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Dr. N. Gerry House, a nationally recognized urban education leader whose Institute for Student Achievement served as a principle researcher on the project, will discuss the resulting report, Cleveland Schools That Are Making a Difference, which describes the 13 local schools recognized for their vision, leadership, curriculum, instructional practices, and community/parental involvement.
The Institute for Student Achievement 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 boards, including the Board of Trustees of the Educational Testing Service; Adelphi University Board of Trustees; Success Charter Network Board; Board of Judges for the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education; Woodrow Wilson Foundation Board of Directors; Schlechty Center for Leadership in School Reform Board of Directors; 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).
House's published works include: "A Bronx Tale: Creating Common Ground for High School Success", "Closing the Reality Gap", and "Reclaiming Children Left Behind: Addressing the Causes and Cures for Low Minority Achievement."
April 25, 2008