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Jack Baldermann
Champions of Hope: Inspiration and Ideas to Reach
Disengaged Students
Jack Baldermann, currently principal of Westmont High School in
Illinois, has been an educational leader for over twenty years serving as
a teacher, principal, director of secondary schools and superintendent.
He has also presented to hundreds of school districts in 43 states and
Canada.
The teams he has worked with have consistently realized significant
student learning increases. His team at Westmont achieved A.Y.P. and
improvement in test scores and graduation rates. As superintendent
and principal at Riverside Brookfield, the school was recognized as
one of the most improved and top
performing high schools in the
state and nation and ranked by
Newsweek as one of the top 100
high schools in America. During his
time as principal at Carl Sandburg
High School (enrollment 3,500),
Jack and his staff created a learning
environment that led to a series of
innovative programs and success
in raising student achievement. He
also supervised a talented group of
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