Bill Rojas

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Waldemar "Bill" Rojas is a former superintendent at the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and the Dallas Independent School District (DISD).

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Early career

In 1968 began his education career in the New York City Board of Education (NYCBOE), beginning as a teacher and rising to the chancellor's executive assistant. [1] After becoming head of SFUSD, in 1994 President of the United States Bill Clinton appointed him to the Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. [2] In 1999 Bess Keller of Education Week described Rojas as "peppery". [3]

Dallas Independent School District

He began his term as DISD superintendent on August 1, 1999. [4] The hiring vote on April 22, 1999, by the DISD board was unanimous. [3] His salary was $260,000, the highest of any U.S. school superintendent. [5]

The relationship with the board deteriorated after he publicly criticized two board members at a news conference after it rejected his proposal to have Edison Schools operate schools. [6] The board called a special meeting on whether to fire him, and Rojas chose to go on vacation to see his family, publicly defending himself and stating he would not resign. [5] He was fired effective July 5, 2000. [4] The vote to remove him was seven to one. He announced plans to file a lawsuit accusing two board members of defaming him, but received a settlement of $135,000, [6] after the DISD board agreed to do so in 2002. [7] This is on top of a $90,000 severance package. [8]

Rojas maintained that he had a positive impact on the district during his tenure. [6]

Post-DISD

After his DISD tenure he became the vice president of Advantage Schools. Circa 2012 he resided in the state of Florida. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Waldemar "Bill" Rojas". Hispanic Border Leadership Institute . Arizona State University . Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ↑ "PRESIDENT NAMES WALDEMAR ROJAS TO THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS". Office of the Press Secretary, the White House. 1994-11-17. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. 1 2 Keller, Bess (1999-05-05). "Rojas To Leave S.F. District for Top Dallas Job". Education Week . Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. 1 2 Chávez, Stella M. (2013-09-06). "Recent Dallas Schools Superintendents Haven't Stayed Long On The Job". KERA . Retrieved 2019-10-22. - Has detailed dates of superintendents from Chad Wollery to Mike Miles, but does not include people who only served as interim superintendents.
  5. 1 2 Brazil, Eric (2000-06-15). "Ex-S.F. school chief under fire in Dallas". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Past Dallas schools chiefs leave mixed legacies". The Dallas Morning News . 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. ↑ Chadde, Sky (2014-06-06). "Ousted Fort Worth Superintendent's Parachute Is Really Golden Even by Dallas ISD Standards". Dallas Observer . Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  8. ↑ Williams, Patrick (2000-07-13). "Buzz". Dallas Observer . Retrieved 2019-10-23.


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