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CLEVELAND:
Dr. N. Gerry House, president and
CEO of the
Institute for Student Achievement, will discuss the report,
Cleveland Schools That Are Making a Difference,
at
noon
on
Friday,
April 25,
2008, at The City Club of Cleveland.
In 2007, the
Cleveland and George Gund Foundations engaged independent
researchers to identify, describe, and share best practices that
exist within Cleveland’s traditional public, private, parochial,
and charter schools that make a positive difference in students’
achievement.
House is a nationally recognized urban
education leader, whose Institute for Student Achievement (ISA)
served as a principle researcher on the project. The resulting
report describes 13 local schools recognized for their vision,
leadership, curriculum, instructional practices, and
community/parental involvement.
ISA is a non-profit organization that
partners with high schools to transform them into academically
rigorous and personalized small schools/small learning communities
that graduate students prepared for success in college. Prior to
joining ISA, House spent 15 years as a school superintendent in
Memphis and
Chapel Hill.
House serves on many organizational
boards, including Educational Testing Service,
Adelphi
University, Success Charter Network, Board of Judges for the
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, Woodrow Wilson
Foundation, Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform, and
the Alliance for Excellent Education, National Advisory Board.
House was the 1999 AASA National
Superintendent of the Year. Additional awards and recognitions
include: The Harold J. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Award
(1999); The Council of the Great City Schools’ Richard R. Green
Award (1998); and Tennessee Superintendent of the Year (1998).
Tickets are $18 for members and $30 for non-members. Lunch is
included. They can be purchased by calling The City Club at
216.621.0082
or visiting the website at
www.cityclub.org.
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