Vision for the 21st Century

 

The Fayetteville School District will demonstrate excellence in every area of schooling and be ever responsive to the changing demands of a democracy. The district will have a strong symbiotic relationship with our community and parents. This relationship will be the key to providing a wide variety of educational experiences and ensuring that all children have the opportunity and the tools to realize their full potential. We will be a school district which views the community as an educational resource--one that provides students an opportunity to link ideas with practice and increase both relevance and motivation by becoming involved with real work and real problems. Our graduates will then be positioned for active and productive participation in our democratic society. Each graduate will also have a conscious responsibility for the destiny of our community, state, and country.

Education:

 

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Ed.D., Educational Administration
  1981
• University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, Ed.S., Education
  1978
• University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR, M.S., Education
  1974
• University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR, B.S., Education, Majoring in Speech & Drama
  1971

Teaching and Administrative Experience:

 

• Fayetteville Public Schools, Fayetteville, AR, Superintendent
  1996 – Present
• North Little Rock Public Schools, North Little Rock, AR, Assistant Superintendent
  1994 – 1996
• Greenbriar Public Schools, Greenbriar, AR, Superintendent
  1989 – 1994
• Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, AR, Director of Secondary Education
  1983 – 1989
• Conway Public Schools, Conway, AR, Assistant Superintendent
  1980 – 1983
• Conway Public Schools, Conway, AR, Teacher/Principal
  1973 – 1980

Professional Memberships:

 

• American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Board of Directors
• AASA Century Club
• Arkansas Activities Association Board of Directors
• Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA)
• AAEA Legislative Committee
• Arkansas Comprehensive Testing & Assessment Program Board of Directors
• Arkansas Council on Economic Education Board
• Horace Mann League
• Northwest Arkansas Business Council Task Force on Education Subcommittee
• Northwest Arkansas Educational Services Cooperative Board of Directors

Civic Organizations and Activities:

 

• Champions for Kids Board of Directors
• Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
• Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.)
• Commercial Pilot (rotary and fixed wing aircraft)