DR. Deasy--inspirational leader

Today I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to hear Dr. Deasy speak.  Dr Deasy is the superintendent of the second largest school district in the country, LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District.) He leads thousands of teachers, administrators and staff serving a diverse population of more than 980,000 students from newborn to age 24.  He faces problems that I could not even dream up.  He works relentlessly to ensure that ALL youth is given an equal opportunity to succeed.  He deals with a population of youth where 80% live in poverty and 30,000 are homeless.  The graduation rate is only 64% up from 48% last year.  The students collectively speak 107 languages. He wants these students to be able to live the American dream--have somewhere to live and a decent pay after graduation.  I was very inspired by Dr Deasy's work.  Whether in LAUSD or Providence RI, our goal is the same--prepare students for post secondary education or the work force.  To be part of this mission you must have an ALL kid agenda not a SOME kid agenda.  Cheers to Dr. Deasy and his amazing work!