Background
Cortines, Ramon C. was born in 1932.
Cortines, Ramon C. was born in 1932.
Bachelor in Speech & Education, Pasadena College. Master of Arts in School Administration, Pasadena College. Master of Arts in Adult Learning, Pasadena College.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), San Francisco State University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Point Loma Nazarene College, 1996. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Golden Gate University.
6th grade teacher, Aptos, California. English teacher, administrator Covina. Administrator Pasadena Unified School District, superintendent schools, San Jose Unified School District, San Francisco Unified School District.
Assistant secretary for intergovernmental, interagency affairs & human resources United States Department Education, 1993, special advisory to secretary, 1995. Chancellor New York City Public Schools System, 1993—1995. Visiting scholar School Education Stanford University, 1995—1996, executive director Pew Network for Standards-Based Reform, 1996—2001.
Education consultant California, 2001—2006. Deputy mayor for education City of Los Angeles, 2006—2008. Senior deputy superintendent Los Angeles Unified School District, 2008—2009, superintendent, 2009—2011.
Board directors Scholastic Inc., 1995—2010, National Center Public Policy and Higher Education. Member advisory board Teachers Support Network. Instructor United States Army.
Board trustees Jean Paul Getty Trust. Board directors Special Olympics Inc. Board governors San Francisco Symphony.