Tuesday, January 12, 2016

MEDIA COVERAGE OF SELECTION OF MICHELLE KING AS NEW LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT (15 items)



   "Over the course of more than 30 years, [Michelle King] has led reform efforts to increase graduation rates, strengthen academic rigor and promote restorative justice,'' Her historic selection will bring the first woman of color to this key leadership role, inspiring thousands of girls throughout our city. I am eager to partner with her in this new role as we work to improve outcomes for all students in Los Angeles.''
 - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti


 from LAUSD Clipping Service / TUESDAY ARTICLES - 1/12/2016)
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Who is new L.A. Unified Supt. Michelle King?
Michelle King
Michelle King started as a student aide at L.A. Unified in 1978.
For all the months devoted to a national search, Los Angeles school officials ended up turning to someone with deep local roots as the new superintendent.
Michelle King, 54, was educated in L.A. Unified schools and spent her entire career there starting in 1978, when she took a job as a student aide.


Michelle King
Michelle King, center, receives applause from L.A. Unified board member Scott Schmerelson, left, and board President Steve Zimmer after being named on Monday as the district's new superintendent.
For months, a high-profile head-hunting firm searched the nation for a new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. On Monday evening, the Board of Education gave the job to a candidate who was part of the district all along: Chief Deputy Supt. Michelle King.Some education experts cheered the decision. Others winced.



DAILY NEWS
Michelle King named LAUSD superintendent, first black woman to hold post
http://mn1-laweb.newscyclecloud.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/LA/20160111/NEWS/160119917/EP/1/1/EP-160119917.jpg&maxh=400&maxw=667Michelle King, center, is flanked by daughter, Colleen, left, and her mother, Ivolene Brewster, right, during the recent Women on Target awards. King was named LAUSD superintendent on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.
A veteran administrator was tapped to lead the nation’s second-largest school system on Monday, as the Los Angeles Unified School District board chose a longtime teacher and principal to oversee the education of more than 600,000 school children.
LAUSD Deputy Superintendent Michelle King, 54, became the first African-American woman to hold the superintendent post.


6 things to know about new LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King (Hint, she’s kind of a Valley Girl)
http://mn1-laedit.newscyclecloud.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/LA/20160112/NEWS/160119903/AR/0/AR-160119903.jpg&maxh=400&maxw=667Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Michelle King is named the district's next superintendent by members of the board of education during a news conference in Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. At left, former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
WHO?
SHE’S FROM...
King is a Los Angeles native and attended L.A. Unified schools — Century Park and Windsor Hills elementary schools and Palms Junior High — before graduating from Palisades High School.
SHE USED TO BE...
King taught for 31 years as a science and math teacher, beginning at Porter Middle School in Granada Hills. That’s right. The new superintendent of the massive district is a Valley Girl. From there, she became the coordinator for the math, science and aerospace magnet at Wright Middle School in Westchester, and then went on to become assistant principal and principal at Hamilton High School in Cheviot Hills.





LAUSD DAILY
Michelle King was unanimously selected Monday to be the superintendent of Los Angeles Unified – the first African-American woman, and the first woman in more than 80 years, to head the nation’s second-largest school district.
Newly appointed Superintendent Michelle King, center, is flanked by Board Members Mónica Ratliff, Richard Vladovic, Scott Schmerelson, President Steve Zimmer, George J. McKenna III, Móníca Garcia, Ref Rodriguez and retired Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines.
Newly appointed Superintendent Michelle King is joined by Board Members, from left, Mónica Ratliff, Richard Vladovic, Scott Schmerelson, President Steve Zimmer, George J. McKenna III, Móníca Garcia, Ref Rodriguez and retired Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines.
King, 54, attended Los Angeles Unified schools and dedicated her 31-year career to the District as a teacher and administrator. Most recently, she was the chief deputy superintendent under recently retired schools chief Ramon C. Cortines.



KNBC CH. 4
New LAUSD Superintendent Named (Video)
Deputy Superintendent Michelle King has been selected as the new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles Board of Education said on Monday.
King, 54, who has been the school district's No. 2 administrator under the last two superintendents, replaces Ramon C. Cortines, whose retirement took effect Jan. 2.


KABC CH. 7
Michelle King named new superintendent of LAUSD
Michelle King named new superintendent of LAUSD

Michelle King speaks after being named the new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest school district, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.
The Los Angeles Unified School District has named Michelle King its new superintendent, officials announced on Monday.
The board of education voted unanimously to name King the new superintendent of the nation's second largest school district.


FOX 11 NEWS
LAUSD names Michelle King as new superintendent
The LAUSD chooses a new superintendent, Michelle King.
CNS/FOX 11 - Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Michelle King was named today the district's next
superintendent.
"What a historic moment this is," LAUSD board President Steven Zimmer said. "A daughter of our city, a student and graduate of LAUSD, a teacher from our schools, a principal from our system, a leader of our community will now take the helm with us together to lead this district, our schools and our community for breakthroughs in public education for the students that need us the most."


KPCC
LAUSD board picks long-time administrator Michelle King as new superintendent
After months of speculation and a closed-door national search process, the seven members of the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education announced on Monday that they have selected long-time district administrator Michelle King to be the district's next superintendent.
In brief remarks to reporters after the announcement, she thanked the board for "their confidence and support" and as the first African American woman to lead the district, sees herself as a role model for what can be achieved. 


PACIFIC PALASADES PATCH
Former Teacher Michelle King Named First Black Woman to Head LAUSD
The Los Angeles Unified School District turned to a home-grown educator to lead the nation's second largest school system.

Former Teacher Michelle King Named First Black Woman to Head LAUSD
Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Michelle King was named today the district’s next superintendent.
“What a historic moment this is,” LAUSD board President Steven Zimmer said. “A daughter of our city, a student and graduate of LAUSD, a teacher from our schools, a principal from our system, a leader of our community will now take the helm with us together to lead this district, our schools and our community for breakthroughs in public education for the students that need us the most.”


LA SCHOOL REPORT
LAUSD board promotes Michelle King to superintendent
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After a three-month nationwide search, the LA Unified school board today kept it all in the family, naming Michelle King, a district teacher and administrator for nearly 30 years, to serve as its new superintendent. She succeeds Ramon Cortines whom she served as chief deputy until he stepped down last month.
The 54-year-old King becomes the first black female to ever run LAUSD and the first woman at the helm of the district since 1929.



LAUSD school board President Steve Zimmer introduces Michelle King as the district's new superintendent.
LAUSD school board President Steve Zimmer introduces Michelle King as the district’s new superintendent.
Michelle King, the new LA Unified superintendent, is a district “lifer,” having worked all of her professional career in the district as a teacher, principal, magnet coordinator and top administrator. She also is a product of LA Unified, having attended Palisades High School.
King, 54, served as senior deputy superintendent of school operations under former Superintendent John Deasy from 2011 to 2014, and was given the title chief deputy superintendent of schools when Ramon Cortines took over shortly after Deasy resigned. In both roles she was effectively the No. 2 administrator for the district.



ORANGE COUNTY REGISITER
L.A. school district selects Michele King as next superintendent
http://images.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/o0tiyy-b88613778z.120160111182828000gime7tl4.10.jpgLos Angeles Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Michelle King is named the district's next superintendent by members of the board of education during a news conference Monday in Los Angeles. At left is former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Unified School District selected Michelle King as its next superintendent Monday, making her the first woman in more than 80 years and the first black woman ever to lead the nation’s second largest school district.
The district’s board announced its unanimous vote at the end of a closed-door session capping a month of meetings and interviews to select a finalist.



LA Unified picks Michelle King as new superintendent
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Michelle King
After a months-long national recruitment effort, the Los Angeles Board of Education on Monday picked an insider — Deputy Superintendent Michelle King — as the district’s new superintendent.
King, 54, rose from the ranks and was a well-respected principal before joining the administration. Board members said that she impressed them in their long interviews behind closed doors and think that her inside status will help her deal with the district’s problems without delay, according to the Los Angeles Times.



CITY NEWS SERVICE
LAUSD
   Eds: ADDS statement from Mayor Eric Garcetti.
   LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy
Superintendent Michelle King was named today the district's next
superintendent.
   ``What a historic moment this is,'' LAUSD board President Steven Zimmer
said. ``A daughter of our city, a student and graduate of LAUSD, a teacher from
our schools, a principal from our system, a leader of our community will now
take the helm with us together to lead this district, our schools and our
community for breakthroughs in public education for the students that need us
the most.''
   King, 54, has been with the district for 31 years as a teacher and
administrator. She is the first woman to lead the district in more than 80
years and the first black woman to ever lead the nation's second-largest
district.
   ``I am honored and proud to be selected as the superintendent of the Los
Angeles Unified School District,'' King said. ``I again want to thank the
Board of Education for their confidence and support in allowing me to lead the
students, employees and families of this incredible district.''
   She said as the first black woman to lead the district, she wants to
``inspire students of all races and backgrounds to pursue their dreams by
demonstrating what is possible in L.A. Unified.''
   King said she plans to expand efforts to engage parents, LAUSD unions
and other stakeholders to take an active effort in moving the district forward,
and ``create new pathways for all students and give them the tools they need to
succeed.''
   The board is expected to finalize her contract at its meeting Tuesday.
The selection of King was unanimous.
   She will inherit a district with a history of financial struggles, and
one that is facing pressure from influential community leaders -- notably
philanthropist Eli Broad -- to vastly expand the number of charter schools. The
Board of Education on Tuesday is expected to consider a resolution opposing
such an effort.
   Superintendent Ramon Cortines retired from day-to-day operations of the
district in December, and officially stepped aside Jan. 2. The board has been
conducting a search for a replacement since August, while King has been serving
as the interim leader of the district since Cortines stepped aside.
   According to the district, King attended Century Park and Windsor Hills
elementary schools and Palms Junior High School. She graduated from Palisades
High School and attended UCLA.
   She began her teaching career at Porter Middle School in Granada Hills,
teaching math and science, before becoming the math, science and aerospace
coordinator at Wright Middle School in Westchester. She later served as
assistant principal and principal at Hamilton High School in Cheviot Hills.
   She served as Cortines' chief of staff during his previous
administration, then as a deputy under Superintendent John Deasy and again
under Cortines following Deasy's departure.
   Mayor Eric Garcetti hailed the selection, saying she has dedicated her
life to the district.
   ``Over the course of more than 30 years, she has led reform efforts to
increase graduation rates, strengthen academic rigor and promote restorative
justice,'' the mayor said. ``Her historic selection will bring the first woman
of color to this key leadership role, inspiring thousands of girls throughout
our city. I am eager to partner with her in this new role as we work to improve
outcomes for all students in Los Angeles.''

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