SLIDE 8 Principals Advisory Committee 2014/15 10/15/2014 Region 4 Education Service Center Houston, TX 8
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Session ID# 1106592 8:30‐11:30 Morning Keynote with Damen Lopez: No Excuses University – College & Career Readiness
11:30‐12:30 Lunch Provided (opportunity to interact with speakers & other K‐16 leaders)
ership Fusion
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12:30‐3:30 Afternoon Keynote with Dr. Anthony Muhammad: The Will to Lead & the Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every Level
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Damen Lopez began his career as a long-term substitute in 1994 in San Diego California. Seven years later, he was named the principal of that same school after having taught both second grade, fourth grade, and serving as the assistant principal. He was twice named as both Assistant Principal and Principal of the Year. Under Mr. Lopez’s leadership, his students were recognized 5 out of 6 years for performing within the top
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- Mr. Lopez is the founder of the No Excuses University, a network of 136
schools in 21 states representing nearly 90,000 students. No Excuses University focuses on ensuring academic success for all students, especially those living in poverty, through a comprehensive approach that promotes college readiness beginning in elementary school. Never afraid to confront the status quo, Mr. Lopez inspires a passion in others to lead by example and place conversations regarding students above those of adults. While others continue to wait for the research that proves a perfect fix for their schools, Mr. Lopez and the four thousand No Excuses University staff members are busy living the research.
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- Dr. Anthony Muhammad is one of the most sought after educational
consultants in North America. As a practitioner of twenty years, Dr. Muhammad has served as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, middle school principal, and a high school principal. Dr. Muhammad’s tenure as a practitioner has earned him numerous awards for teaching & leadership His most notable accomplishment came as principal where he
- leadership. His most notable accomplishment came as principal, where he
lead a staff that doubled student proficiency on state assessments. His campus was recognized as a National School of Excellence, and he was named the Michigan Middle School Principal of the Year.
- Dr. Muhammad used the Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLC)
model of school improvement and has been featured in videos and articles showing the high-performing PLC model he utilized. As a researcher, he has published numerous articles and is the author of the books The Will to Lead and the Skill to Teach; Transforming Schools at Every Level (2011); Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division (2009); and a contributing author to the book The Collaborative Administrator: Working Together as a Professional Learning Community (2008).
