John Deasy is superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. He oversees all educational and administrative matters and develops operational procedures for the district. Prior to joining the district in 2010, Deasy was deputy director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Earlier, he served as superintendent of the Prince George's County, Md., public schools, where he launched a pay-for-performance plan that was developed jointly with labor, making the district a leader in efforts to reward teachers for gains in student achievement. Previously, he was superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in California and of the Coventry Public Schools in Rhode Island. He has been a Broad fellow, an Annenberg fellow, a State Superintendent of the Year, a presenter at numerous state and national conferences, and a consultant to school districts undertaking high school reform and districtwide improvement strategies.

Panel:
Private Lunch: Innovations to Watch in K-12 Education (By invitation only)

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