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'''Kenneth Stephen Burnley''', was superintendent of the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District]] in [[Palmer, Alaska]] from July 2010 until his death in July 2011.<ref name="freep"/><ref>http://www.matsuk12.us/17331082913527383/site/default.asp?&1733Nav= |
'''Kenneth Stephen Burnley''', was superintendent of the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District]] in [[Palmer, Alaska]] from July 2010 until his death in July 2011.<ref name="freep"/><ref name="matsuk12">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/http://www.matsuk12.us/17331082913527383/site/default.asp?&1733Nav=|&NodeID=4673|title=Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Superintendent|publisher=web.archive.org|accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> He was formerly a Senior Resident Fellow at the [[University of Michigan School of Education]].<ref>[http://sitemaker.soe.umich.edu/soe/staff&mode=single&recordID=898094&nextMode=list University of Michigan School of Education - Senior Resident Fellow<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He also was the Superintendent of the [[Detroit Public Schools]] from 2000 to 2005,<ref name="freep">The Detroit Free Press, July 3, 2010, Page 9A</ref><ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EED71438F935A35756C0A9669C8B63 New York Times - Detroit's Embattled School District to Be Shepherded by One of Its Graduates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Colorado Springs District 11 Schools]],<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55169549.html?dids=55169549:55169549&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+15%2C+1993&author=Pat+Ordovensky&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=02.D&desc=Superintendent+of+the+year+lets+innovation+work USA Today - Superintendents of the Year Let's Innovation Work<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks, Alaska.<ref>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/print/78544067.html Entrepreneur.com Reconnecting the system]</ref> |
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==Accomplishments== |
==Accomplishments== |
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Named Superintendent of the year by the [[American Association of School Administrators]].<ref>[http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=&itemnumber=4870&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber= AASA National Superintendent of Year Honorees Reflect on the Significance of the Award] in 1993.</ref> In 2008, he was a finalist for the [[Eastern Michigan University]] presidential search.<ref>[http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2681/1/Burnley-is-finalist-for-EMU-presidency/Page1.html Michigan Chronicle - Burnley is finalist for EMU presidency]</ref> |
Named Superintendent of the year by the [[American Association of School Administrators]].<ref>[http://www.aasa.org/publications/saarticledetail.cfm?mnitemnumber=&tnitemnumber=&itemnumber=4870&unitemnumber=&pf=1&snitemnumber= AASA National Superintendent of Year Honorees Reflect on the Significance of the Award] in 1993.</ref> In 2008, he was a finalist for the [[Eastern Michigan University]] presidential search.<ref>[http://www.michronicleonline.com/articlelive/articles/2681/1/Burnley-is-finalist-for-EMU-presidency/Page1.html Michigan Chronicle - Burnley is finalist for EMU presidency]</ref> |
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First African-American track coach at the University of Michigan in 1968.<ref>[http://kennethburnley.com/sites/default/files/images/burnleytrackandfield.jpg Program Picture]</ref> |
First African-American track coach at the University of Michigan in 1968.<ref>[http://kennethburnley.com/sites/default/files/images/burnleytrackandfield.jpg Program Picture]</ref> |
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[[desegregation|Desegregated]] the [[Ypsilanti]] Public Schools. |
[[desegregation|Desegregated]] the [[Ypsilanti]] Public Schools. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Burnley died on Saturday July 3, 2011, from complications following knee surgery earlier in the week. |
Burnley died on Saturday July 3, 2011, from complications following knee surgery earlier in the week. He was survived by Eileen his wife, and two children.<ref name="freep"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Kenneth Stephen Burnley, was superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Palmer, Alaska from July 2010 until his death in July 2011.[1][2] He was formerly a Senior Resident Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education.[3] He also was the Superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools from 2000 to 2005,[1][4] Colorado Springs District 11 Schools,[5] and Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks, Alaska.[6]
Accomplishments
Named Superintendent of the year by the American Association of School Administrators.[7] In 2008, he was a finalist for the Eastern Michigan University presidential search.[8]
First African-American track coach at the University of Michigan in 1968.[9]
Desegregated the Ypsilanti Public Schools.
Death
Burnley died on Saturday July 3, 2011, from complications following knee surgery earlier in the week. He was survived by Eileen his wife, and two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c The Detroit Free Press, July 3, 2010, Page 9A
- ^ "Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | Superintendent". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ^ University of Michigan School of Education - Senior Resident Fellow
- ^ New York Times - Detroit's Embattled School District to Be Shepherded by One of Its Graduates
- ^ USA Today - Superintendents of the Year Let's Innovation Work
- ^ Entrepreneur.com Reconnecting the system
- ^ AASA National Superintendent of Year Honorees Reflect on the Significance of the Award in 1993.
- ^ Michigan Chronicle - Burnley is finalist for EMU presidency
- ^ Program Picture
