DIANA M. BOURISAW, Ph.D.
Superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools
 Diana M. Bourisaw, Ph.D. has a wide range of experience in
education, including teaching, consulting, and serving as superintendent.
Prior to accepting the position of Superintendent of the St.
Louis Public Schools, Dr. Bourisaw served as the President
of Education Options, a Missouri consulting firm specializing
in organizational, policy, accountability, and financial reviews
focusing on high poverty districts. She has also served as
the Executive Vice President of DHR International, an executive
search and consulting firm, since 2003.
She was the interim State Supervisor for the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education, a position in which
she oversaw accreditation reviews for school districts across
the state.
Dr. Bourisaw has served as superintendent of the Fox C-6 School
District, an 11,000-student school district in Arnold, Missouri,
and as Area Superintendent in the Sacramento City Unified School
District, a 50,000 school district in Sacramento, California.
During the time she was in Fox C-6, the district realized improved
student achievement at all levels, a 50 percent reduction in
the dropout rate, increased district fund balances and increased
student attendance. In Sacramento, Dr. Bourisaw was the area
superintendent responsible for 16 schools with an enrollment
of 14,000 students.
Dr. Bourisaw started her career as a teacher in Iowa. After
obtaining her doctorate, she served as a principal at two large
middle schools, including Liberty Middle in Liberty, Missouri,
and Urbandale Middle in Urbandale, Iowa.
She has been a professor teaching a variety of courses in
school finance, educational leadership, and school improvement,
for both the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Maryville,
and Webster University in St. Louis.
Bourisaw has published several books and articles, primarily
regarding educational leadership, and presented at state and
national conferences. She has been appointed to numerous boards
and committees throughout Missouri, most recently as the Vice
Chair of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
She holds her Doctorate in Educational Administration from
Iowa State University, and a Master of Arts degree, along with
undergraduate degrees, from Truman University in Kirksville,
Missouri.
Dr. Bourisaw resides in St. Louis.
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