IN THIS ISSUE:

Message from The Broad Residency's Director of Recruitment and Selection: Chaka Booker

During this time of year, the holidays serve as a backdrop for all we do. From Thanksgiving to the New Year we are constantly encouraged to be thankful, urged to give to others, and reminded that new beginnings are just around the corner. When working in education, these themes are constant regardless of the time of year.

Year round, I am concerned by the struggles our students face while simultaneously being thankful for the public education I received through the Los Angeles Unified School District. I was fortunate to have adults in my life who understood the system and how to navigate it. That just further reminds me that many children do not have enough support in their lives and therefore need the best education systems possible to ensure they live up to their potential. Every child has the potential to be great. Every community has public schools in it that can support that potential. As a product of those schools I am indebted to public education and grateful to be part of an organization focused on ensuring academic success for all children.

Year round, educators give tirelessly to the children they work with. The Broad Center is part of the effort to create and improve the systems that support those educators. To that end, this year, we placed the largest cohort of Residents ever — including new placements in state departments of education. The Residents, their organizations, and the educators they serve are constant reminders of giving. The work they do is not easy. They choose careers rarely given the respect they deserve. Their lives are filled with solving problems, creating opportunities and giving. Every day, they give children a better chance at the education they need.

Year round, we see children learning, overcoming struggles, and beginning new paths in their lives. At The Broad Center, our team is seeing the beginnings of a new group of Residents who will serve these children. Applications are flowing in. We are meeting people who will join The Broad Residency and tirelessly give their time, talent, and emotions. They will learn from and partner with teachers, principals, social workers, parents, aunts, uncles, superintendents, office staff, board members, volunteers…the list of committed people already in the system goes on. The holidays will soon be past, but our collective work will always be about being grateful for what we have, giving more than we have, and ensuring every child has a great starting point.

Happy Holidays.

Webinars

Are you seeking a management career in the education industry? Or are you beginning to explore a career transition into the education sector? The Broad Residency is hosting live webinars to learn more about the opportunity. We also have previously recorded webinars available with panelists from specific organizations and cities.

Visit our webinar page for details.

Record Number of Broad Residents Take on Local, State, and Federal Roles Managing Education Reform

Now in its ninth year, The Broad Residency placed its largest class of 42 Residents into 28 public education systems across the country, expanding for the first time into state departments of education. These 42 new Residents join a national network of over 200 Residents and alumni committed to transforming public education and eliminating achievement gaps.

"We are pleased that these bright managers will help large education systems - including state departments of education - use limited resources to better support teachers and deliver results for students, parents and communities," said Eli Broad, founder of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.

For the first time since The Broad Residency began in 2003, two Residents will be working at the state level, for the Delaware and Louisiana departments of education, in which significant reforms are underway.

Broad Resident Lisa Bishop serves as special assistant to the Secretary of Education for the Delaware Department of Education. In this role, she is helping implement Delaware's Race to the Top plan to dramatically improve educational outcomes for all students in the state. According to Bishop, "I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a Broad Resident with the Delaware Department of Education. I look forward to being part of a historic effort to improve life outcomes for all Delaware children by helping transform public education in the state of Delaware."

Naressa Cofield currently serves in the Louisiana Department of Education as a consultant with the Superintendent's Delivery Unit which supports the state superintendent in developing strategic targets linked to priority reform efforts and partners with key stakeholders, senior appointed and elected officials to ensure educational priorities and plans are translated into student outcomes. In her words, Cofield is "personally committed to reigniting the educational hopes, dreams and aspirations of America's youth."

For the second year, Broad Residents will be working at the U.S. Department of Education, supporting states and school districts in their efforts to improve student achievement.

In addition to those working in state and federal departments of education, the 2010-2012 Residents will be working in the following school districts and charter school management organizations:

• Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, N.C.
• Chicago Public Schools
• District of Columbia Public Schools
• Denver Public Schools
• Detroit Public Schools
• Fulton County Schools, Ga.
• Hillsborough County Public Schools, Fla.
• Houston Independent School District
• Knox County Schools, Tenn.
• Memphis City Schools, Tenn.
• New Haven Public Schools, Conn.
• New York City Department of Education
• Pittsburgh Public Schools
• Prince George's County Public Schools, Md.
• Providence Public Schools, R.I.
• Washoe County School District, Nev.

• Achievement First, New York
• Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, Los Angeles
• Aspire Public Schools, Oakland, Calif.
• Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles
• KIPP, Houston
• LEARN Charter School, Chicago
• New Schools for New Orleans, New Orleans
• The College-Ready Promise, Los Angeles
• Uncommon Schools, New York

In addition, this cohort includes a group of Residents who will work on improving teacher effectiveness as part of a $3.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to recruit and train as many as 18 Broad Residents over the next four years to provide management support to school districts and charter management organizations addressing this critical issue. Broad Residents will help school systems in Memphis, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Tampa who received funding from the Gates Foundation to dramatically improve the recruitment, selection, training, placement, and evaluation of teachers.

To learn more about the most recent cohort of Broad Residents, please visit our website.

Residents on the Move

Scott Benson
Scott Benson, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently appointed Program Officer of Next Generation Models for The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, he focuses on making investments that accelerate the development and adoption of new education models that demonstrate innovative ways of structuring learning environments. Read more.

Cordell Carter
Cordell Carter, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently appointed Director of School Support Services for Seattle Public Schools. He is responsible for managing student transportation, nutrition services, athletics, and district archives. Carter previously served as Director of Business Systems and Special Assistant to the Chief Financial Operations Officer for the District. Read more.

Darryl Cobb
Darryl Cobb, Broad Residency Cohort 2004, was recently appointed Partner and Vice President of the Charter School Growth Fund where he is responsible for the managing of investments and the support of high quality charter management organizations. Cobb previously served as Chief Executive Officer for the Chicago-based ACT Charter School. Read more.

Victor De La Paz
Victor De La Paz, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Hartford Public Schools. He is responsible for school and central office budgeting, risk management, fixed assets, and legislative affairs. De La Paz previously served as Special Assistant to the Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools. Read more.

Lateefah Durant
Lateefah Durant, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently named Academic Officer for Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), a district with over 128,000 students in 200 schools. Her primary responsibility is managing secondary school reform for the district. Durant previously served as Special Projects Officer in the Division of Academics at PGCPS. Read more.

Benjamin Glazer
Benjamin Glazer, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, recently transitioned to the role of Entrepreneur in Residence for the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and is currently working on creating information dashboards for school principals. Glazer previously served as Director of Knowledge Management for the District, focusing on reforming data systems and structures. Read more.

Alex Hernandez
Alex Hernandez, Broad Residency Cohort 2005, was recently named Partner and Vice President for the Charter School Growth Fund. In this role, he invests in high-quality charter school networks in California and Texas and helps lead the Fund's "next-generation" school strategy - a new effort to promote innovation in schooling. Read more.

Jeffrey Kang
Jeffrey Kang, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently appointed Director of Fiscal Compliance for Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) where he supports the Chief Financial Officer in improving resource allocation and utilization through a series of strategic projects and initiatives. Kang previously served as Director of Compliance and Quality Assurance for PGCPS. Read more.

Gloria Lee
Gloria Lee, Broad Residency Cohort 2005, recently transitioned to the role of Entrepreneur in Residence for New Schools Venture Fund. She is responsible for launching a new multimedia not-for-profit organization that provides educators with resources to improve their practice. Lee previously served as Regional Vice President for Aspire Public Schools, Bay Area. Read more.

Joanne Pearlman
Joanne Pearlman, Broad Residency Cohort 2008, was recently appointed Program Manager for the Department of College and Career Preparation for Chicago Public Schools. Pearlman's current focus is decentralizing the district's 8th-9th grade transition program that serves over 10,000 incoming 9th graders. Pearlman previously served as Project Manager in the Autonomous Schools Office. Read more.

Peter Shulman
Peter Shulman, Broad Residency Cohort 2005, was recently appointed Leader of the Teacher Leader Effectiveness Unit (TLEU) for the Delaware Department of Education. In this role, he will work to implement human capital initiatives as outlined in both Delaware's award-winning Race to the Top Application and their state education reform plan. Read more.

James Stovall
James Stovall, Broad Residency Cohort 2005, was recently promoted to Chief Executive Officer for Victory Schools, a national leader in public-private school management partnerships. Stovall previously served as Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Victory Schools where he oversaw and directed the company's legal, compliance and regulatory activities. Read more.

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