Ann Clark, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ chief academic officer, has been chosen for a 10-month executive training program designed to prepare her to be an urban superintendent.
Clark is one of 14 people nationwide tapped for the Broad Superintendents Academy, which counts CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman among its graduates. She won’t leave her job while attending weekend training sessions on education, finance and other leadership issues. After she completes the training, she’s expected to spend a year as a “cabinet-level” administrator in an urban district, which she’s already doing, Gorman said.Eventually, he said, Clark could lead another district or could be in line to replace him.
The academy, created by philanthropist Eli Broad (it rhymes with “road”), targets leaders inside and outside education. Clark’s 2010 classmates include an Army general, the director of strategic planning for a technology corporation and the former chief of NATO Afghan operations.