Friday, March 18, 2011

Jerry Weast on short list for Chicago superintendent job?

Baltimore Sun:  Alonso may be contender for Chicago superintendent post 
According to the Tribune, others speculated to be part of Emanuel's short-list for the Chicago superintendent job are Jerry Weast, retired school superintendent from Montgomery County; John White, deputy chancellor in charge of talent, labor and innovation for the New York City Department of Education; and Timothy Knowles, former deputy superintendent of Boston's school system who now heads the Urban Education Institute at the University of the Chicago.
Chicago Tribune:  Emanuel may go outside city for new schools CEO
The short list is also said to include Peter Gorman, superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina; Jerry Weast, retired school superintendent from Montgomery County, Md.; and John White, a deputy chancellor in charge of talent, labor and innovation for the New York City Department of Education, who educators say could be a good fit considering his familiarity and success with large urban districts.

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