During its March meeting at Empower17 in Anaheim, California, the ASCD Board of Directors elected Ben Shuldiner for a second term as ASCD President and Leslie W. Grant as ASCD Vice President. Both leaders will serve a one-year term beginning July 1, 2017.
Ben Shuldiner is the Distinguished Lecturer of Education Leadership at Hunter College, City University of New York. He has worked in the field of education for more than 15 years as a teacher, principal, and professor. In 2015, he was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve on the board of the New York City Department of Education, known as the Panel for Educational Policy.
Shuldiner founded Brooklyn's High School for Public Service (HSPS) in 2003, where he became the youngest high school principal in New York State. Under his leadership, HSPS was named one of the top 50 high schools in New York City by the Daily News and received a bronze medal from U.S. News & World Report. In 2010, HSPS was recognized as the top Title I school in New York, the first time a high school had ever won this award. Shuldiner helped lead innovative projects at HSPS that gained national acclaim, from the creation of a one-acre organic farm to a schoolwide grading curriculum focused on mastery and proficiency.
Leslie W. Grant is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Associate Professor for Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership in the School of Education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Grant began her education career as a middle school teacher and instructional leader and later served as an assessment developer, content editor, and item writer. Grant frequently works with schools and districts, both within the United States and internationally, and presents at conferences in the areas of classroom-based assessments, the use of data to improve student learning, and cross-cultural comparisons of effective teaching practices.
Grant has authored multiple books and articles, such as West Meets East: Best Practices from Expert Teachers in the United States and China (ASCD, 2014). She is involved in research projects, including international comparative case studies of award-winning teachers in the United States and China and the efficacy of the development assessment literacy in preservice teachers, in-service teachers, and educational leaders. Grant previously served as the president for the Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness (CREATE).
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ASCD’s independent auditor has certified the results of the 2017 General Membership election of Board members. The successful candidates are Dolores Cormier-Zenon, president of PC2 Education Foundation and president-elect of the Louisiana National Board–Certified Teacher Network; and Alina Davis, elementary school teacher and staffing specialist in the Orange County (Florida) Public Schools. Their four-year terms begin July 1, 2017.
In addition, Marie Adair, executive director of the New Jersey Affiliate of ASCD, has been appointed to fill a Board vacancy. Her term began April 1, 2017, and will conclude on June 30, 2018.
To view the full ASCD Board of Directors roster, please visit www.ascd.org/governance.