- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 30 min., 28 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Educator and administrator Andre Hornsby was born on October 7, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following high school, Hornsby received his A.A. degree in pre-medicine and education from Arizona Western Community College in 1973. He earned his B.S. degree in education from the University of Tulsa in 1975 and his master's degree in health and physical education from the University of Houston in 1976. He began teaching that same year. In 1982, he earned his doctorate of education from Texas Southern University. Between 1995 and 2003, Hornsby served as superintendent of the South Central district of the Houston Independent School District, and then as superintendent of the Yonkers, New York public school system. From 2001 until 2003, Hornsby was president of the National Alliance of Black School Educators. In 2003, he became supervising superintendent of Executive Leadership Development in New York. He was CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, but was convicted in 2008 of public corruption.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Andre J. Hornsby
- Andre J. Hornsby
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 997166623
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Andre J. Hornsby.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
023028
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded Upper Marlboro, Maryland 2004 December 7.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Education Chief Executive.
- Added Author
Hornsby, Andre J., 1953- interviewee.
Hamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.