Austin Founder Lions Club

Dr. Meria Carstarphen, AISD Superintendent

  • 03 Nov 2011
  • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Wells Fargo Building, 400 W. 15th Street, 3rd floor Auditorium REGISTER BEFORE WED - NOON

Registration

  • There is no fee charged for a guest(s) visiting for the first time
  • Guests are charged a lunch fee of $15 for each visit after their first visit.
  • There is no fee charged for a guest visiting for the first time. Please present yourself as a guest at the registration table and we will gladly introduce you to the club.

Registration is closed

You MUST register before noon on Wednesday.

Dr. Meria Carstarphen
AISD Superintendent

Introduction by Lion Tommy Cowan


Hear the latest news from the Austin Independent School District as AISD Superintendent Dr. Carstarphen updates us on the state of education for our city and the upcoming projects for AISD.

Featured Lunch Menu:   Ribeye steak - need we say more - with a featured daily dessert. Grilled chicken Caesar salad or vegetarian plate option also available.


Speaker's Bio:

Dr Meria Carstarphen, AISD Superintendent
Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen is Superintendent of the Austin Independent School District.

Prior to this position, Dr. Carstarphen served as the superintendent of Saint Paul Public Schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and in accountability positions for public school systems in the District of Columbia, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio.

Dr. Carstarphen's professional experience includes teaching at the middle school level, as well as elementary education in Seville, Spain, and Caracas, Venezuela. She earned a doctorate in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy with a concentration in urban superintendency from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Carstarphen earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science and Spanish from Tulane University, and master of education degrees from Auburn University and Harvard University. She has also studied at the University of Seville, Spain, and University of Innsbruck, Austria.

A public school graduate, Dr. Carstarphen hails from Selma, Alabama, where she began her teaching career.

Dr. Carstarphen currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty member in the University of Texas Department of Educational Administration; and on the boards of the Council of Great City Schools, Educational Testing Service, Austin Partners in Education, AISD Public Education Foundation, Texas Council of Urban School Districts, and the Children's Hospital/AISD Health Service Advisory Board; is a student mentor through Austin Partners in Education; and is an Ex-Officio member of the Austin Symphony Board of Directors, and a member of the Ballet Austin Board of Directors. She also serves in advisory and committee roles for the Urban Superintendents Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

You MUST register before noon on Wednesday.

Speak with either Bob Walcott 512 331-9294
or Peter Beradino 512 288 3336
to cancel a reservation before noon on Wednesday
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