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Interview with Superintendent of Wilmington and Newark Delaware School Districts- Dr. Lillian Lowery Making the Tough Decisions

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Key Topics include: Making the Tough Decisions · Urban Education

Join us for this gripping interview as Dr. Lillian Lowery discusses difficult challenges met as new superintendent of Christina School District in Wilmington, Delaware. In this interview with our host Arthur Griffin, Dr. Lowery shares some of the ramifications of the Supreme Court on racially identifiable schools, using race as a determinant for student assignment and community engagement. Dr. Lowery expresses her thoughts on configuring Christina Schools making the district accountable and teaching civic responsibility.

This is an episode that will provide an abundance of strategies for you to consider in addressing similar issues.

Biographical Background

Dr. Lillian Lowery is superintendent of schools for Wilmington and Newark, DE. In her previous position as assistant superintendent for Fairfax County Public Schools, she provided leadership for 25 schools serving 23,000 students, including an alternative high school and two special education centers. She assisted the superintendent in restructuring the district’s strategic plan to create a more cohesive K-12 continuum for teaching and learning.

As Area Administrator in Fort Wayne, IN, Dr. Lowery oversaw 16 schools in an urban district of more than 32,000 students. Overall math scores throughout the district improved in all tested grades with gains of up to 6 percentage points. In one school that had been on probation, 100% of minority students passed the state math exam in third grade and the school was awarded a Blue Ribbon designation.

Dr. Lowery is a member of ASCD, the American Association of School Administrators, and the LEAD Fairfax Program. She also serves as a Board Member for the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. She has been a presenter at state, national, and international conferences, and has received numerous awards. She holds an Ed.D. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a master’s degree in education from the University of North Carolina, and a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University.

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