Dennis M. Walcott (born September 7, 1951) is the former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education . He succeeded Cathie Black , who resigned in April 2011 after only three months on the job. He was succeeded as chancellor by Carmen Fariña . He is the president and chief executive officer of Queens Public Library .
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32-689: A master's degree in the education field. Prior to joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2002 as Deputy Mayor for Education, he headed the New York chapter of the Urban League . In March 2016, Walcott was selected as president and CEO of the Queens Public Library and was criticized for overseeing the Library's first branch closure despite increased funding. Walcott is the son of immigrants from Barbados and St. Croix . He
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80-739: Is a native of Queens, New York . He attended Francis Lewis High School , and he earned a bachelor's degree in 1973 and a master's degree in 1974 from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He earned a Master's in Social Work from Fordham University in 1980. Walcott's early employment was in counseling. In 1974, he began a one and a half year tenure at the privately run pre-kindergarten Amistad Child Care and Family Center in South Jamaica, Queens . In 1975, Walcott founded
96-605: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Walcott (surname) Walcott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Walcott (born 1975), British former sprinter Arthur Walcott (1857–1934), British actor of the silent era Bess Bolden Walcott (1886–1988), African American educator, librarian, curator and activist Charles Walcott (MP) (1733–1799), British politician Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850–1927), American invertebrate paleontologist, discovered
112-594: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Dennis Walcott Although Walcott lacks training as a schools administrator, he served nine years as New York City Deputy Mayor for Education and was a member of the NYC Board of Education. He required a waiver from the New York State Education Department under Education Commissioner David M. Steiner . Walcott is a former employee at Amistad Day Care Center and holds
128-1045: The "afflicted" girls called as a witness at the Salem witch trials Mary Vaux Walcott (1860–1940), American artist and naturalist Michael Walcott (born 1952), Barbadian cricketer Nate Walcott (born 1978), American musician Nia Walcott (born 1993), American-raised Trinidadian footballer Revée Walcott-Nolan (born 1995), British middle-distance runner Richard Irving Walcott (born 1933), New Zealand geologist known for his work on plate tectonics Rickey A. Walcott (born 1982), Barbadian-Canadian jockey Rinaldo Walcott (born 1965), Canadian academic and writer Robert Walcott (1910–1988), American historian specializing in early 18th-century English politics Robert John Walcott (1839–1875), Attorney-General of Western Australia (1870–1872), Chief Justice of British Honduras (1872–1875) Roderick Walcott (1930–2000), Saint Lucian playwright, screenwriter, painter and theatre director Sir Stephen Walcott (1807–1887), Commissioner of
144-804: The Burgess Shale Charles F. Walcott (1836–1888), American Union brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War Clotil Walcott (1925–2007), Trinidadian trade unionist Clyde Walcott (1926–2006), West Indian cricketer Collin Walcott (1945–1984), American musician Daniel Walcott (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player Daniella Walcott (born 1991), Trinidadian model, artistic painter, beauty pageant titleholder Davier Walcott (born 1990), Canadian-Grenadian footballer Dennis Walcott (born 1951), American former Chancellor of
160-791: The Department of Education, the New York City Board of Education . His term extended into the mayoral term of mayor Rudy Giuliani . He also taught as an adjunct professor of Social Work at York College , and was a talk show radio host on community issues. Under Walcott's direct leadership, after 30 years, the Queens Public Library closed their first Library branch ever in Court Square in Long Island City despite increased funding for Libraries by
176-670: The Frederick Douglass Brother-to-Brother mentoring program. He went on to become president and chief executive of the New York Urban League for 12 years, where he expanded educational and youth service programs. He also served as executive director of the Harlem Dowling Westside Center, expanding services to children and families in need. In 1993 Mayor David Dinkins appointed him to the predecessor agency to
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#1732772759241192-670: The New York City Department of Education Derek Walcott (1930–2017), Saint Lucian poet, playwright, artist, Nobel laureate of the post-colonial school of English language writing Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw (born 1964), Trinidadian writer and academic, Professor of French Literature and Creative Writing at the University of the West Indies Frank Leslie Walcott (1916–1999), Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador, one of
208-602: The U.K. Government Emigration Board Tamara Walcott (born 1983), U.S. Virgin Islander powerlifter Tevyn Walcott (born 1994), Barbadian cricketer Theo Walcott (born 1989), English former professional footballer Victor Walcott (born 1962), Barbadian cricketer Yasmine Lyndell Walcott, Miss St. Lucia in 1994 and Consul General of St. Lucia in Martinique William Walcot (1874–1943), Scottish architect, graphic artist, etcher, notable as
224-713: The World Welterweight Champion John Edward Walcott (1790–1868), British naval officer and politician Keith Walcott (1924–2006), Barbadian cricketer Keshorn Walcott (born 1993), Trinidadian javelin thrower Leslie Walcott (1894–1984), West Indian cricketer who played for Barbados Louis Eugene Walcott (born 1933), known as Louis Farrakhan , American religious leader Mackenzie Walcott (1821–1880), English clergyman, known as an ecclesiologist and antiquarian Malachi Fagan-Walcott (born 2002), English professional footballer Mary Walcott (1675– c. 1752), one of
240-490: The city, the area's population growth and multiple efforts by community members to ensure continuous library service. Local Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer condemned Dennis Walcott for his inability to prevent the closure despite years of notice in advance of the situation. Walcott was assigned to review the budgetary and academic failures in the East Ramapo Central School District , which
256-1044: The eleven National Heroes of Barbados Frederic C. Walcott (1869–1949), American senator Gabrielle Walcott (born 1984), Trinidadian artist, model, charity worker, beauty pageant titleholder George Walcott (1914–1964), American actor Gregory Walcott (1928–2015), American actor and producer Gregory Dexter Walcott (1869–1959), American academic and minister Harold Walcott (died 1995), West Indian cricket umpire Harry Mills Walcott (1870–1944), leading American painter and teacher of early 20th century Jacob Walcott (born 1992), English former professional footballer Jennifer Walcott (born 1977), American glamour model and actress, Playboy playmate Jerome Walcott (born 1957), Barbadian diplomat and politician Jersey Joe Walcott (1914–1994), born Arnold Raymond Cream, world heavyweight boxing champion - often compared to former world welterweight champion Barbados Joe Walcott, thus nicknamed Jersey Joe Walcott Joe Walcott (1873–1935), Bajan professional boxer, reigned as
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