Kenneth S. Burnley
Kenneth Stephen Burnley (April 20, 1942 – July 2, 2011), was superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Palmer, Alaska, from July 2010 until his death in July 2011.[1][2] He was a senior resident fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education.[3] He also was the superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools from 2000 to 2005,[1][4] Colorado Springs District 11 Schools,[5] and Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks, Alaska.[6]
Accomplishments
[edit]Named Superintendent of the year by the American Association of School Administrators.[7] In 2008, he was a finalist for the Eastern Michigan University presidential search.[8]
First African-American track coach at the University of Michigan in 1968.[9]
Desegregated the Ypsilanti Public Schools.
Death
[edit]Burnley died on Saturday July 3, 2011, from complications following knee surgery earlier in the week. He was survived by Eileen his wife, and two children.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 The Detroit Free Press, July 3, 2010, Page 9A
- ↑ "Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Superintendent". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ University of Michigan School of Education – Senior Resident Fellow[link removed]
- ↑ New York Times – Detroit's Embattled School District to Be Shepherded by One of Its Graduates
- ↑ "USA Today – Superintendents of the Year Let's Innovation Work". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ↑ Entrepreneur.com Reconnecting the system
- ↑ AASA National Superintendent of Year Honorees Reflect on the Significance of the Award[permanent dead link] in 1993.
- ↑ "Michigan Chronicle - Burnley is finalist for EMU presidency". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- ↑ Program Picture[link removed]
- 1942 births
- 2011 deaths
- Academics from Detroit
- People from Fairbanks, Alaska
- People from Palmer, Alaska
- People from Ypsilanti, Michigan
- University of Michigan faculty
- School superintendents in Alaska
- Superintendents of Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Academics from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Academics from Alaska
- Academics from Michigan