Overview
On January 19, 2008, the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education held a special meeting of the board and unanimously voted to hire Dr. Terry Grier as the next Superintendent. Dr. Grier's first day was March 24, 2008.
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San Diego Unified School District Superintendent, Terry B. Grier, Ed.D, previously served as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC—a position he held since May 2000. In addition to serving as superintendent in a number of other districts across the country, he has worked as a classroom teacher, high school principal, associate superintendent and college adjunct professor.
Grier has served as President of the Horace Mann League of America, Inc. and the North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Dropout Prevention Network and has also served on the Board of Directors of the National School Public Relations Association. In addition, he has been a member of the National Coca-Cola Scholars Selection Committee and the Membership Committee of The College Board. He is a newly appointed member of Mayor Sanders’ Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention and a new member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of San Diego County.
Grier is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including: the North Carolina Association of School Administrators and the North Carolina School Boards Association’s 2008 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year; East Carolina University’s Outstanding Alumni; the NC Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development’s Distinguished Educator; the Visiting International Faculty State Superintendent of the Year; the Congressional Black Caucus’ ET3 Tech Champion Award; and the Horace Mann League’s Friend of the League. In May 2008, Grier received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development.
Grier has published more than 50 articles in educational journals and is a frequent speaker at national and state educational conferences. Furthermore, he has been featured in national educational publications such as: Education Week, Urban Educator and Scholastic Administr@tor for his innovative ideas and proven leadership in education. He earned his doctoral degree in education from Vanderbilt University.
Friday Notes
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Letters to Parents
December 2008
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Speeches and Stories
- Speech to the Rotary Club of San Diego on October 2, 2008
Runtime: 26 minutes (Download - Right click and select "Save As")
TV News Interviews with the Superintendent
May 17, 2008
KNSD-TV
May 13, 2008
XETV
May 12, 2008
KUSI
Contact Information
Office of the Superintendent
(619) 725-5506 - Phone
superintendent@sandi.net - Email
