| In June 2006, Superintendent Carl Cohn
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| | superintendent. He holds a Ph.D. in
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| appointed five new area superintendents
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| | educational administration from the
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| for the San Diego Schools.
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| | University of Texas at Austin, an MA in
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| Each new area superintendent will be an
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| | education from Texas Women's University,
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| advocate for the schools under them, as
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| | and a BA in theology from Howard Payne
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| well as the communities for these
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| | University in Brownwood, Texas. Aleman,
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| schools. They will be empowered to ensure
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| | who is proficient in Spanish, was the
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| that the San Diego Schools have a fully
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| | associate superintendent for teaching and
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| enriched and competitive curriculum that
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| | learning at the Isaac School District in
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| recognizes the importance of the
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| | Phoenix, Arizona. Previously, he served
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| educational basics, as well as the nearly
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| | as director of policies, procedures and
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| forgotten art, music and physical
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| | public information in the San Antonio
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| education programs. They will be
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| | Independent School District.
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| responsible for expanding in their San
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| | In addition to these five new
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| Diego Schools partnerships between
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| | appointments, the San Diego Schools
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| parents, the community, businesses and
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| | filled three other positions through
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| higher education. Each student is to be
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| | recent appointments.
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| ensured as smooth a transition as
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| | Dorothy Harper is the new associate
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| possible for students and parents,
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| | superintendent for parent, community and
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| especially in the early years.
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| | student engagement. Harper earned her MA
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| These five appointments complete key
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| | in education from Memphis State
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| staffing of top leadership positions in
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| | University and bachelor's degree in
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| the San Diego Schools. Each of the five
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| | biology from Dillard University. Her
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| areas within the San Diego Schools will
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| | experience includes vice president of
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| include up to 25 elementary schools and
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| | development for the Newton Learning
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| their nearby middle schools.
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| | Supplemental Education Services, as well
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| The new area one superintendent is Carol
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| | as area superintendent, assistant
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| Barry. She earned an MA inn school
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| | superintendent, and deputy superintendent
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| administration from Azusa Pacific
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| | at the Long Beach Unified School
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| University and a BA in liberal studies
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| | District. In her new position, Harper
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| from San Diego State University. Before
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| | will work to establish a comprehensive,
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| her appointment, Barry served as acting
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| | consolidated system of support that will
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| assistant superintendent for the San
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| | engage parents, the community, and
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| Diego Schools. Previously, she was the
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| | students within the San Diego Schools.
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| principal at several San Diego Schools.
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| | Arun Ramanathan, an advanced doctoral
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| The area two superintendent is Dr. Hye
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| | fellow at Harvard, is the new executive
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| Jung (Chelsea) Kang-Smith. Kang-Smith
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| | director for governmental relations. He
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| holds an Ed.D. from the University of
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| | earned an MA in special education and
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| Southern California, MS in education from
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| | elementary education from Boston College,
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| California Southern University Fullerton,
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| | and a BA in government from Dartmouth.
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| and her BS in biology from the University
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| | Prior to his appointment, Ramanathan was
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| of California Irvine. Kang-Smith came to
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| | research director for the Los Angeles
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| the San Diego Schools in 2005, where she
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| | Unified School District. He will serve as
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| first served as principal in Anaheim
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| | an advocate for the San Diego Schools to
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| Union High School District and most
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| | state legislators on issues and laws
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| recently as assistant superintendent.
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| | affecting the school district.
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| Dr. Richard Cansdale is the area three
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| | Dr. Kyo Yamashiro is the San Diego
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| superintendent. He holds an Ed.D. in
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| | Schools' new director of school
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| educational leadership from the United
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| | management. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA,
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| States International University, an Ed.S.
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| | which she received in June of 2006 as a
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| from Point Loma Nazarene University, an
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| | top doctoral candidate. She earned an MA
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| MA in education of exceptional children
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| | in administration and policy analysis and
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| from San Francisco University, and a BA
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| | a BA in English literature from Stanford
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| in elementary education from the
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| | University. Prior to her appointment, she
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| University of Nevada at Reno. Previously,
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| | was a research and evaluation consultant
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| Cansdale was the principal at Cherokee
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| | for the Long Beach Unified School
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| Point Elementary School in the San Diego
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| | District. In her new position, Yamashiro
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| Schools.
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| | works with the School Choice programs,
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| The area four superintendent is Vincent
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| | including charter schools, No Child Left
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| Matthews, who was a 2006 fellow of the
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| | Behind program improvement, and
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| Broad Superintendent's Academy. He earned
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| | enrollment options program - magnet
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| an MA in educational administration and a
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| | schools and voluntary ethnic enrollment
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| BA in elementary education from San
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| | programs (VEEP) are included.
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| Francisco State University. Before his
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| | These appointments excite the San Diego
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| appointment, Matthews was an educator in
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| | Schools. All will serve well the more
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| residence for the NewSchools Venture Fund
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| | than 132,000 students in the San Diego
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| in San Francisco. Prior to that, he was
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| | Schools, the second largest school
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| an advisor to 35 charter schools that
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| | district in California. With more than
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| serves approximately 9,000 low-income
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| | 216 educational facilities, these
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| students.
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| | talented and motivated appointees will be
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| Dr. Delfino Aleman, Jr. is the area five
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| | a plus for the San Diego Schools.
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