FWCS chief to get national accolade
Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Wendy Robinson will be named superintendent of the year by the National Alliance of Black School Educators.
Robinson will receive the Joseph E. Hill Superintendent of the Year Award at a dinner in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. The award is given to a superintendent who has “demonstrated a quality of leadership that resulted in significant positive outcomes for students of African descent.”
“I am honored to accept this award on behalf of the work that is being done throughout Fort Wayne Community Schools,” Robinson said. “This truly is recognition of the efforts put forth by our school board as well as teachers and administrators in every building to make sure all students are educated to high standards.”
Robinson has worked in public education for more than three decades and is nationally recognized for her expertise in improving urban education. She’s often asked to speak at national conferences and events on the subject.
She is the president of the Indiana Urban Schools Association, an organization that supports legislation and provides services and programs that recognize the needs of urban schools. Robinson has served as the Fort Wayne superintendent since 2003 and was named the District II Superintendent of the Year by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents in 2008.
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