Shael Polakow-Suransky was born on January 10,1972 and is the president of the Bank Street College of Education.
12 Facts About Shael Polakow-Suransky
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In high school, Shael Polakow-Suransky paired his fellow students with younger children in a peer-education program that promoted conversations about tolerance; the program spread throughout his school district.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky spent his senior year conducting an independent study in Durban, South Africa, at the height of the anti-Apartheid movement.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky studied education and urban studies at Brown University.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Bank Street College of Education and graduated from the Broad Superintendents Academy in 2008.
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In 1994, Shael Polakow-Suransky began teaching math and social studies at Crossroads Middle School in Harlem.
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In 2004, Shael Polakow-Suransky joined the central office at the Department of Education.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky first served as Deputy CEO for the Office of New Schools.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky later became the Deputy Chancellor for Performance and Accountability.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky led the City's work around increasing college and career readiness rates, including through new accountability measures.
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On Tuesday, January 21,2014, Shael Polakow-Suransky announced that he would depart the New York City Department of Education to become the president of Bank Street College of Education, his alma mater.
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Shael Polakow-Suransky is the first alumnus of Bank Street to serve as its president.