Washington, D.C. & New York, NY (PRWEB) July 02, 2013
Great Hearts Academies CEO, Dr. Daniel Scoggin, right now announced two senior management appointments to the Fantastic Hearts America executive group.

Dr. Robert L. Jackson was named National Academic Officer for Excellent Hearts America Roberto Gutierrez was appointed the networks Chief Improvement Officer. These appointments represent the most recent senior hires for the premier public classical education provider, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Scoggin made the announcement at an sector breakfast throughout the annual meeting of The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in Washington, D.C.

Jackson served most lately as professor of English and education at The Kings College in New York, NY. He will handle Fantastic Hearts Americas curriculum across its schools network. Gutierrez is the former senior vice president at EdisonLearning, and Vice President for Communications at the University of Notre Dame. He will oversee donor engagement, strategic communications and marketing and advertising for all K-12 schools.

“We are excited and honored to welcome Dr. Jackson and Roberto Gutierrez as we commence the execution of our dream to grow our network of schools beyond the Phoenix metro location. Each Dr. Jackson and Roberto are noble professionals and life-lengthy learners. Through their lifes operate, they have modeled a accurate commitment to education and now will support Fantastic Hearts advance its classical educational model for each and every student we can serve. Robert Jackson is genuinely a excellent-hearted scholar, demonstrating by way of his studies and profession path a steadfast and passionate pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. He is ideally suited for leading our Great Hearts America academic group, Scoggin stated.

Roberto is a natural story-teller. For over twenty years, he made globe-class documentary films across the globe. His commitment to values in media earned him an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. He has worked at the highest levels of the academy with national education leaders. His fervor and compassion to present Great Hearts educational model to new markets is palpable. We know that his excitement will resonate with parents, donors and educational leaders via our current network and in the markets yet to be served.

Dr. Robert L. Jackson serves as the National Academic Officer of Fantastic Hearts America. As a professor of English and education at The Kings College (New York), Dr. Jackson spent a dozen years instruction future teachers in the rudiments of educational history and philosophy. In 2006, he developed an academic concentration aimed at revitalizing the 2500-year tradition of liberal arts pedagogy through the study of classic worksQuintilian, Erasmus et al. He actively integrates poetry in his educational courses, and his analysis focuses on the early 20th century debates among progressives and classicists regarding public schools. His articles and essays have been published in Society, Academic Queries, Mythlore, and Comment. He was moderator for the list-service of the National Association of Scholars, and presently authors the book-and-write-up overview section of Academic Inquiries. Dr. Jackson was the recipient of a university fellowship at Florida State University (1994), and he has received awards for teaching excellence at Florida State University (1994) and The Kings College (2010, 2012). Dr. Jacksons administrative expertise also includes the oversight of two university language applications for international students (Florida State University, State University of New York at New Paltz) and coordination of a childhood education degree (The Kings College). Prior to joining Excellent Hearts, Dr. Jackson was serving as the Associate Provost of The Kings College, where he continues as a visiting professor of educational policy.

Roberto Gutierrez is the Chief Improvement Officer of Excellent Hearts America. He is the former Managing Director of Gutierrez Communications, Inc., an independent, New York-primarily based consulting firm he founded in 2009. Most not too long ago, Mr. Gutierrez served as Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs for the privately-held education management firm, EdisonLearning, Inc. (formerly Edison Schools) in New York, top the companys brand technique and communications portfolio in the course of the modify of leadership for that organization. In his function as national community relations officer, he rallied over 2000 parents and faculty in district partnership schools and charter schools to advocate for student achievement. In 2002, Mr. Gutierrez was recruited to serve as Vice President for Public Affairs and Communication at the University of Notre Dame, promoting an agenda of enhanced student enrollment for below-served minority communities. An entrepreneurial activist, Mr. Gutierrez began his profession as a filmmaker, serving as CEO and Chief Improvement Officer of Hispanic Telecommunications Network, Inc. positioned in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Gutierrez received his undergraduate degree in English and Communication Arts from St. Marys University in San Antonio, Texas. He has advanced research in Strategic Communications and in Theology. In 1999, for a body of work that consists of over 1200 broadcast television applications, he was awarded an honorary Physician of Laws from the University of Notre Dame. He will divide his time to perform on Wonderful Hearts expansion in San Antonio and Dallas, and will sustain his offices in New York.

Excellent Hearts Academies is one of the leading charter college operators in the country. It at present manages 16 schools in the Phoenix metro location, with more than 7,500 students in grades K-12, and will open Texas campuses in San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin starting in 2013 or 2014. The concentrate of Wonderful Hearts Academies is a classical, liberal arts curriculum with an emphasis on the Wonderful Books and the Socratic teaching method. Fantastic Hearts academies are extensive college prep schools, with competitive athletics programs and a assortment of extracurricular activities, such as speech and debate, fencing, and music ensembles. In Arizona, Great Hearts normally receives eight-ten enrollment applications for every offered seat.

Excellent Hearts schools rank in the leading 1% of all Arizona public schools, and 95% of graduates attend a four-year college. Great Hearts Academies has a track record in Arizona of elite college placement that surpasses or rivals all the surrounding neighborhood public and private schools. Veritas Preparatory Academy, its flagship school, is ranked as one particular of the best ten schools in the U.S. according to the International Report Card.

For more information about Excellent Hearts, please visit http://www.GreatHeartsAZ.org and http://www.GreatHeartsTX.org.