Dr. John B. King, Jr. Speaking at the NYSASBO Annual Conference
Dr. John B. King, Jr., Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education will be speaking at this year’s Annual Conference during lunch on Tuesday, June 8th. The lunch is scheduled from 12:00 to 1:30 pm. Dr. King began his tenure as Senior Deputy Commissioner on October 5, 2009. In his remarks, Dr. King will share the latest on the State’s education reform efforts and the impact they may have on the role and responsibilities of the school business official.
Dr. John B. King, Jr. serves as Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education at the New York State Education Department. Dr. King is responsible for ensuring quality and accountability for New York State’s education system, which serves 3.1 million students in Pre-kindergarten through Grade12 in over 7,000 public and non-public schools. He brings to this role extensive experience leading urban public schools that are closing the achievement gap and preparing students to enter, succeed in, and graduate from college.
Dr. King works closely with the New York State Board of Regents and Commissioner of Education to advance the state’s education reform agenda by collaborating with teachers, students, school leaders, parents, superintendents, college and university administrators, union leaders, government representatives, community leaders, and other partners. The reform agenda includes (1) making New York State’s educational standards and assessments more rigorous and better aligned to college and career readiness; (2) developing a comprehensive P-20 data system and instructional reporting system that provides accurate, actionable, and interconnected data to support improved decision-making at all levels of education; (3) improving the preparation, evaluation, professional development, and support of teachers and school leaders; and, (4) working with districts and partner organizations to turn around the state’s lowest performing schools.
Prior to his appointment as Senior Deputy Commissioner, Dr. King served as a Managing Director with Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organization that operates some of the highest performing urban public schools in New York and New Jersey. Prior to joining Uncommon Schools, Dr. King was a Co-Founder and Co-Director for Curriculum & Instruction of Roxbury Preparatory Charter School. Under his leadership, Roxbury Prep’s students attained the highest state exam scores of any urban middle school in Massachusetts, closed the racial achievement gap, and outperformed students from not only the Boston district schools but also the city’s affluent suburbs.
Dr. King earned a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, an M.A. in the Teaching of Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administrative Practice from Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, Dr. King has served on the board of New Leaders for New Schools and is a 2008 Aspen Institute-New Schools Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Fellow.
