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Personal: Charles Weis (pronounced Weese, like peace, and
Chuck to his friends) was born in Santa Monica and raised in the San Fernando
Valley community of Granada Hills. His wife, Patricia Walsh, is an educational
consultant and his three children are students or graduates of California’s
public schools and state universities. He and his family lived in the Ventura
County communities of Fillmore, Ventura, Moorpark, and Oxnard before moving to
Santa Clara County in 2008.
Education: Dr. Weis earned a Bachelor's Degree at UCLA,
Master's Degree at California State University, Northridge, and Ph.D. at
University of California at Santa Barbara.
Employment: Dr. Weis became Santa Clara County
Superintendent of Schools in July 2008, and immediately took an active role in
education and community issues and organizations in Santa Clara County and the
Bay Area. He came to Santa Clara County following 15 years as Ventura County
Superintendent. He started working in Ventura County in 1973 as a consultant to
special projects. He owned and operated a consulting firm from 1974 to 1980,
serving school districts and businesses throughout California. The firm
specialized in providing educational psychology services and constructing and
implementing educational program planning and evaluation services. In July 1980,
he joined the staff of Fillmore Unified School District as Director of Special
Services. While in Fillmore, he served as a high school and an elementary school
principal and was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.
Chuck was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction in
1990 for the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office. During this time,
he taught summer session graduate-level courses in educational measurement at
California Lutheran University. In January 1993, Dr. Weis was appointed Ventura
County Superintendent of Schools. In June 1994, he was elected to his first
four-year term as Ventura County Superintendent of Schools. In June 2002, he was
re-elected to his third term, and ran unopposed in 2006. He also served as
part-time faculty in the graduate school of education at California State
University, Channel Islands; California State University, Northridge; California
Lutheran University; and Pepperdine University. In October 2002, the California
State Board of Education appointed Dr. Weis as their representative on the No
Child Left Behind Liaison Team. He also serves on the Association of California
School Administrators (ACSA) No Child Left Behind Task Force.
Community Service: Since his arrival in Santa Clara
County, Dr. Weis has served on the executive committee of the Gateways Cradle to
Career Education and Workforce Partnership, the board of directors of the
Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the
Juvenile Justice Systems Collaborative, Kids in Common-Children’s Agenda Vision
Council, 6th District PTA, the Santa Clara County Education Coalition Board, and
the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Education Committee.
In southern California, Dr. Weis served on the Public School
Accountability Act (SB 1X) Advisory Committee, Ventura County Children and
Families First Commission, the Ventura County Regional P-16 Council, the Ventura
County Arts Council, Ventura County Discovery Center Advisory Board, Ventura
County Tech Prep/School-to-Career Consortium, and Ventura County Economic
Development Association-Education Committee. He served on the 37th Assembly
District Education Advisory Committee, Ventura County Literacy Council, Ventura
County Maritime Museum Board, SACC Assistive Technology Center Board, Ventura
County Public Health Community Advisory Board, Ventura County Interagency
Juvenile Justice Council, Ventura County Children and Families First Commission,
Camarillo Boy Scouts Community Advisory Board, UCSB Graduate School of Education
Advisory Board, Hansen Trust Advisory Board and Public Policy Institute of
California’s Education Advisory Committee.
He co-chaired the State Superintendent’s Universal Preschool
Task Force and co-authored the Universal Preschool, Ready to Learn
report. He authored the article Measuring Up: The API as a Planning Tool
for the March/April 2000 issue of ACSA’s Leadership magazine and Tips From a
Top Performer for its November/December 2000 issue. He was a member of the
Camarillo Noon Rotary and a charter member of the Fillmore Sunriser Rotary. He
served on the CSUN-VC Class Act Committee, Ventura County Community Foundation
Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee, Ventura County Performing Arts Foundation Board,
Council on Economic Vitality, Agricultural Literacy Council, Ventura County
Children's Coordinating Council, Board of the Ventura County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, and the Ventura County Alcohol & Drug Program Master Plan
Advisory Board.
He has served on the Board and has been President of the
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA).
Currently, at the state level, Dr. Weis is President of the
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). He also serves on the
PTA State Education Commission and on the Education Advisory Board of the Public
Policy Institute of California. Active in the Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development, he is a member of the Superintendents Council of the
California School Boards Association and the Advisory Committee of the Public
School Accountability Act.
Honors: In 2009, Dr. Weis received the “Executive Leadership Award” from
the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association. That
same year he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from
California Lutheran University, received the Kidango “You Made the Difference”
inspirational leader award, and was presented with the California State PTA’s
Honorary Service Award. In 2002, he received the PTA Golden Oak Award and the
Anti-Defamation League Award. In May 2000, he was presented with the ACSA Region
XIII Marcus Foster Award for Administrator Excellence. He received the “Educator
Award” from Ventura County Planned Parenthood in December 1999, the same year he
received the Ventura County Reading Association’s “Exceptional Educator Award.”
In 1998, he received the “President’s Award” from the Ventura County Mathematics
Council and the “Administrative Excellence Award” from ACSA’s South Ventura
Chapter. He received the “1997-98 Educational Leadership Award” from Phi Delta
Kappa, Buenaventura Chapter. In 1997, Dr. Weis received the “Smart Villager
Award” for the Rain Network’s Community Technology Project. He was awarded the
“Outstanding Public Service Award” in December 1996 from the California Farm
Bureau and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. In 1996,
he also received the Ventura County Economic Development Association’s “Dr.
James Cowan Award of Excellence in Education,” the Anti-Defamation League’s
“Distinguished Public Service Award,” and the Association of California School
Administrators Region XIII “Superintendent of the Year” honor. Dr. Weis received
the “Gold Award” from the California Teachers Association in 1994 and the
“Honorary Service Award” from the 12th District PTA in 1995.
Date last revised: December 10, 2009
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