[Durham INC] Fw: School board unanimously names L'Homme next superintendent

[Melissa Rooney]

See below. Unanimously AND with public input. The School Board should feel very good about this, and so should Durham...

Melissa (Rooney)




 
From: William Sudderth-III [mailto:William.Sudderth-III at dpsnc.net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 2:52 PM
To: Durham Public Schools
Subject: School board unanimously names L'Homme next superintendent
 
At this afternoon’s combined school board committee meeting, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education voted to appoint Dr. Bert L’Homme the next superintendent of Durham Public Schools, with a start date of Monday, July 14.
 
The school board sought public input in the hiring process through 19 meetings with community groups and public hearings and an online survey in April. The board contracted with Ray and Associates, Inc., to conduct the superintendent search.
 
Board Chair Heidi Carter read the following statement after the vote:
 
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education is excited to announce the selection of a lifetime educator and leader, Dr. Bert L’Homme, as our community’s new Superintendent. Dr. L’Homme has the experiences, training and passion that make him particularly well-suited for DPS. He has been a Special Education teacher, a principal, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services for DPS, Superintendent of Franklin County Schools, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Washington, as well as Interim Chief Operating Officer, Director of Education Policy and Coordinator of the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign for Marion Wright Edelman and the Children’s Defense Fund. For more than 35 years, Dr. L’Homme has been a constant champion for children, with a special focus on our most troubled youth.
Dr. L’Homme has a reputation for integrity and trustworthiness that cannot be overstated. He brings expertise with curriculum and instruction and proven success with early literacy initiatives. He has a demonstrated ability to attract and inspire the best principals and teachers with his exceedingly high expectations that he balances with the support they need to grow as professionals and to make sure all children learn at high levels. Dr. L’Homme is known for his collaborative, respectful leadership style and his skills in building engagement and creating buy-in from a diverse range of stakeholders. He has a drive for innovation, a commitment to access and equity, excellent judgment, effective financial and facilities management, success securing multi-million dollar grants, and great people skills.
To top it all off, Dr. L’Homme believes in the potential and people of Durham. Our community is already the one he calls home, and he has a personal commitment to providing our school system with the leadership to build on our many past successes, current promising initiatives, and future innovations to chart a course to the next level of excellence in DPS.
 
 
William “Chip” Sudderth
Director of Public Information
Durham Public Schools
511 Cleveland St.
Durham, NC 27701
919/560-2602 (office)
919/423-0457 (cell)
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