Arlene C Ackerman was an American educator who served as superintendent of the District of Columbia Public Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, and Philadelphia Public Schools.
14 Facts About Arlene Ackerman
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Arlene Ackerman held a Master of Arts in education from Harvard University, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Policy from Washington University in St Louis, and a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Harris Stowe Teacher's College in St Louis, Missouri.
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Arlene Ackerman received an honorary degree from Trinity College in May 2000.
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Arlene Ackerman became superintendent of the DC public schools from May 1998 until July 17,2000.
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Arlene Ackerman was the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District from August 1,2000, to June 30,2006.
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Arlene Ackerman's accomplishments include implementing equity measures in San Francisco's schools, including extra support for low-performing schools; the "weighted student formula," in which funding followed each student in different amounts depending on the student's needs; and "site-based budgeting," which gave schools far more control over their own budgets.
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Arlene Ackerman joined Teachers College, Columbia University, where she served as Director of the Urban Education Leaders Program and Chairperson of the Superintendents and Scholars Symposium.
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Arlene Ackerman joined Teachers College's Education Leadership faculty as the Christian A Johnson Professor of Outstanding Educational Practice in 2006.
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Arlene Ackerman developed Imagine 2014, her five-year plan for school reform and strategy to secure more resources to needy schools.
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Arlene Ackerman received numerous honors and awards including Apple for the Teacher Award-Iota Lambda Sorority, Distinguished Alumni Award-Harris Stowe Teachers College, and recognition from Harvard University's Urban Superintendents Program.
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Arlene Ackerman served on The President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities which advises the President and the Secretary of Education on strengthening these institutions.
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Arlene Ackerman selected Emilio Garcia, a 2011 graduate of the district, to receive the scholarship.
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Arlene Ackerman held the Christian A Johnson Endowed Chair in Outstanding Educational Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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Arlene Ackerman died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Feb 2,2013 from pancreatic cancer.