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Bachelor of Arts in English Education
Master�s Degree in Educational Administration
Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Administration
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Joe Crawford spent 36 years in public education at the high school, junior high, middle school, and district level as an English teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent working in multi-cultural environments focusing on improving student performance. He has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education in the Those Who Excel program and the Carnegie Foundation in the National Systemic Change Award. Additionally, he was principal of a twice-recognized National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He was also chosen by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family Foundation as a National Distinguished Educator. He is very active in the Total Quality Management and data-driven decision-making areas and has produced marked increases in student performance, teacher satisfaction and empowerment, and overall building climate in the buildings and districts he has worked with during his career and as a consultant. His previous district where he served as assistant superintendent was recognized with a Silver Award from the Lincoln/Baldrige Foundation. His work also has included involvement with five buildings under his leadership or supervision being nominated for National Blue Ribbon status and four winning such awards. He specializes in curriculum alignment, data-driven decision-making, school improvement through teacher involvement, middle schools, and system improvement. He works with teachers and districts to build capacity and to create a common sense of mission and shared ownership of solutions. Schools and districts he has worked with have shown as much as thirty percent increases in students meeting/exceeding state standards in a single year. This is done while improving teacher and building morale through involvement in the process. By involving those who will implement the decisions in the decision-making process, he creates a sense of buy-in and a much deeper understanding of state standards and the improvement process. Joe's new book, Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum and Common Assessments, is currently with the publisher and will hopefully go to press this spring.
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