Background
Cooper, Althea Cartman was born on January 31, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alfred Lawrence Senior and Mary (Kennedy) Cartman.
Cooper, Althea Cartman was born on January 31, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alfred Lawrence Senior and Mary (Kennedy) Cartman.
Bachelor, University Illinois, Chicago, 1973. Master of Education, University Houston, 1981.
Teacher Chicago Public Schools, 1973-1980. Magnet coordinator Houston Indiana School District, 1982-1986, principal, since 1986. Reader, consultant Scott, Foresman Public Company, Glenview, Illinois, 1978-1980.
Administrative intern Houston Indiana School District, 1982-1983. Member authorship team for mathematics textbooks Scott, Foresman & Company, 1979-1980.
Chairperson education committee St. Francis Xavier Church, 1984-1987. Member Houston Administrators Association, Texas Elementary Principals Association, National Alliance Black School Educators, Texas Women's Council of School Executives, Fisk University Alumni Association (secretary 1985-1987), Alpha Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married G. Michael Cooper, August 17, 1968 (divorced March 1983). Children: Chatique Rene, Garry Michael IV.