[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RETIREMENT OF LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT RAMON CORTINES

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2011

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 55-
year career of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) 
Superintendent Ramon Cortines.
  Superintendent Cortines began his career as an educator in 1956, 
teaching a class of 44 sixth graders, in Aptos, California. He taught 
at the elementary, middle and high school levels before becoming a 
school Administrator and ultimately serving as Superintendent of 
Schools in Pasadena, San Jose, San Francisco, New York City and Los 
Angeles.
  Superintendent Cortines is one of our nation's most experienced 
educators. He has advised every President or his Education Secretary 
since the Carter Administration, and in 1992 he chaired the Department 
of Education transition team for President Clinton. Cortines served as 
Superintendent of LAUSD briefly in 2000 and returned to the position in 
2008, during which time he steered the district through unprecedented 
fiscal challenges while improving pupil attendance, school safety and 
student achievement.
  Upon his retirement today, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the distinguished career of this dedicated public servant.

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