Shawn Arévalo McCollough
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Shawn Arévalo McCollough (born 1971) is President and CEO of the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence in Washington, DC. A former superintendent of schools, principal, and teacher, McCollough's reform efforts have been recognized by George W. Bush, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige.
McCollough was born in Chicago and grew up in Columbia, SC. McCollough received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of South Carolina and a Masters of Education from Georgia Southern University.
Before leading the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, McCollough served as a public schools administrator. He began his career as a classroom teacher and worked his way up through the ranks to being a superintendent. According to McCollough, “It just takes hard work, commitment, and accountability... No one reform will fit all problems, but the one thing I see district to district, school to school, is the need for leadership." Featured in Cage Busting Leadership, a 2013 book by Frederick Hess, McCollough is quoted in the chapter “The Chicago Way” saying, “Ultimately, you need leaders who are willing to stand in the fire and fight for what they know is morally right for kids, families, and communities.”
McCollough most recently served as superintendent of the Nogales Unified School District in Arizona. He joined the district in July 2008, and during his tenure, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called McCollough “the next generation of leadership who is going to help lead the country where we need to go.”
McCollough implemented an aggressive reorganization. Faced with millions in budget cuts, he was able to utilize dramatic restructuring and attrition, in order to save jobs. McCollough cut $7 million from the annual budget without layoffs by redeploying central-office staff to positions working directly with students and families. In an editorial about changes being implemented by McCollough, the writer recalls having a conversation with McCollough when "a local businessman interrupted us to introduce himself to the NUSD No. 1 schools superintendent. 'Don’t let up,' he told him. 'Don’t back down.'” In May 2009, the School Board extended McCollough's contract through June 2012.
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