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James Phares
James Phares is the former West Virginia Superintendent of Schools. His term began on January 2, 2013 and he announced his retirement from the position in April 2014.[1][2]
Biography
Phares came to the role of West Virginia Superintendent of Schools with nearly 40 years of experience working in education. Phares has served in various roles - classroom teacher, university instructor, principal, assistant principal and county superintendent. Pharoes was an adjunct professor at WVU and Lynchburg College and served 14 years as a county superintendent.[1]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, elementary education, West Virginia University
- Master's degree, school administration, Lynchburg College
Political career
West Virginia Superintendent of Schools (2013-2014)
Phares is the former West Virginia Superintendent of Schools. His term began on January 2, 2013 and he left office on June 30, 2014.[3]
The day he was sworn in Phares stated, "by the end of the day today, we’ll have a 30 day chart of plans. It’s the things that we do first and we’ll be prepared to share that with the board as we go on. We hope to rebuild trust, we hope to rebuild communications and we hope to be open and transparent with everything that we do.”[4]
Appointments
2012
Phares was appointed as the 28th West Virginia Superintendent of Schools by the West Virginia Board of Education on December 12, 2012.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Phares + West + Virginia + Education"
See also
- Superintendent of Schools
- West Virginia Superintendent of Schools
- West Virginia school districts
- West Virginia Department of Education
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Department of Education, "Superintendent" accessed February 4, 2013
- ↑ West Virginia Public Broadcasting, "State BOE Names Temporary Superintendent," June 24, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Department of Education, "Superintendent" accessed February 4, 2013
- ↑ West Virginia Public Broadcasting, "Phares sworn in as state superintendent," January 3, 2013
- ↑ Hampshire Review, "James Phares appointed new state school superintendent," December 13, 2012
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| Preceded by Jorea Marple |
West Virginia Superintendent of Schools 2013 - June 30, 2014 |
Succeeded by Charles K. Heinlein |
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