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Frank Petruzielo

Frank Petruzielo is a former school superintendent.

Petruzielo previously worked for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. He became the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in 1991.[1] Former HISD board member Don McAdams wrote that the hiring process for Petruzielo was fraught with tensions from the African-American community, though he made moves to appease that group and was elected.[2] He served in that capacity for about three and one half years.[3]

In 1994 he became the superintendent of Broward County Public Schools in Florida.[4] According to McAdams, there had been so much conflict between the Houston city government and McAdams regarding tax requests from the latter that the board chose not to attempt to persuade him to stay at HISD instead of going to Broward County.[5] In 1994 a 300-page report was released that criticized Petruzielo's management while at HISD.[6]

From February 1999,[7] to February 1, 2016, he was the superintendent of the Cherokee County School District in Georgia; he retired at the end of his tenure.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Mellon, Ericka (February 6, 2009). "Teacher union urges HISD to pick academic chief to lead". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ McAdams, Don (2000). Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools-- and Winning!: Lessons from Houston. Teachers College Press. pp. 278-279. ISBN 9780807738849.
  3. ^ Webb, Shelby (March 7, 2018). "HISD Superintendent Carranza's tenure shorter than most". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Litzenblatt, Seth (February 9, 1994). "NEW SUPERINTENDENT'S". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 10, 2020. – The author is stated to be from "Fort Lauderdale High".
  5. ^ Johnston, Robert C. (October 4, 2000). "Tell-All Book Offers Insight Into Board Politics". Education Week. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Gittelsohn, John; Berta Delgado (October 8, 1994). "TEXAS REPORT RAPS PETRUZIELO". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Longtime Cherokee superintendent exits district he changed". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Dixon, Kristal (September 3, 2015). "Dr. Petruzielo Announces Retirement Date". Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch. Retrieved May 10, 2020.


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