District of Columbia Board of Education
News Release
Peggy Cooper Cafritz, President
For Immediate Release
August 11, 2004 |
Contact: Patricia Williams
202 535-2647 |
Board of Education Announces New Candidate for
Superintendent of Schools
"Dr. Clifford B. Janey Brings Track Record of
Improving Math and Reading Scores and Closing Achievement Gap
Between Black and White and Hispanic and White Students "
Washington, D.C. - The District of Columbia Board of
Education yesterday announced the selection of Dr. Clifford B. Janey as
the choice of a team of city officials, school board members, a search
committee, educators and parents to be the next Superintendent of
Schools.
At a press conference attended by Mayor Anthony Williams,
Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp, Councilman Kevin Chavous, the Board of
Education, and Dr. Janey, School Board President Peggy Cooper Cafritz
called Janey's experience and professional skills "a perfect fit
for the educational needs of the children of the District of
Columbia."
Janey not only brings an excellent track record as
Superintendent of Schools for Rochester, New York from 1995-2002, where
under his leadership, both math and reading performance on state
assessments were improved, and achievement gaps between black and white
students and Hispanic and white students were reduced, but as Vice
President for Scholastics, Inc., he has coordinated partnerships with 20
major urban districts in areas involving language development, literacy
acquisition, achievement gap initiatives and professional development.
"We know the task ahead of us is a difficult one and
that this announcement is just the first step toward making our schools
the kind that every child deserves," said Cafritz. "Dr. Janey
has the right skills, the vision, the sense of urgency and the
understanding of what it will take to make that happen."
Dr. Janey has a doctorate in Educational Policy Planning
and Administration from Boston University; a master's degree in Reading
and Elementary Education and a B.A. in Sociology, both from Northwestern
University.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EDUCATION ADVISORY COLLABORATIVE
To: Members,
District of Columbia Board of Education
From: Members, Education Advisory
Collaborative
Date: August 11, 2004
Re: Recommendation for DCPS
Superintendent
Based on careful review of the recommendations of the
Superintendent Search Committee and our collective desire for an
experienced, effective leader of the, District's largest public schools
system, the Education Collaborative (Collaborative) recommends Dr.
Clifford Janey for your consideration as superintendent of the District
of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Dr. Janey displays both the vision
and sense of urgency necessary to reform off public schools and we hope
that you will strongly consider his proven track record of increasing
student achievement in your deliberations.
While we fully recognize that the Board of Education
would have preferred to receive two recommendations for the
superintendency, the Collaborative members had varied opinions on the
remaining candidates and were unable to reach agreement on a second
recommendation. In keeping with the spirit of collaboration and
consensus fostered by this search process we felt that it was critical
to advance only those candidates for whom there was collective support.
We trust that you will take our recommendation under
advisement and look forward to continued collaboration with you and the
new Superintendent as we jointly tackle the crucial task of improving
DCPS and the lives of the children it serves.
Submitted by those Collaborative members present and
voting:
Mayor Anthony A. Williams
Linda A . Cropp, Chair, Council of the District of Columbia
Kevin P. Chavous, Chair, Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation
Robert Bobb, Deputy Mayor/City Administrator
Peggy Cooper Cafritz, President, Board of Education
Mirian Saez, Vice President, Board of Education
Robert Martin, Member, Board of Education
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THE MEMBERS OF THE D.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION
PRESENT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
Accepting the Recommendation of the Education Advisory
Collaborative to hire Clifford B. Janey, Ed.D. as the Superintendent
WHEREAS, the D.C. Board of Education (Board) established
a search committee to recommend candidates to fill the position of
Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools;
WHEREAS, the Education Advisory Collaborative must submit
recommendations to the Board before the Board may make a final decision
on the appointment of the Superintendent;
WHEREAS, the Education Advisory Collaborative has
reviewed the recommendations of the search committee and recommends
Clifford B. Janey, Ed.D. to fill the position of Superintendent;
WHEREAS, Clifford B. Janey, Ed.D. is an experienced
Superintendent and educator and is nationally recognized for his
accomplishments in improving academic achievement and reforming school
systems; and
WHEREAS, having reviewed the recommendation of the
Education Advisory Collaborative and the credentials and background of
Clifford B. Janey, Ed.D., the Board finds that he has outstanding
qualifications for the position of Superintendent.
BE IT RESOLVED that the District of Columbia Board of
Education accepts the recommendation of the Education Advisory
Collaborative and agrees to begin discussions with Clifford B. Janey,
Ed.D. with the goal of offering him the position of Superintendent of
the District of Columbia Public Schools and negotiating an appropriate
contract.
August 11, 2004
Date Adopted
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777 6th Avenue, Apt. 27G
New York, NY 10001
H: 617-921-6097
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SCHOLASTIC, INC., New York, NY
A $2.0 billion multimedia education publishing company
with over 10,000 employees.
Vice President, Education, 2002 Present
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Coordinates strategic partnerships
with major urban districts (20) in areas involving language development,
literacy acquisition, achievement gap initiatives and professional
development.
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Works closely with state education
departments and national school reform organizations to help them
develop and implement strategies for improving student achievement and
closing achievement gaps.
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Participates in the development of a
$400 million education budget.
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Provides school district expertise
for the enhancement of existing partnerships with national organizations
including the Governor's Association, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Chief
State School Officers, American Association of School Administrators
(pending) and the National Association Secondary School Principals.
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Oversees quality assurance provisions of partnership
agreements, conducts district achievement gap analyses for regional
sales teams of the Educational Division and consults with the national
sales manager on solution selling as a strategy growth.
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Serves as education team leader for
Scholastic, Inc. at Nasdaq congressional briefings.
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Rochester, NY
An urban district serving 55,000 preK-adult students,
6,000 students and an operating budget of $510 million.
Superintendent of Schools, 1995-2002
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Increased reading and mathematics
performance on new state assessments and reduced the achievement gap
between black and white students and Hispanic and white students.
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Established a special partnership
with higher education for the retaining and development of career professionals who formerly served
in the private sector.
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Collaborated with Danforth
Foundation on a national case study regarding Rochester City School District's partnership with higher
education, the corporate community and parents.
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Received national awards for the
publication of annual reports, curriculum guides for parents and performance benchmarking documents.
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Organized literacy forums for
parents and citizens about new state learning standards and performance assessments.
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Established the "Parent Action
Center" as a single location for information, assistance and
workshops for parents.
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Expanded the district's use of cable access
television to provide parent-friendly forums on standards, assessments
and teaching strategies involving curriculum directors and teachers.
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Developed and enhanced the
district's web site: www.rcsdkl2.org, as a vehicle for providing
district news and information to parents and citizens.
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Monitored the implementation of
PeopleSoft modules for accounts payable, procurement, general ledger and
human resources.
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Formulated district-wide financial
policy, which defines guiding principles for management to apply in
making fiscal decisions.
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Led lobbying team and generated a
$39 million general fund increase for Rochester; the highest increase
for the Big Five Fiscal Dependent School Districts of New York State.
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Provided financial analysis,
reporting and budget proposals to the Board of Education and City
Council.
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Managed budgets of over $500 million
and balanced budgets each year, with six years of favorable management
opinions from external auditors Deloitte & Touche.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Boston, MA, 1973-1995
An urban district serving 64,000 students with a budget in excess of
$450 million.
Chief Academic Officer, 1993-1995
East Zone Superintendent, K-8, 1989-1993
Community District Superintendent, K-12, 1986-1989
Interim Headmaster, Madison Park High School &
the Hubert Humphrey Occupational Resource Center, 9-12, 1986
Headmaster, Hubert Humphrey Occupational Resource
Center, 1982-1986
Principal, Theodore Roosevelt Middle School, 1978-1982
Administrative Assistant to Senior Officer for
Career and Occupational Education Programs, 1977-1978
Reading Teacher, George Bancroft School, K-8, 1973-1976
SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Salem, MA, 1976-1977
Principal, Salem Public Alternative School, K-6
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA, 1969-1972
Director of Black Studies
EDUCATION
Boston University, Ed. D. in Educational Policy Planning and
Administration, 1984
Northeastern University, M.Ed. in Reading and Elementary Education, 1973
Northeastern University, B.A. in Sociology, 1969
CERTIFICATIONS
Superintendent of Schools, Massachusetts
Superintendent/Director Vocational Education, Massachusetts
Elementary
and Secondary Principal, Massachusetts
Reading K-12, Massachusetts
Social Studies, Massachusetts
Elementary Education,
Massachusetts
School District Administrator, New York
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The McKenzie Group, An Urban Development Consortium,
Certificate, 1993
Cornell University, Labor Relations Institute,
Arbitration, Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Certificate, 1989
Harvard University, Business School Summer Institute,
Policy Analysis, Labor Relations and Financial Management, Certificate,
1978
Rochester Institute of Technology, Minett Professor,
1999-2001
University of Massachusetts, Graduate School of
Education, Adjunct Professor, 1994-1995
Harvard University, Principals' Center, Focus Group
Moderator, 1992-1995
Boston University, School of Education, Research
Associate, 1988-1992
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
"Closing the Achievement Gap - Not Without
Accountability," University of Maryland, 2002
"Politics and Power in the role of the
Superintendency," Broad Foundation, 2002
"Must High School
Last Four Years?" Educational Leadership, 2002
"A Better Bargain" - Rochester City School
Distict/Rochester Teachers Association Contact, Education Week, 2001
"Towards a Better Principalship," an
Administrative Survey, council of the Great City Schools, 2000
"How to Select Teachers for Children in Urban
Poverty," The National Conference on Education - AASA, 1998
"Benchmarking Urban School District Progress,"
Oxford University, Cambridge, England, 1997
"The Challenge of Collaboration: a Public School and
a Public Housing Development Create New Early Childhood Center in
Boston," with Ms. Mary Lassen, Equity & Choice Institute for
Responsive Education, Boston University, Vol. VII, 1991
"Administrative Surveys as Alternative Policy Instruments,"
Educational Considerations, Kansas State University, Vol. IV, 1988
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Rochester Business Education Alliance, Steering Committee
Industrial Management Council, Board of Directors and SUNY Geneseo,
Advisory Accreditation Committee Rotarian
Red Cross, Volunteer
United Way of Greater Rochester, Board Member
