Jean-Claude Brizard | |
|---|---|
| CEO of Chicago Public Schools | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – October 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Mazany (interim)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Byrd-Bennett |
| Superintendent of Rochester City School District | |
| In office January 1, 2008 – May 13, 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1963 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Spouse | K. Brooke Stafford (m. 1992) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Queens College, City University of New York |
| Profession | Educator Education Associate with Bill and Melinda Gates foundation |
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Jean-Claude Brizard (born January 12, 1963) is an American former school superintendent. He served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2011 to 2012. Directly before coming to Chicago, Brizard served as the superintendent of the Rochester City School District. Brizard is best known as an education reformer, a strong charter school advocate and a champion of labor reform, particularly in regards to limiting teacher tenure status. Brizard started his career as a teacher, then an administrator, in the New York School System. He now works part time as a consultant for education reform organizations in America but primarily focuses on raising his children.[2]
- ^ "Chicago Public Schools : Terry Mazany". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ "Brizard won praise from N.Y. colleagues, catcalls from unions". Chicago Sun-Times. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-18.