Tony B. Watlington is an American educator and the superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, the 8th largest school district, with more than 200,000 students. He previously served as the superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina. He assumed his role with the School District of Philadelphia on June 16, 2022.[1]
Tony Watlington | |
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| Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia | |
| Assumed office June 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Hite Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
Early life and education
editWaltington was born the youngest of seven children in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He attended school in Harnett County, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree in history education from North Carolina A&T State University and his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]
Career
editHe started his career from the bottom as a bus driver and became a teacher. He then became an administrator in Guilford County Schools.[2]
He was appointed as chief of Guilford County Schools until January 2021 when he was appointed superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.[3]
He became a finalist for the School District of Philadelphia's superintendent search in 2022, and it was announced on April 1, 2022 that he had been offered and accepted the position.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Superintendent Announcement – Board of Education". 2022-04-05. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "School District of Philadelphia selects Tony Watlington as next superintendent". PhillyVoice. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "New Superintendent for Rowan-Salisbury Schools". www.rssed.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ William W. Cutler III. "Public Education: The School District of Philadelphia". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 20 September 2023.