Leadership for Excellence & Equity Initiatives: Projects
- Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium (DVMSAC)
- New Jersey Network to Close the Achievement Gaps (NJNCAG)
- Long Island Consortium for Excellence & Equity (LICEE)
- Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence & Equity (CJCEE)
Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium (DVMSAC)
The Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium (DVMSAC) is a collaborative association of 30 well-respected suburban school districts, an intermediate unit, and an education association, located throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware.
DVMSAC members are committed to working together to enhance the achievement and well-being of all of their students, and most specifically, to increasing the academic performance, engagement, and future success of their students of color.
DVMSAC Events
To download a PDF of the 2012-13 DVMSAC calendar, click here.
To register for events, click here.
DVMSAC Members 2012-13
| Abington School District | Amy Sichel, Superintendent |
| Allentown Area School District | C. Russell Mayo, Acting Superintendent |
| Bensalem Township School District | David E. Baugh, Superintendent |
| Brandywine School District | Mark Holodick, Superintendent |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology | Donald Lucas, Superintendent |
| School District of Cheltenham Township | Darlene Davis, Superintendent |
| Cherry Hill Public Schools | Maureen Reusche, Superintendent |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit #24 | Joe O'Brien, Executive Director |
| Colonial School District | Dorothy Linn, Superintendent |
| Downingtown Area School District | Lawrence Mussoline, Superintendent |
| Easton Area School District | Susan McGinley, Superintendent |
| Hatboro-Horsham School District | Curtis Griffin, Superintendent |
| Lenape Regional High School District | Carol Birnbohm, Superintendent |
| Lindenwold Public Schools | Geraldine Carroll, Superintendent |
| Lower Merion School District | Christopher McGinley, Superintendent |
| Methacton School District | Tim Quinn, Superintendent |
| Norristown Area School District | Janet Samuels, Superintendent |
| North Penn School District | Curtis Dietrich, Superintendent |
| Pennsylvania State Education Association | Michael Crossey, President |
| Jerry Oleksiak, Vice President | |
| Red Bank Regional High School District | James Stefankiewicz, Superintendent |
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | Mervin Daugherty, Superintendent |
| Rose Tree Media School District | James Wigo, Superintendent |
| Salem City School District | Patrick Michel, Superintendent |
| Southeast Delco School District | Stephen Butz, Superintendent |
| Spring-Ford Area School District | David Goodin, Superintendent |
| Upper Dublin School District | Michael Pladus, Superintendent |
| Upper Merion Area School District | Jane Callaghan, Acting Superintendent |
| Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | Rich Noonan, Superintendent |
| West Chester Area School District | Jim Scanlon, Superintendent |
| Wissahickon School District | Judith Clark, Superintendent |
New Jersey Network to Close the Achievement Gaps (NJNCAG)
In 2007, the Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC) and the Penn Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania collaborated to develop a proposal that would establish a regional network of school districts in New Jersey committed to actively reducing the gaps in achievement and school engagement between their African American and Latino/Latina students, and their Caucasian and Asian peers.
The New Jersey Network to Close the Achievement Gaps bases its work on the efforts of the Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium, led by the Penn Center for Educational Leadership since 2004.
NJNCAG Events
To download a PDF of the 2012-13 NJNCAG calendar, click here.
NJNCAG Members 2012-13
| Berlin Borough School District | Anthony Trongone, Superintendent |
| Bridgeton Public Schools | Thomasina Jones, Superintendent |
| Delsea Regional High School District | Piera Gravenor, Superintendent |
| Glassboro Public Schools | Mark Silverstein, Superintendent |
| Kingsway Regional School District | James Lavendar, Superintendent |
| Lower Cape May Regional School District | Jack Pfizenmayer, Superintendent |
| Lumberton Township Schools | Terry Healey, Superintendent |
| Middle Township School District | Michael Kopakowski, Superintendent |
| Monroe Township Public Schools | Charles Earling,Superintendent |
| Mount Holly Township Public Schools | Eric Michael Hibbs, Superintendent |
| Pittsgrove Township School District | Henry Bermann, Superintendent |
| Rancocas Valley Regional | Gerald Jellig, Superintendent |
| West Deptford School District | Kevin Kitchenman, Superintendent |
| Wildwood School District | Dennis Anderson, Superintendent |
| Woodbury City Public Schools | Joseph Jones, Superintendent |
Long Island Consortium for Excellence & Equity (LICEE)
In 2011, the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Penn Center for Educational Leadership in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, partnered to develop a collaborative network of school districts committed to supporting one another in assuring that all students graduating from their systems be equipped with the skills, knowledge and dispositions for college and career success.
The Long Island Consortium for Excellence & Equity is a new and evolving collaborative network of regional school districts. LICEE bases its work on the efforts of the Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium, led by the Penn Center for Educational Leadership since 2004.
LICEE Events
To download a PDF of the 2012-13 LICEE calendar, click here.
LICEE Members 2012-13
| Baldwin Union Free School District | James Mapes, Superintendent |
| Carle Place School District | David Flatley, Superintendent |
| Elmont Union Free School District | Al Harper, Superintendent |
| Freeport Public Schools | Kishore Kunchum, Superintendent |
| Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools | Joyce Bisso, Superintendent |
| Hicksville Public Schools | Maureen Bright, Superintendent |
| Malverne Union Free School District | Jim Hunderfund, Superintendent |
| Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District | Phyllis Harrington, Superintendent |
| Rockville Centre Union Free School District | William Johnson, Superintendent |
| Roosevelt Union Free School District | Robert-Wayne Harris, Superintendent |
| Roslyn Public Schools | Dan Brenner, Superintendent |
| Sewanhaka Central High School District | Ralph Ferrie, Superintendent |
Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence and Equity (CJCEE)
The Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence and Equity is a new and evolving collaborative network of regional school districts in Monmouth, Middlesex, Essex, and Ocean Counties. All have committed to learn and work together to support the school and life success of ALL of their students.
CJCEE Events
To download a PDF of the 2012-13 CJCEE calendar, click here.
CJCEE Members 2012-13
| Asbury Park School District | Denise Lowe, Superintendent |
| Bloomfield School District | Thomasina Jones, Superintendent |
| Eatontown Public Schools | Piera Gravenor, Superintendent |
| Hazlet Township Public Schools | Bernard Bragen, Superintendent |
| Holmdel Township Public Schools | Barbara Duncan, Superintendent |
| Jackson School District | Thomas Gialanella, Superintendent |
| Keansburg School District | Gerald North, Superintendent |
| Keyport School District | Lisa Savoia Superintendent |
| Long Branch Public Schools | Michael Salvatore,Superintendent |
| Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | David Healy, Superintendent |
| Middletown Township Public Schools | William George, Superintendent |
| Old Bridge Township Public Schools | Tim Brennan, Interim Superintendent |
| Red Bank Charter School | Meredith Pennotti, Principal |
| Red Bank Regional High School | James Stefankiewicz, Superintendent |
| Union Beach School District | Joseph Annibale, Superintendent |

