Thomas Chenoweth

Thomas Chenoweth received his doctorate from Stanford University and is currently professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at Portland State University. He teaches in the Graduate School of Education's Administrative Licensure and Doctoral Programs. A former public school teacher and principal, his primary interests lie in the areas of school leadership, teacher supervision & evaluation, and school change. He was a teacher leader in San Francisco's alternative/magnate schools movement and is one of the co founders of the acclaimed Rooftop School. He also served as a satellite center director, university mentor, and a national policy board member for Henry Levin's Accelerated Schools Project that reached over 1500 schools across the nation. He is the co-author with Robert B. Everhart of a well-received book, Navigating Comprehensive School Change: A Guide for the Perplexed (2002). He was recently selected from over 1500 distinguished educators, policy makers and scholars from throughout the nation to serve as a member of the 49-member expert review panel to judge the Race to the Top competition. As part of his community outreach, he coaches teachers and staff at a local inner city high school.