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Meet The Broad Residency Class of 2007-2009 
This July, The Broad Center welcomed the 2007-2009 Class of Broad Residents at an orientation session held in Los Angeles. The purpose of orientation is to lay the groundwork for the two year program. Residents hear advice from former Alumni, and learn about various seminal education topics including: closing the achievement gap, presentations on urban districts around the country and characteristics of high performing schools. The thirty emerging leaders have diverse professional backgrounds and bring experience in management consulting, financial services, nonprofit management, consumer goods, technology, for-profit education and legal services. They will be working in 11 school districts and eight charter management organizations across the country. The Broad Center wishes The Broad Residency Class of 2007-2009 the best of luck as they work towards making improvements in education reform. 
First Thirty Days as a Broad Resident: Ebbie Parsons
"My first thirty days have been very exciting," says Ebbie Parsons III, Resident Operating Officer at Hartford Public Schools and Class of 2007-2009 Broad Resident. "I'm working on multiple projects with aggressive timelines, which is challenging, but more exciting." Ebbie joined Hartford Public Schools, one of the nation's neediest urban public school districts, in early August and is working for Superintendent of Schools Steven J. Adamowski. He specializes in school budget matters and is currently focused on projects including weighted student funding and teacher compensation and incentive programs. Leaving a career in the private sector to work in education reform was not a difficult decision for Ebbie. He was raised in a family of educators. His sister worked as a teacher and his parents taught in Detroit's public schools where Ebbie grew up. "A couple of years ago, I read an article about the state of education in Detroit and discovered it was lowest on the list," says Ebbie. "From that point on, I wanted to be a part of the solution." Prior to working in Hartford, Ebbie worked at several Fortune 500 companies including Intel, General Motors and American Express. He relies heavily on his project management skills he gained in the private sector and at business school as well as his background in finance. 
During his first month in Hartford, Ebbie has had the opportunity to interact with several Superintendents to learn how they are addressing teacher compensation and incentives. Ebbie has visited over a dozen elementary and high schools to meet principals, take school tours and see first hand how schools are addressing one of Hartford's biggest challenges, getting students to read at grade level by third grade. "Getting to see the kids' faces puts a strong sense of reality around the work I'm doing. Visiting schools is very inspirational. It reminds me what I'm doing and why." What Ebbie enjoys most about his experience thus far is having an impact. "I enjoy knowing I am making a difference in the lives of children. It's a lot different than watching a stock go up a cent or two. It's just so much more meaningful." When Ebbie thinks about his long term career goals in the education industry he realizes, "It's going to be challenging, but the rewards are going to outweigh any job in the corporate sector."  A Management Career That Impacts Society = The Broad Residency The Broad Residency will allow you to pursue a challenging management career where you could be managing million-dollar budgets, solving complex organizational problems and leading teams to professional excellence. Broad Residents use their experiences and skills to have an impact on society by improving the lives of thousands of young people. This year, approximately 1.1 million students will drop out of school. Every day, nearly 3,000 of America's students drop out of high school. At one point most were just like you - ambitious and filled with dreams. Our public school system is failing them. You can make a difference, however, through The Broad Residency in Urban Education. The Broad Residency is currently accepting resumes online at www.broadresidency.org for the 2008-2010 class. What Does a Broad Resident Do? Broad Residents hold highly visible roles reporting to senior leaders such as superintendents, COOs, or other top cabinet members. Residents are tasked with leading major projects that require superb analytical skills and the ability to manage projects and teams. Residents earn starting annual salaries of $80,000 to $90,000 with full benefits and take on projects including:
Spotlight: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools "If it's educationally sound, if it's fiscally responsible, and if it's good for kids, I want to work to get it done," says Peter Gorman, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). Gorman graduated from the 2004 Broad Superintendents Academy and was appointed Superintendent of CMS in July of 2006. Prior to joining CMS, Gorman was the Superintendent in Tustin, California for 5 years. He began his career in education as an elementary school teacher and over the years has served in many roles including dean of students, high school principal, assistant superintendent, area superintendent, chief operating officer and chief information officer for business and finance. With his dual perspective of business and education and problem solving and issues management capabilities, Gorman hopes to restore public confidence in CMS. He believes high academic achievement, transparency and accountability are essential for a public school district to be successful. 
By the numbers, CMS has a 1.05 billion dollar operating budget, 161 schools, 16,235 employees and 129,011 students. CMS has historically been a good school district, but there have been signs of falling behind. Student test scores have slipped slightly; student scores on the SATs have declines. There is also some struggle with the Adequate Yearly Progress goals. How is Gorman addressing these issues? Gorman's plan for 2010 that he revealed in November 2006 entitled: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Strategic Plan 2010: Educating Students to Compete Locally, Nationally and Internationally has two broad goals: improving classroom instruction and decentralizing CMS. The seven specific initiatives to achieve these goals are: high academic achievement, effective educators, adequate resources and facilities, safe and orderly schools, freedom and flexibility with accountability, world-class service and strong parent/community connections. 
During the 2007-2008 school year, Gorman plans to focus specifically on decentralization, shifting the district into six area learning communities and the Achievement Zone. Gorman is already receiving results after his first year at CMS. For his efforts in rebuilding public goodwill in CMS by using public relations tactics, Gorman was recently awarded the Charlotte Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2007 Pegasus Award, an award given to an individual outside of the public relations profession who demonstrates superior knowledge and use of public relations on the job and for the betterment of the community. Over the past year, his efforts and initiatives to interact with a variety of constituents have led to a more positive public opinion toward CMS. Mike Davis who was recently accepted into The Broad Residency in Urban Education is working as the Director for the Center for Accountability at CMS and reports to another Broad Superintendent Academy alum from the Class of 2006, Jonathan Raymond, the Chief Accountability Officer. Davis, who has a JD from Fordham and most recently worked Teach For America as the Recruitment Director for the Georgia Recruitment Team, is thrilled to be working at CMS and looking forward to make improvements under Gorman's leadership.
· In September, The New York City Department of Education won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education prize in the country, which is given by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. New York City has been a finalist for The Broad Prize for the past two years. The $1 million Broad Prize is an annual award that honors large urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among poor and minority students. The money goes directly to graduating high school seniors for college scholarships. As the winner of The Broad Prize, the New York City Department of Education will receive $500,000 in college scholarships. The four finalists - Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut, Long Beach Unified School District in California, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio - will each receive $125,000 in college scholarships. Long Beach was the 2003 winner of The Broad Prize, and this marked the first year that a former winner returned as a finalist. Both Bridgeport and Miami-Dade are second-time finalists, while this is Northside's first year as a finalist. · Earlier this month, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced a nearly $3.6 million grant to the Houston Independent School District to support the district's pay for performance compensation program. The Broad Foundation's grant will be used to help the district develop and manage the data associated with the professional compensation bonuses, fund a district-wide professional development program that will train teachers how to use the data, create a website to provide information about the program to teachers, and conduct strategic planning. · Superintendents and school board members from six urban school districts in July completed the first course of "Reform Governance in Action," a two-year education reform training program for teams of top education leaders. The training session, funded by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and run by the Houston-based Center for Reform of School Systems, brought together the core district leadership of the superintendent and full school boards from the following urban school districts: Aldine Independent School District in Texas, Hartford Unified School District in Connecticut, Durham Public Schools in North Carolina, Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, Providence Public School District in Rhode Island, and the Dallas Independent School District. The districts were selected based on their strong leadership and willingness to work collectively on improving student achievement. · Two school districts and a university have received $8.3 million in grants from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation for principal training and development. The Broad Foundation conducted a request for proposals and the successful grantees were Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia, the Long Beach Unified School District in California and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The grants will fund in-depth principal preparation and training programs in the three cities for 150 principals over the next three years. The Broad Residency
To learn more about The Broad Residency and to meet current Residents, please attend a campus visit. Members of The Broad Residency recruitment team will visit major metropolitan areas and graduate school campuses across the country from September 2007 to January 2008 to recruit for the 2008-2010 Residency class. Please visit our website to view updates for event locations. 
Conferences National Society of Hispanic MBAs 18th Annual Conference & Career Expo 2007 Net Impact Conference Net Impact The Broad Superintendents Academy The Broad Superintendents Academy - a rigorous 10-month executive management program designed to prepare CEOs and senior executives from business, non-profit, military, government and education backgrounds to lead urban public school systems - is conducting interviews and completing the recruitment process for the 2008 Academy. If you are interested in learning more, please visit www.broadacademy.org. Recruitment dates for the 2009 cohort will be posted on the website in January.
The Broad Center The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems is a non-profit organization that seeks to raise student achievement by recruiting, training and supporting executive leadership talent from across America to become the next generation of urban school district leaders. Established in 2001and funded by The Broad Foundation, The Broad Center identifies talented leaders from education, business, the military, non-profit organizations and government backgrounds who have the passion, knowledge and skills to take on executive leadership roles in urban education. The Broad Center operates both The Broad Residency and The Broad Superintendents Academy, a ten-month executive management program to train working CEOs and other top executives to lead urban public school systems. For more information about The Broad Center, go to www.broadcenter.org. The Broad Foundation The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is a national venture philanthropy established by entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts. The Broad Foundation's education work is focused on dramatically improving urban K-12 public education through better governance, management, labor relations and competition. The Broad Foundation's Internet address is www.broadfoundation.org.
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