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Leonard A. Clarke, MS
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Leonard Clarke, MPA
Lenny served as Community Superintendent for District Sixteen and Deputy Superintendent for District Six in the New York City schools.As the instructional leader, his responsibility and authority extended to all management and administrative operations of the districts, including budgeting, facilities, pupil personnel, zoning, research, personnel matters, curriculum development and coordination.He has had responsibility for all staff development activities for principals, assistant principals, teachers, and paraprofessional staff members.
Some of Lenny's greatest interests centered on strategic planning for increased and improved delivery of instruction to all students.In his high level positions, he championed the integration of multi-cultural education with a variety of curricular areas, and ensured that the teaching staff was trained to achieve said integration.He also worked closely with staff to support and coordinate bilingual and English as a Second Language efforts.
During his tenure as the Director of the Office of Technical Assistance and Support, Lenny provided leadership and supervision to staff and programs such as: Comprehensive School Improvement and Planning (CSIP), Chapter 53 Screening, Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention, Students in Temporary Housing and Promotional Policy.He ensured qualitative program reviews and coordinated the delivery of technical assistance to schools by assigning, prescribing and implementing instructional services.He also coordinated all technical assistance for schools identified by the NYS Commissioner and/or the Chancellor (CAR, SUR, SNA, SUR).
Lenny's most recent position has been as consultant to the Office of Parent Advocacy and Engagement, coordinating training for parent members of District Parent Training Teams.He has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the City College and at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, and received his own BA and MS degrees, and an Advanced Certificate in Administration and Supervision at CCNY.