Pedro Martinez: A look at his background in 5 critical areas

This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

Attending tonight’s public engagement forum to hear from superintendent candidate Pedro Martinez?

Here are links to previous reporting done on five important areas.

1. Education & experience

2. Budgeting background

3. Work with district reorganizations

  • Oversaw management reorganizations in both the Clark County Washoe County school districts, according to his resume.
  • Clark County School Board approved a $1.8 million grant last year from the Lincy Foundation to pay for an outside analysis of the reorganization of the district.

4. Work to improve school performance

5. Clark County School District’s relationship with its teachers’ union

Also check out our blogger Timothy Boyle’s crowd-sourced list of questions, and Martinez’s official resume.