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City Club of Cleveland - Eugene T.W. Sanders

City Club of Cleveland

Eugene T.W. Sanders, author, educator and administrator, earned his reputation as a successful school CEO by guiding two of Ohio's largest school districts toward unprecedented academic achievement. For his leadership in raising graduation rates and making Toledo Public Schools one of the few urban districts in the U.S. to meet federal guidelines for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), Sanders was named Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and earned the NAACP's Daisy Bates Award for closing the achievement gap.

As CEO of the largest school district in the state, Sanders made history by moving the Cleveland Municipal School District from academic watch to continuous improvement in his first year. His innovative plan included zero-tolerance discipline, school dress codes and Single-Gender Academies.

Born in 1957 to American and Lena Sanders of Sandusky, Ohio, Sanders earned two master's degrees and a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. His textbook "Urban Leadership Issues and Strategies" and his numerous scholarly articles on achievement and organizational improvement in schools continue to inspire school leaders and educators throughout Ohio.

August 22, 2008