Jean claude brizard biography

American school superintendent

Jean-Claude Brizard (born January 12, ) is an American former school superintendent. He served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools from to Directly before coming to Chicago, Brizard served as the superintendent of the Rochester City School District.

Brizard is best known as an education reformer, a strong charter school advocate and a champion of labor reform, particularly in regards to limiting teacher tenure status. Brizard started his career as a teacher, then an administrator, in the New York School System. He now works part time as a consultant for education reform organizations in America but primarily focuses on raising his children.^[2]

Biography

Brizard was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Jean claude brizard biography They are Sundance fellows, Emmy nominees, and the creators of the immersive exhibition Loot. In other projects. The leaks raised concerns about his ability to manage such a large organization as CPS and turnover of his leadership team. He would go on to hold multiple senior leadership roles in public education, including serving as chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, superintendent of schools for the Rochester NY City School District, and senior advisor and deputy director in U.

Dictator François Duvalier had his grandfather imprisoned and his parents fled to the United States when it was learned his father might be imprisoned as well.^[3] After reuniting with his family, Brizard attended public schools in Brooklyn and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in Science Education from Queens College and a master's degree in School Administration and Supervision from the City College of New York.

He began his career as an instructor at Rikers Island, later moving to George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, where he taught physics and became principal in In he rose to the instructional superintendency of Region 8, New York City Department of Education. He attended the Superintendents’ Academy of the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems in

In , he assumed the superintendency of the Rochester City School District.^[4] In Rochester, he promoted charter schools and merit pay, pushed for performance standards, and met with so much opposition from the teachers’ union that they gave him a vote of no confidence before he left for Chicago.^[5]

Chicago Public Schools

Brizard was nominated by Rahm Emanuel to be CEO of Chicago Public Schools on May 6, ^[3] His appointment was approved by the Chicago Board of Education on May 25, and he took office on May ^[6] He stepped down after 17 months on October 11, In a written response Brizard stated he and the Mayor had come to a "mutual agreement" that he was a "distraction" to school reform.^[7] Rumors of Brizard's resignation were first reported by several news organizations on August 31, , but were denied by Mayor Emanuel directly.^[8] The possibility of an impending resignation first surfaced in July , when portions of Brizard's personnel evaluation were leaked to the press.

The leaks raised concerns about his ability to manage such a large organization as CPS and turnover of his leadership team.^[9] In August , the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike for the first time in more than 25 years.

Jean claude brizard biography death Preceded by William C. Succeeded by Barbara Byrd-Bennett. Succeeded by Barbara Byrd-Bennett. In a written response Brizard stated he and the Mayor had come to a "mutual agreement" that he was a "distraction" to school reform.

The policies of Brizard and Mayor Emanuel were cited as the impetus for the strike. As part of his resignation package, Brizard received a year's salary at $, along with other undisclosed benefits.^[10]

In , Banga was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.^[11]

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