Superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento, California (Enrollment: 50,000 Students—25
Percent White; 75 Percent Minority), 1994 - November 1995
Superintendent, Akron Public School District Akron, Ohio
(Enrollment: 34,000 Students—56 Percent White; 44 Percent
Minority), 1991 1994
Superintendent, Darlington County School District Darlington,
South Carolina (Enrollment: 12,000 Students—40 Percent White;
60 Percent Minority), 1988 1991
Superintendent, Amarillo Independent School District Amarillo,
Texas (Enrollment: 25,000 Students—74 Percent White; 26
Percent Minority), 1987 1988
Superintendent, McDowell County Schools Marion, North Carolina
(Enrollment: 7,000 Students—90 Percent White; 10 Percent
Minority), 1984 1987
Associate Superintendent, Alexander County Schools
Taylorsville, North Carolina, 1982 1984
High School Principal, St. Pauls City Schools St. Pauls, North
Carolina, 1979 1982
High School Principal, Beaufort County Schools Washington,
North Carolina, 1978 – 1979
Classroom Teacher, Primary subjects taught: Biology, Health
Education; Other duties included:
Assistant principal, class sponsor, department chairman, 1972
– 1978
College Adjunct Professor - Nova Southeastern University;
Vanderbilt University; California State University at Sacramento;
and East Carolina University
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education, Vanderbilt University--1983
Educational Specialist, East Carolina University--1980
Master of Arts, East Carolina University--1977
Master of Arts, East Carolina University--1974
Bachelor of Science, East Carolina University--1972
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of School Administrators
North Carolina Association of School Administrators
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum
Development
Century Club (Limited to Two Educators from Each State)
High Point Chamber of Commerce—Board of Directors
Greensboro Rotary Club
Horace Mann League of the United States of America--Past
President
National School Public Relations Association—Board of
Directors
Piedmont Triad Education Consortium—Board of Directors
& Chairman Elect
United Way of Greater Greensboro—Former Member Board of
Directors
United Way of High Point—Board of Directors
PRESENTATIONS
A Look At The Current Status Of Restructuring--National School
Boards Convention, San Francisco, California - Spring, 1991
Advanced Placement Success Stories: A District
Approach—The First Annual AP National Conference, Chicago,
Illinois—Summer, 2002
Being Assertive Without Being Aggressive--Mississippi
Association of Educational Office Personnel State Conference,
Jackson, Mississippi - Winter, 1988
Building Credibility with Community and Staff--American
Association of School Administrators National Conference, San
Diego, California - Winter, 2002
Danielson’s Model of Clinical Supervision--New Berlin
School District, New Berlin, Wisconsin - Winter, 1999
Developing Professional Growth Plans--National Academy of
School Executives, Destin, Florida - Spring, 1986
High Schools That Work--State of Tennessee Department of
Education’s Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee - Spring,
1998
High School With a College Twist—America’s At-Risk
Youth National Forum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina—Spring,
2002
High School With a College Twist--National School Boards
Association National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana - Spring,
2002
How To Conduct a Sacred Cow Hunt--American Association of
School Administrators National Conference, San Diego, California -
Winter, 1998
How to Help Students Deal With Peer Pressure--National School
Boards Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana - Winter, 1990
Improving School/Business Relations--American Association of
School Administrators National Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Winter, 1987
Improving Teaching Performance--National Academy of School
Executives, San Francisco, California - Winter, 1989
Initiating a Community Based Literacy Program, Supervising
Teachers With Performance Problems-- Vanderbilt University's
Principals' Institute, Nashville, Tennessee - Summer, 1990
LINC Guilford-A Business Partnership That Works--Meet in the
Middle State Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina - Fall, 2001
Listening to and Implementing Employee’s Improvement
Suggestions--National School Public Relations Association National
Conference, St. Louis, Missouri - Summer, 1998
Middle College High School--North Carolina School Board
Association’s President’s Invitational Conference,
Greensboro, North Carolina - Spring, 2001
Minority Students and Advanced Placement—North Carolina
Department of Education’s Closing the Achievement Gap
Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina – Spring 2002
Nationally Televised Town Hall Meeting--United States
Department of Education, Washington, D.C. - Summer, 1995
Policy Governance: Focusing on Student Achievement—New
Brunswick School Superintendents’ Association Conference, New
Brunswick, Canada—Fall 2002
Profiles of Effective Schools--National Academy of School
Executives, Tucson, Arizona - Winter, 1985
Planning and Implementing a Local Crisis Management Plan--Safe
Home, Safe School, Safe Community
Reconnecting Disconnected Students--American Association of
School Administrators National Conference, San Diego, California -
Winter, 2002
Reducing Teacher Absenteeism--National School Boards
Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada - spring, 1986
Teacher Evaluation Programs That Work--National School Boards
Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana - Winter, 1988
The Baby Boom Echo’s Effect on America’s High
Schools--Jim Leahrer’s Nationally Televised--News Hour,
Public Broadcast System - Fall, 1997
The Principal’s Role in the Evaluation
Process--Vanderbilt Princiapls’ Institute, Nashville,
Tennessee - Summer, 1988
Top Ten Problems Facing Public Education--American Association
of School Administrators Convention, San Diego, California -
Spring, 1996
Using The Curriculum Audit As A Tool To Implement School
Reform--American Association of School Administrator's Convention,
San Francisco, California - Winter, 1990
Working With Superintendents--National School Public Relations
Association’s PR Power Hour, National Telephone Conference -
Winter, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
A bus safety plan that emphasizes student awareness and driver
training. American School Board Journal, 1986, 11, 37 39.
A study of the relationship between student achievement and
evaluations of teacher performance. (Doctoral Dissertation,
Vanderbilt University, 1983) Dissertation Abstracts International,
1984, (University Microfilms No. DEM 84-02955).
A "super sub" is not a sandwich. The Education Digest, 1990,
9, 50 51. Co-authored with Robert Y. Creech
A onederful way to develop employee support. Carolina Comment,
1986, 8, 10-11. Co-authored by Beverly Reep
Academies for assistant principals. Educational Leadership,
1987, 45, 47 48. C-authored by Kent Peterson and Catherine
Marshall
Advanced Placement: Access to Excellence. Principal
Leadership, 2002, 8, 16-19.
Preschool story hours: The perfect welcome to kindergarten.
The Palmetto Administrator, 1990, 3, 34-35. Co-authored by Beverly
Reep
Preventing project teams from developing committee-itis. NASSP
Bulletin, 2000, 616, 97-100.
Realtors, business owners are vital audiences. Journal of
Educational Public Relations, 1994, 3, 15-19.
Selling homes or selling schools. The School Administrator,
1991, 10, 38-39.
Staying in school. American School Journal, 2000, 5,
55-57.
Student achievement: Find what works for you. Tennessee School
Boards Association Journal, 1999, 10, 17.
Super sub program sends administrators back to the trenches.
American School Board Journal, 1990, 2, 37. Co-authored with
Robert Y. Creech
Teacher empowerment: Strategies for success. NASSP Bulletin,
1992, 546, 90-96. Co-authored by Beverly Reep
The administrator: Secretary relationship—Establishing a
productive partnership. The National Educational Secretary, 1985,
spring, 10 11 & 23.
The assistant principals’ academy: Technical training and
socialization of future leaders. NASSP Bulletin, 1987, 501, 32-38.
Co-authored by Kent Peterson and Catherine Marshall
The secretary, the telephone and the tarnished image. The
National Educational Secretary, 1986, summer, 10 13. Co-authored
by Charlie M. Holland
Use staff members' one derful ideas. American School Board
Journal, 1985, 10, 46.
When consultants poke sacred cows. The Executive Educator,
1991, 6, 29-30.
