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June 2009 > Alumni
Tony Smith New Oakland Superintendent
GSE alumnus Tony Smith is the new superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), the first permanent, locally chosen leader since the 2003 state takeover of the district.
Smith, who received his Master’s in 1993 and Ph.D. in 2002, was appointed Deputy Superintendent for Instruction, Innovation and Social Justice for San Francisco Unified School District in 2007. The former Cal football player was formerly superintendent of Emery Unified, where he led the 800-student district out of a state takeover as it emerged from state receivership in 2004. Smith received the 2008 California Alumni Association’s Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by a Young Alumnus.
Smith, 42, will also be an Oakland public school parent when his oldest daughter, who is 6, will attend Crocker Highlands Elementary School in the fall.
Some recent articles about Smith's appointment follow:
Three questions for Tony Smith
San Francisco Chronicle June 14, 2009Tony Smith to lead Oakland schools
San Francisco Chronicle May 26, 2009S.F. schools official to lead Oakland district
San Francisco Chronicle May 22, 2009High hopes for Oakland's next schools superintendent
Oakland Tribune May 22, 2009
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