Director, New York City, New York
Marlyn Lawrence, MA has had a career in the New York City public school system spanning numerous and varied positions over the years, including teacher, mathematics specialist, curriculum coordinator, director of instruction and professional development, acting principal and deputy superintendent. Ms. Lawrence has designed support systems for new teachers, organized overnight retreats for diverse groups, coordinated district-wide and system wide program implementations, reorganized a failing elementary school, been an adjunct professor, and spearheaded curriculum and assessment development. She helped to initiate and lead the New York City chapter of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and has been formally recognized for her work in education. She has also worked in the South Bronx, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and for the New York City central board of education.
Ms. Lawrence joined the College Board in 2004 to support the New York Education Initiative, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in the opening of College Board Schools. These small secondary public schools established college-going cultures in urban areas throughout New York City and State. She was also responsible for the design, development and implementation of the College Board Leadership Institute for Principals, a national leadership development program for experienced principals.
Ms. Lawrence earned her bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she grew up and began her teaching career. She moved to New York City, teaching in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn and earned Masters degrees from Queens College and Pace University, and doing doctoral studies at Fordham University.
Having collaborated with the National Urban Alliance as the provider of professional development for a school district in the South Bronx in the 1990’s, Ms. Lawrence was pleased to become a member of the NUA team in 2008. She shares NUA’s commitment to urban education and to all students reaching their potential.
Marlyn Lawrence, MA
marlynsue@aol.com
