FWCS Superintendent receives national honor
Record Number: 5650 Displayed from: Nov 12 2009 12:00AM, until: Dec 12 2009 12:00AM Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson will be honored this month by the National
Alliance of Black School Educators.
At a celebration dinner in Indianapolis on Nov. 21, Dr. Robinson will receive the Joseph E. Hill
Superintendent of the Year Award, which is given to a superintendent who has demonstrated a quality of
leadership that resulted in significant positive outcomes for students of African descent.
"I am honored to accept this award on behalf of the work that is being done throughout Fort Wayne
Community Schools," Dr. Robinson said. "This truly is recognition of the efforts put forth by our
School Board as well as teachers and administrators in every building to make sure all students are educated
to high standards."
Dr. Robinson is a tireless advocate of public education and in her more than three decades in public
education has developed close working relationships with some of the most prestigious educational
organizations in the country. She was one of the members of the inaugural class of Broad Center Fellows, a
program designed to prepare and challenge urban school leaders. She also is a friend of the Wallace
Foundation, and under her leadership, FWCS has received millions of dollars in grants and training
opportunities from Wallace. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in improving urban education and is
frequently asked to speak at conferences and events hosted by organizations such as The Wallace Foundation,
the National Conference of State Legislators, American Association of School Administrators and the Urban
Superintendent's Association of America.
Dr. Robinson is also an active member of the community and has formed partnerships with local agencies and
businesses to increase educational opportunities. She serves on numerous boards including the Fort Wayne
Economic Alliance, Junior Achievement, Knight Foundation, Invent Tomorrow Education Consortium, Parkview
Hospital and Manchester College, among others. In August of 2005, she was jointly appointed to serve on the
Indiana Education Roundtable by Governor Mitch Daniels and then-State Superintendent Dr. Suellen Reed. She is
currently the president of Indiana Urban Schools Association, an organization that supports legislation and
provides services and programs that recognize the needs of urban schools.
In her 35 years with Fort Wayne Community Schools, Dr. Robinson has served as a classroom teacher,
assistant principal, principal and central office administrator. She was appointed to the position of
Superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools in July 2003 after an eight-year assignment as Deputy
Superintendent. In 2008, she was named the District II Superintendent of the Year by the Indiana Association
of Public School Superintendents, and previously was awarded the Athena Award, the Helene R. Foellinger Award,
the Martin Luther King Award and the Elizabeth Dobynes Award from the Fort Wayne NAACP and many more.
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