrators and superintendents.
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said: "I am delighted to see Eli Broad, renowned as a businessman and philanthropist, join with John Engler, the Governor of Michigan and a dedicated public servant, to 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 these gentlemen for their efforts to support and invest in developing our school leaders."
Established in 1999, The Broad Foundation's mission is to dramatically improve student achievement in our nation's cities by investing in new ideas and innovative leadership in urban school systems across the country. The Foundation supports efforts to improve governance, management and labor relations in our nations [sic] largest urban school districts.
**John Engler served as governor of Michigan (Eli Broad’s home state) from 1991 to 2003. His administration was characterized by privatization of state services, tax reduction, educational reform, welfare reform and major reorganization of executive branch departments. In September 2004 he was named the new President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers. He serves as a juror for the Broad Prize.
