Featured Alumni

ANGELA BASS

The Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005
Area Superintendent
San Diego Unified School District

“Public education is one of the most important civil rights issues in American history. Teaching our children to become competent and coherent thinkers, readers, writers and speakers is the only viable way to achieve social justice. We need a new generation of leaders who love children and dream of leaving a legacy of greater opportunities and a more inclusive society.”

Angela Bass was recently appointed as area superintendent for the San Diego Unified School District, the second largest district in California serving nearly 132,000 students in pre-school through grade 12. Previously, Bass served as superintendent of instruction for the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a collaboration between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District that will serve nearly 17,000 students in six schools beginning in the 2008-2009 school year. Bass also served as executive director of the Baldrige Center in San Diego Unified School District, the second largest district in California, with more than 132,000 students in over 200 schools. In this role, she oversaw training efforts for teachers district-wide and also designed a strategic plan to reform San Diego schools. Prior to this role, Bass served the San Diego district as an instructional leader and was responsible for a learning community of 20 schools, 45 administrators, 600 teachers and approximately 15,000 students. During her 25-year career in San Diego, Bass also served as a classroom teacher, staff developer, resource teacher, curriculum writer, vice principal, principal and mentor principal. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego, teaching in the Educational Leadership Development Academy. Bass has a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from San Francisco State University, a master’s degree in educational leadership from United States International University, and she is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of San Diego.  Bass is a graduate of the 2005 class of The Broad Superintendents Academy.