Dr. Chester C. Kent

Dr. Chet Kent ckent@pitt.edu

Metropolitan Detroit Bureau of School Studies

Dr. Chet Kentckent@pitt.edu

Dr. Chet Kent, University of Pittsburgh, 5S01 Wesley West Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, 412-648-7169, ckent@pitt.edu

"It takes about 10 years of treatment or therapy to help these girls," said Chester Kent, an associate executive secretary of the Tri-State Area School Study Council at the University of Pittsburgh. He's a research associate at the university who has examined cases for more than two decades. "I can't tell you they'll ever (fully recover)."

Kent's experience with this subject is based on more than 70 cases. He said high school and middle school students abused by or involved sexually with teachers may act normally at first but eventually begin to self-destruct.

"When they get a little older and realize they've been used or had, for many girls it is very, very difficult to deal with," Kent said.
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Research documenting elementary school students who are abused or harassed is minimal, Kent said, making it difficult to judge a young student's ability to recover psychologically.

"Some elementary students at age 10 are able to grow out of this if it isn't a severe case going on over several years," he said.
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"I've seen situations where there are high school teachers who track the birthdays of these kids," Kent said.

Superintendent Randall M. Kahler received a surprising phone call from Dr. Chester Kent, Associate Executive Secretary of the Tri-State Area School Study Council based at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Dr. Kent informed Mr. Kahler that the Highlands School Board was selected for a record-breaking seventh Educational Leadership Award for 2004.

Dr. Chester KentImmediate Past President Tri-State Area School Study Council
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Dr. Chester Kent - 2007Tri-State Area School Study Council, University at Pittsburgh

Dr. Chester Kent, Esq., Legal Scholar-PractitionerTri-State Area School Study Council, Pittsburgh

"Research points out that (raising the bar) is a good idea, and more students will rise to the challenge," said Chester Kent, a research associate in the University of Pittsburgh's Administrative and Policy Studies Department and the associate executive secretary of the Tri State Area School Study Council, part of the School of Education.

In order for the reforms to work, Kent said, the board must back them up with strategies for improving literacy and math skills in the elementary schools and find ways to help struggling students.
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Research shows students who work with a core group of teachers are more successful academically, as long as their teachers are given the flexibility and responsibility to make decisions and changes in the classrooms and have the support of the administration, Kent said.

Chester C. Kent, Ph.D. and J. D. - Kick Off Keynote

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Dr. Chester Kent, former superintendent of Keystone Oaks School District, Associate Executive Secretary of the Tri State Area School Study Council and Research Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, will discuss the application of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) as a vehicle to create a new "culture of accountability".This law will replace the historic "culture of opportunity to learn" which existed in every school district in the United States for the past 150 years.The implications of this historic sea change will challenge educators in the short term as they learn to cope with this new accountability culture.

Associate Executive, Dr. Chet Kent, from Tri-State, presented Kirk with the award at a recent dinner at the Edgewood Country Club.