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Superintendent of Schools {Photo of Dr. Linda Lane}
On December 13, 2010, the Board named Dr. Linda Lane incoming Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools at a Special Legislative meeting.
A statement from Dr. Lane
First, I would like to thank the members of the Board for my appointment as the next Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools. I look forward to working with each of you to continue the work to move our District forward. I am humbled by the opportunity to serve the District and the city, both of which I have come to love.
I want to thank the leadership team that I’ve been privileged to work with for the past four years, for all of your hard work and dedication to improving the lives of our students. You are the hardest working group of professionals I’ve had the pleasure of working with in my career, and I hope that you will all recommit yourselves to this work and our District.
Dr. Lane Video Introduction
A statement from Board President, Sherry Hazuda
I am pleased to share with you that the Board will bring forward a recommendation to approve Dr. Linda Lane as the next Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
As you know, the Board has been meeting in Executive Session about this matter since we learned of Mr. Roosevelt’s departure. While I cannot talk about those meetings, I can tell you that it was clear from the beginning that Dr. Lane was the best person for this position. Once we began to consider our options, we knew we had the best candidate all along right here in Pittsburgh.
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About Dr. Linda Lane
Linda Lane was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, but lived in Des Moines nearly all her life and was educated in the Des Moines Public Schools. She and her husband Coleman reside in Highland Park. They have two grown children, C.J. and Alicia.
Educational Background
Dr. Lane holds a B.A. degree in Education from the University of Iowa. She received an MSE degree in Education Administration and an Educational Specialist degree, both from Drake University. She earned her Ed.D., also from Drake University.
Professional Background
Dr. Lane was an elementary teacher in Iowa City Public Schools from 1971 to 1975 and the Des Moines Public Schools from 1975 to 1982. She served in various roles in Human Resources, including Executive Director, prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer.
From 2003, Dr. Lane served as Deputy Superintendent for the Des Moines Public Schools from 2003-2007. She is also a 2003 graduate of the Broad Superintendent’s Academy.
Dr. Lane joined Pittsburgh Public Schools as Deputy Superintendent in 2007 and is committed to working toward reaching the Board Goals and the district's Excellence for All Reform Agenda.
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