VITA FOR WAYNE B. JENNINGS, Ph.D.

449 Desnoyer Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104 USA
Phone (651) 644-2805 FAX 2020,
wayne@institute4learning.org

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Won and directed one of the eleven awards to redesign Americaneducation in a nation-wide competition. The design is know as Community Learning Centers.

Influential in the design of several experimental schools, Chiron Middle School, SaturnSchool of Tomorrow, St. Paul Area Learning Center, Children's TheatreSchool, Mall of America High School, Minnesota New Country School, EXPOMagnet Middle School and started seven charter schools.

Established and directed The St. Paul Open School, a K-12 research,demonstration school of the St. Paul Public Schools that attracted over20,000 visitors and was described in over 30 articles or books. Theschool won the Pacesetter award from the U. S. Office of Education asbeing educationally effective, cost effective, and worthy ofreplication and is in its 32th year.

As principal, helped reverse the negative image and established twelvemagnet programs as part of a desegregation plan at Central High School,an inner city school for 1,800 students. The school doubled itsenrollment in two years.

As assistant director, helped establish The Career Study Center, St.Paul Public Schools in 1969, a prototype alternative program forat-risk students that became a model for replication.

Established and directed the Staff Development Department of the St.Paul Public Schools which provided training programs for 130administrators and 2600 teachers.

Started the following charter schools: Family Learning Center,Minnesota Technology High School, High School for Recording Arts,Museum School, and several others.

Publishes the ASCD newsletter, the Brain Compatible Learning Networker, 17 years.

Other projects: wrote Five Year Plan for Adult Literacy for St. Paulthat culminated in a state-of-the-art adult learning center; member ofthe Congressionally funded team for the evaluation of charter schools.

Delivered over 300 addresses to workshops, seminars and conferences.

Assisted several foundations and the USDE with evaluating proposals.

Established successful businesses: construction and manufacturing fiberglass canoes.

Experience on boards and leadership positions includes:

President of the Association of Education Practitioners and Providers (1996-97)

President of Minnesota Alliance for the Arts in Education (1996-97)

President of The Continuum Center board (1991-1993)

President of the National Association for Core Curriculum (1966)

President of the Minnesota Association for Core Curriculum (1963-65)

President of the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools (1997-99

President of the Mounds View Public Schools' Board of Education and board member (1968 71)

President of the Lauderdale School PTA(1962)

President of Administrators' Forum (1980)

President of the Board of Directors, Dolphin Products, Wabasha, MN (1966 67)

President of the Board of Directors, Responses, Inc., Mpls. (1987-89)

President of the Public School Incentives Board of Directors (1992-95)

President of Board of the High School for Recording Arts (1999-present)

Vice President, Minnesota Futurists (1983 84)

Vice president of The Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul (1975 76)

Other board positions:

The Agency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN (1981-1987)

Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (1991-95)

Futurics magazine Editorial Board (current)

Changing School magazine Editorial Advisory Board, Muncie, IN (1979-89)

National Advisory Committee, City Innovation (1989-1998)

Transforming Schools Consortium (current)

Respond 2, Inc. (current)

Brain Compatible Learning Network Board (current)

Center for Policy Studies (current)

The Institute for Learning and Teaching (current)

Advisory Committee for the National Association for Core Curriculum (current)

Jennings Experiential High School (current)

Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (current ex-officio)

EDUCATION WORK RECORD

1985-Present: Director, The Institute for Learning and Teaching, St. Paul, MN

2003-Present: Executive Director, International Association for Learning Alternatives

1996-Present: Superintendent of a charter school

1999-2000: Adjunct Professor, Minnesota University at Mankato, MN

1988-2002: Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

1987-2000: Chairman, Designs for Learning, Inc., St. Paul, MN

1985-1987: Director of Staff Development, St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, MN

1982 1985: Director of Education, Children's Theatre Company and School, Mpls., MN

1980 1982: Principal, Central High School, St. Paul, MN

1978 1980: Principal, Battle Creek Junior High School, St. Paul, MN

1971 1978: Principal, St. Paul Open School, St. Paul, MN

1970 1971: Assistant Director, Career Study Center, St. Paul, MN

1967 1970: Assistant Director, City Center for Learning, St. Paul, MN

1960 1967: Director of Activities and Teacher, Como Park Junior, St. Paul, MN

1958 1960: Teacher, Phillips Junior High School, Minneapolis, MN

1952 1954: U. S. Army, Fort Riley, KS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts as core curriculum teacher, University of Minnesota, 1958.

Master of Arts in curriculum and instruction, University of Minnesota, 1961.

Doctor of Philosophy in education, University of Minnesota, 1968.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association for School Administrators

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

International Association for Learning Alternatives

Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs

National Society for the Study of Education

Phi Delta Kappa

World Future Society

AWARDS

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: best network newsletter (4 times)

Cunningham Award for Educational Leadership

Exemplary Contributions in Education by the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs

Jennings Experiential High School named for me

Selected as an education entrepreneur in The Educational Entrepreneur by Leisey and Lavoroni

Selected as one of the College of Education, University of Minnesota's 100 Distinguished Alumni