PAMELA BROWN, educator

http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/cao/biography.html

Ms. Brown is an experienced educator who specializes in promoting strong student achievement through data-driven and collaborative planning processes, positive student behavior, second language acquisition, and community partnerships. Most recently, she served as Northwest Regional Superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, where, within one school year, the percentage of schools that met Adequate Yearly Progress targets increased from 59% to 69%, including 80% of its Empowerment (Corrective Action II) Schools. Prior to that, she served as Chief of Staff in Richmond City Public Schools (VA), principal of three elementary schools in Charlotte (NC), Director of Second Language Acquisition Programs in Phoenix, and Spanish-English bilingual teacher and specialist in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco.


Her fluency in Spanish, near fluency in French, instructional and organizational leadership, and ability to inspire community support allowed her to develop Pre-International Baccalaureate, French Immersion, Spanish Immersion, Core Knowledge, and Multiple Intelligences thematic programs in various schools. She earned a B.A. from Stanford University, Bilingual/Cross-cultural Teacher Certification from the University of Southern California, an M.S.ED. from San Francisco State University, and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. Ms. Brown completed the Urban Superintendents Doctoral Program at Harvard University, from which she expects to earn her Ed.D. in June 2010.

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