Shimon Waronker
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Shimon is a graduate of the first cohort of the NYC Leadership Academy after serving as a middle school teacher for three years. He was then assigned as Principal of Jordan L. Mott, Junior High School 22, in the South Bronx — one of the 12 most violent schools in New York City and helped turn it around. He was awarded two fellowships: a Cahn Fellowship at Teacher's College, Columbia University and a Presidential Fellowship at Harvard University. Numerous awards include: a Knighthood from the Government of France (Chevalier dans l'Ordre Palmes Academiques), the Humanitarian Lamplighter award, the National Urban Alliance Educational Leadership Award, as well as awards from the Brooklyn Borough President, the Bronx Borough Judges and a New York State Assemblyman. Shimon is also a doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a focus on scaling an educational model. Shimon is married and he and Malka have six wonderful children. |
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Shimon holds the following degrees:
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‘“On his first visit, in October 2004, he found a police officer arresting a student and calling for backup to handle the swelling crowd. Students roamed the hallways with abandon; in one class of 30, only 5 students had bothered to show up. “It was chaos,” Mr. Waronker recalled. “I was like, this can’t be real.” Teachers, parents and students at the school, which is mostly Hispanic and black, were equally taken aback by the sight of their new leader: A member of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Hasidic Judaism with a beard, a black hat and a velvet yarmulke.’ - New York Times 2008 (click to read full article) or click to read the article in JWire |
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