CURRICULUM VITAE
ERIC A. KING, Ph.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address: 1205 North Ridgeland Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
708 297-9210
708 514-5079
FORMAL EDUCATION
Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago
Administration and Supervision
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Dissertation Title: Variation in Expectations Among Administrators and Teachers of African American Students
Degree conferred 2001.
Post Concordia University – River Forest, Illinois
Graduate Educational Administration and Supervision
General Administrative and Supervisory Endorsement
M.S. Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Illinois
Secondary Education
Minor: Social and Minority Studies
Degree conferred 1973.
B.S. Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Illinois
Physical Education
Intercollegiate Athletics Scholarship - Football
Degree conferred 1971.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Illinois Type 75, Superintendent’s Endorsement
Illinois Type 75, General Administrative Endorsement K-12
Illinois Type 10, Supervisory Endorsement K-12
Illinois Type 09, Teaching Certificate Physical Education 6-12
Associate – Illinois Administrators’ Academy (Illinois State Board of Education)
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD
2000-Present Superintendent of Schools
School District 159
Pre-K through 8th Grade
Matteson, Illinois 60443
1996-2000 Executive Director of Pupil Services
Evanston Skokie School District 65
Pre-K through 8th Grade
Evanston, Illinois 60064
1994-1996 Principal
North Chicago Community Unit School District 187
North Chicago Community High School
North Chicago, Illinois 60064
1992-1994 Dean of Students
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Naperville North High School
Naperville, Illinois 60563-8998
1991-1992 Assistant Principal
1990-1991 Director of Athletics and Intramural Sports
North Chicago Community Unit School District 187
North Chicago Community High School
North Chicago, Illinois 60644
1986-1990 Dean of Students
1983-1986 Athletic Director
1981-1983 Educator, Coach and Paraprofessional
Proviso Township High School District 209
Proviso East High School
Maywood, Illinois 60153
1973-1981 Director of Recreation
Village of Maywood
Maywood, Illinois 60153
1973-1974 Teacher
School District 89
Irving Elementary School
Maywood, Illinois 60153
1973 Physical Director
Young Men’s Christian Association Chicago, Illinois
1971-1973 Night Manager
Southern Illinois University
Student Center Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Workshops and Presentations
Ø King, E.A. (2005) Strengthening the Full Spectrum of a School District Leadership Team, Tri-Conference, IASA Session, Chicago, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2005) Tame the Paper Tiger, Tri-Conference, IASB Session, Chicago, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2004) Measuring Our Progress – Status of School District 159 Strategic Plan 2001-2004, Presented at School District 159 Board of Education Retreat, Tinley Park, Illinois
Ø King E. A. (2004) School Business Partnerships, Presented at School District 159 Education Foundation School Business Partnership Meeting, Tinley Park, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2003) Raising the Standards – Leave No Child Behind, Presented at School District 159 Opening Institute, Tinley Park, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2003) Academic Promise or Academic Risk – It’s All About Data and What it Reveals, Cosmopolitan Alliance of School Boards Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2002) Providing a Second to None Education to All Students, Presented at Beijing University, Beijing, China
Ø King E. A. (2002) Board Superintendent Relations, Presented at American Association of School Administrators’ National Convention, San Diego, California
Ø King E. A. (2002 and 2003) School District 159 Referenda 2002 - Our Children Deserve the Best, Presented on Cable Television Show - Matteson Matters and at Community Forums, Richton Park, Illinois and Matteson, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2001) Raising the Standards - Building a Dynamic Curriculum, Presented at School District 159 Opening Institute, Tinley Park, Illinois
Ø King, E. A. (2001) A Second to None Education for All Students, Presented at Illinois State Board of Education State Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2000) Dissertation Defense - Variation in Expectations Among Administrators and Teachers of African American Students, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois
Ø King, E.A. (2000) Presenter – Aspiring Administrators - National Alliance of Black School Educators’ National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Service to the Profession
Ø Board of Directors, Illinois Association of School Administrators (2006-Present)
Ø Board of Directors, Horace Mann League (2006-Present)
Ø Advisory Board, The Metropolitan Institute for Leadership in Education – Governors State University, University Park, IL (2006 – Present)
Ø Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities – ISBE (2005 – Present)
Ø Vice President, Board of Directors, Southwest Cook County Special Education Cooperative (2005 – Present)
Ø Administrative Sponsor, Doctoral Studies, Practicum Experience, Loyola University Chicago (Spring, 2005)
Ø President, Superintendents’ Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity (2004 – Present)
Ø General Conference Chairperson, Superintendents’ Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, Transforming the Paradigm of Educating Children, Matteson, Illinois (March/April 2006)
Ø General Conference Chairperson, Midwest Region of the National Council on Educating Black Children, Transforming the Paradigm of Educating Children, Tinley Park, Illinois (April,2005)
Ø Administrative Sponsor, Certificate of Advanced Studies, Practicum Experience, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (Spring, 2004)
Ø Member, Master Facilities Planning Committee, Rich Township Schools District 227 Olympia Fields, Illinois (2004-Present)
Ø Administrative Sponsor, Certificate of Advanced Studies for General Administration Practicum Experience, Aspiring Administrators’ Workshop Series, Lewis University Tinley Park Cohort 2, Tinley Park, Illinois (Fall, 2003)
Ø Oxford Roundtable Educational Leadership Conference, Comparative Analysis of Education in the United States and the United Kingdom, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, (2003)
Ø Educational Leadership Conference, China 2002, Beijing and Xian, China
Ø Member, Referendum Planning Committee, School District 159, (2002 – Present)
Ø Member, Illinois State Board of Education Content Advisory Committee - Illinois Certification Testing System - Passing Score Review for Superintendents, Springfield, Illinois (2003-Present)
Ø Member, Board of Control Leadership Learning Team Consortium Arlington Heights, Illinois (2002-2004)
Ø Member, Board of Directors Illinois Alliance of Black School Board Members (2002)
Ø Member, Board Member Southwest Cook County Cooperative, Oak Forest, Illinois (2001-Present)
Ø Member, Early Childhood Community Task Force, School District 65 and Village of Evanston, Evanston, Illinois (1999-2000)
Ø Chair, School District 65 Technology Committee, Evanston, Illinois (1997)
Ø Member, Annual Review Team for the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities, Chicago, Illinois
Ø Illinois High School Association – Strategic Planning, Bloomington, Illinois(1995)
Ø Lake County Technology Task Force, Lake Forest, Illinois (1992-94)
Ø Member, Multi-Cultural Committee, School District 203, Naperville, Illinois (1991-92)
Service to the Community
Ø Matteson Economic Development Commission, Matteson, Illinois (2004-Present)
Ø Oak Park Township Trustee, Oak Park, Illinois (1997-Present)
Ø Oak Park Community Mental Health Board (1997, 1998, 2001)
Ø Oak Park Township Collector, Oak Park, Illinois (1995-1997)
Ø Oak Park Township Youth Services Committee (1989-1997)
Special Projects
Referenda – New Construction 6-8 Center, 2003, Alternate Revenue Bonds to Finance Construction, 2004, Education Fund Tax Levy Increase – 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; Land Acquisition and Development 35 Acres; Renovations and Additions to Existing School Buildings and Administrative Facilities; Construction of State of the Art 6-8th Grade School (117,525 square feet) - 26 million dollar project
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Ø American Association of School Administrators, member
Ø Association for Supervision Curriculum and Development, member
Ø Illinois Association of School Administrators, Board of Directors
Ø National Alliance of Black School Educators, member
Ø National Association of Secondary School Principals, member
Ø Phi Delta Kappa International, member
Ø Superintendents’ Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, President
Ø Superintendents’ Institute of America, member
Ø The Horace Mann League, Board of Directors