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For Immediate Release: December 1, 2011
VIERA, FLORIDA – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Brian T. Binggeli, today received the 2011 Outstanding Superintendent of the Year award from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations. The award was presented to Dr. Binggeli before a group of his peers at the joint Florida School Boards Association and Florida Association of School District Superintendents Conference at the Tampa Grand Hyatt. Candidates for the award were judged on their demonstrable support of the education foundation, quality of leadership provided to the education foundation, assistance with overcoming challenging situations, and letters of recommendation from community leaders. Janice Kershaw, Executive Director of Brevard Schools Foundation, nominated Dr. Binggeli for the award. “During his tenure in Brevard, Dr. Binggeli has made a great impact on education,” Kershaw said. “His community activism, communication, involvement and leadership make him an excellent choice for the Consortium’s Superintendent of the Year Award.” According to Kershaw, Dr. Binggeli is an ex-officio member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and stays actively involved with Foundation affairs, attending meetings and participating in Foundation events. He and his family recently participated in the “Take Strides for Education 5K,” benefitting the Foundation’s Take Stock in Children program. Adrian Laffitte, Director, Florida Government Relations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, praised the Superintendent in a letter of recommendation for the award. “Dr. Binggeli has connected STEM educational needs to industry resources and as a result makes this a stronger, cohesive community working together for our students’ future.” As part of its STAR awards program, the Consortium presents awards to one superintendent from each a small district and a large district of over 50,000 students. Escambia County Superintendent, Malcolm Thomas was recognized in the small district category. About BPS Superintendent Dr. Brian T. Binggeli Dr. Brian T. Binggeli became Superintendent of Brevard Public Schools on July 1, 2009. In his position he is responsible for over 72,000 students, approximately 9,000 school board employees, and 86 schools, 8 charter schools and 17 special centers in a county that encompasses some 1,300 square miles. Due to Brevard's unique geographical footprint, the district stretches 75 miles from the most northern school, Pinewood Elementary in Mims, to the most southern school, Heritage High in Palm Bay. In his first year as Superintendent of Brevard Public Schools, Dr. Binggeli took the organization through a line-by-line analysis of the operating budget to reduce expenditures by over $18 million while capturing efficiencies and prioritizing support for schools and classrooms. To balance building utilization and service to students, the district changed the attendance boundaries of 32 elementary and 4 middle schools. Parents and community members were actively involved in this challenging process from beginning to end making the ultimate transition remarkably smooth. Dr. Binggeli led the development of a School Improvement Plan model where school teams merge performance data with self-assessment and best-practice research to create focused, action-oriented objectives and work plans. Dr. Binggeli holds a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from Virginia Tech. He earned his master’s degree from Virginia State and his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Binggeli began his career as a teacher in Elyria, Ohio in 1981 and served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal in Virginia. He has been a principal at both the middle and high school level. Dr. Binggeli has served as an adjunct professor in Virginia Tech’s Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Doctoral program and in the University of Virginia’s administrative licensure program. Now in his 30th year in public education, Dr. Binggeli has served in school administration for 21 years. He was director of middle education and then executive director of Curriculum and Instruction for Spotsylvania County Schools in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Prior to being selected as Superintendent for BPS Dr. Binggeli was the Cluster IV Assistant Superintendent for Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia. This position gave him overall programmatic responsibility for 29 schools and 22,000 students while placing him on the Leadership Team of the 12th largest school district in the nation (170,000 students). In 2000, Dr. Binggeli was selected as Henrico County Public Schools Instructional Leader of the Year. Henrico County Public Schools is host to 66 schools and over 47,000 students. He was nominated by the Richmond Area Counselors Association for the Virginia School Counselors Association School Administrator of the Year Award in 2001 and named by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals as Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia in 2002. About the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF) is the professional association for the local education foundations that serve 2.6 million students and 295,000 educators throughout Florida’s 67 school districts. CFEF serves as the conduit for business and philanthropic investment in Florida’s classrooms by creating statewide and regional partnerships that have a direct impact on student achievement at the local level.
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Binggeli Awarded 2011 Outstanding Superintendent of the Year