Paul G. Vallas

As CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Paul eliminated a $1.2 billion projected five-year structural deficit and left the district with almost $1 billion in cash balances and twelve bond rating upgrades. His tenure in Philadelphia saw dramatic improvements in the public schools, the balancing five of six budgets, and the development and implementation of the largest school construction and repair program in the district’s history. As head of the Louisiana Recovery School District, he played a principal role in rebuilding the public school system in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and negotiating the $1.8 billion FEMA settlement that helped place students in either new or completely renovated schools. In New Orleans Paul helped created the nation’s first 100% choice district.

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