Curriculum Vitae Sylvia G Rousseau [email protected] Work: (213) 821-1563 ACADEMIC PREPARATION: Ed.D. in Education, Pepperdine University, 1999 Concentration: Educational Organization Administration Dissertation: Culturally Relevant Dialogical Relationships between Students of Color and White Teachers Chair: Dr. Chester McCall Co-chair: Dr. Jeanne Oakes M.A. in Education, California State University at Los Angeles, 1983 Concentration: Curriculum and Instruction Adviser: Dr. Randy Lindsey B.A. in English, University of Cincinnati and Wake Forest University, 1968 Minor in French California Single Subject Credential: English California Administrative Credential LANGUAGES: French (Proficient reading and moderate conversational ability) Spanish (Moderate conversational ability) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Consultant to LAUSD High School – appointed by LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines – October 2010 - present Interim Executive Director – Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership ( in partnership between the Los Angeles Urban League, Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation, and University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education to provide oversight of Crenshaw High School) – February 2007 – present Consultant to Mayor of Los Angeles’ Education Reform Team (2006-2007) Professor of Clinical Education and Urban Scholar – Ed.D. Program, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, 2006 - present Superintendent of Local District 7 - Los Angeles Unified School District, 2001 - present 1 Four years of consistent improvement in students’ academic performance 2 Partnerships with universities and Teach for America to create a major increase in credentialed teachers 3 Improved teacher retention rate 4 Conversion of high schools to small learning communities 5 Instructional tools to promote literacy (k – 12) Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Instruction and School Services, December 2000 – July 2001 Co-Director of University-School Partnerships, 2000 University of California at Los Angeles Adjunct Professor - Principals Institute & Teacher Education Program, 2000 University of California at Los Angeles Principal - 1993 – 2000 Santa Monica High School 1 2000 – recognized for one of the largest API gains in the state 2 Recognition of expanded AP Program and high “Pass” rate 3 Reduced drop-out rate from 9.7 percent to 0.7 percent 4 Increased graduation and college entrance among African American and Latino students 5 Noted for building a multicultural school community Adjunct Professor – 1998-1999 Loyola Marymount University Curriculum Course to students seeking M.A. in Education Assistant Principal, 1984 – 1987; 1989 - 1993 Washington Preparatory High School, LAUSD Director of Project AHEAD, 1981 –1984 1 Parent Education Program (grades k – 3) in contract with LAUSD 2 Trained and supervised family consultants working with parents in their homes 3 Developed curriculum aligned with school curriculum for home use Teacher of English Roosevelt High School, 1979 – 1981 LAUSD Monroe High School, 1978 – 1979 LAUSD Springbrook High School, 1974 – 1978 Montgomery County School District, Maryland Princeton High School, 1970 – 1974 Princeton School District, Cincinnati, Ohio Hayworth High School, 1968 – 1970 Kokomo, Indiana CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: Mathematics Plan LAUSD, 2001 Secondary Literacy Plan – LAUSD, 2001 Tools for implementing Standards-Based Instruction, Grades K – 12 Secondary Literacy Curriculum and Professional Development, Local District 7, LAUSD RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS: Ed Trust – Western Conference, 2003 State of Education Fifty Years Following Brown vs Board of Education – keynote speaker Phi Delta Kappa – USC – Keynote speaker , 2004 EduStat Summit 2005, Driving School Improvement with Data – New York, panelist The California Institute for Educational Leadership Colloquium (Sponsored by University of California), July 2005, panelist Literacy Leaders Institute 2005 – Sponsored by Scholastic, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Council of Teachers of English, and National Middle School Association, Deepening Our Understanding of Literacy in a Standards-Based Environment, keynote speaker – Los Angeles County Office of Education 2006 – Cultural Proficiency in Education California Council for Social Studies – keynote speaker for annual conference – March 2007 International Society for Technology in Education Conference (Digital Equity Summit) – keynote speaker, Atlanta June 2007 Improving Teacher Quality Advisory Committee to the California Postsecondary Education Commission - 2007 - present American Bar Association – panelist “Reapproaching Jena Six: A Broader View of Mediation” - February 2008 Carnegie Institute Project on Education Doctorate Conference Foundation Conference at USC – Speaker - October 2008 California State Board of Education – appointed to African American Advisory Committee to make recommendations to State Board of Education – 2009 - present Black Caucus to California Legislature – invited to provide testimony and make recommendations for addressing the needs and rights of the African American student in California schools – May 2010 National Public Radio – panelist on Pat Morrision show regarding inequities and disparities in student performance in LAUSD schools – September 2010 RESEARCH INTERESTS Reforming systems and structures to organize urban schools for learning (Chaired Thematic Dissertation Group of nine students studying Schoolwide Implementation of Elements of Effective Classroom Instruction: Lessons from High Performing/High Poverty Urban Schools) The relationship between culture and cognition in promoting learning for all students Deepening understandings of literacy acquisition in urban schools Exploring and developing university and K-12 partnerships (Article in Metropolitan Universities Vol. 18 (4) Spring 2008: Toward a K-16 Framework”) Designing tools and structures for new cultural models of schooling that work on behalf of African American and Latino students HONORS AND AWARDS: YWCA Woman of the Year Aware (Santa Monica) Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Award Peacemaker Award – Coalition of Cities of Santa Monica and Malibu Leadership in Education Award – Pepperdine Graduate School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award – Pepperdine University R.O.S.E. Award – University of Southern California Rosier School of Education Urban Shepherds Award – United Methodist Church of Los Angeles Los Angeles Community Coalition – Gus Hawkins Education Award Los Angeles Urban League Community Service Award **Additional items of interest • Chaired the RSOE Teacher Education Governance Committee (2007- 2008) • Elected to RSOE Faculty Committee (2007-2008) .