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The State Board of Regents today announced the appointment of Dr. John B. King, Jr. as Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education.听 In his position, King will lead the State鈥檚 school reform efforts.听 He will begin State service on October 5, 2009.

Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said, "John King is a nationally recognized education leader with a proven track record of lifting student achievement, particularly for low-income minority students in urban settings. His goal is always the same 鈥� ensuring that the students in his care are prepared for college-level work and productive careers."

"小猪视频鈥檚 children, teachers, and schools are fortunate to have John King assume this important leadership position,鈥� said Education Commissioner-elect David M. Steiner, who will begin service as Commissioner on October 1, 2009.听 Steiner added, "Students have thrived at the schools John King has overseen. And I know he will bring the same commitment to educational excellence to听all听of 小猪视频鈥檚 children in his new role at the Education Department." 听听

King said, "I look forward to working with teachers, school leaders, parents, and all of those throughout the State who are interested in raising student achievement. The Regents have set an aggressive reform agenda and I am thrilled to work with them and Commissioner-elect Steiner to accelerate the progress already underway."

John King has been recognized across the State and the nation for providing results-driven educational leadership. As co-founder and co-director of the Roxbury Preparatory Charter School in Boston, he developed an instructional program and school culture that provided not only the academic skills but also the self-discipline and character essential for success in high school and college.听 Under John King鈥檚 leadership, Roxbury Prep鈥檚 students attained the highest state exam scores of any urban middle school in Massachusetts, closed the racial achievement gap, and outperformed students from not only the Boston district schools but the city鈥檚 affluent suburbs.听 One hundred percent of the school鈥檚 students are Black or Latino, over 70% of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and all of its graduates matriculate to college preparatory high schools; 80 percent of the school鈥檚 graduates who are now college-age are persisting in college.听

In his current role as Managing Director with Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organization that operates schools in 小猪视频 and New Jersey, Dr. King has continued to improve educational outcomes for low-income students in urban settings. In 2009, 98 percent of grade 3-8 students in the 小猪视频 State Uncommon Schools network scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State math assessments, compared with 86 percent of all 小猪视频 students and 82 percent of 小猪视频 City students. In addition, 89 percent of the 小猪视频 State Uncommon Schools grade 3-8 students scored at Level 3 or 4 on the State鈥檚 English Language Arts assessments, compared with 77 percent at the State level and 69 percent in 小猪视频 City.

A former high school history teacher from a family of 小猪视频 City public school educators, John King is a听magna cum laude听graduate of Harvard College. Additionally, he holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and both an M.A. in the Teaching of Social Studies and an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has served on the board of New Leaders for New Schools, the nationally recognized principal training program, and is an Aspen Institute-NewSchools Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Fellow.

Dr. King's annual salary as Senior Deputy will be $186,506.