Board of Education approves Dr. Creg E. Williams contract

(April 11, 2005) – The St. Louis Board of Education voted to approve a four-year contract for Dr. Creg E. Williams. The vote is the final step that will make Dr. Williams the district’s 34th superintendent. Dr. Williams will serve as the chief executive officer and educational leader of the largest public education system in the state of Missouri, overseeing 38,000 students and 92 schools. Dr. Creg E. Williams recently served as the Deputy Chief Academic Officer in the School District of Philadelphia for two years. His team developed a comprehensive five-year strategic plan, known as the Secondary Education Movement, to move Philadelphia’s high schools forward.