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 Prior to becoming an
educational entrepreneur, Leisey served for twenty years
in various capacities in Pennsylvania, California, and
Japan, primarily as a teacher, principal, assistant
superintendent, business manager, and university
instructor. From 1973 to 1979 he was superintendent of
schools for San Rafael City Schools in Marin County,
California. Leisey received a bachelor's degree from
West Chester University, a master's degree from
Villanova University and a doctorate in education and
certificate in school business administration from the
University of Southern California.
Charles W. Lavaroni, MS, has been active in
education since 1949, when he first started teaching in
California. In the ensuing years he has served as an
elementary school principal, assistant superintendent,
and superintendent in the public schools of California.
He has also been director of teacher education and dean
of admissions and financial aid at Dominican College in
San Rafael, California. He received his BS and MS
degrees from California State University at San
Francisco. Lavaroni was the owner-operator of the
Kittredge School, a very successful, small independent
elementary school in San Francisco. While at Kittredge
he founded and was the first president of the National
Independent Private Schools Association (NIPSA),
recognized by the US Office of Education as the
accrediting agency of for-profit elementary and
secondary schools.
Lavaroni has authored and coauthored several
textbooks as well as many articles and papers. He has
served as a consultant for programs in critical
thinking, inquiry training, assessment and evaluation,
and individualized instruction throughout the US and
eight foreign countries. He has also been involved in
developing five corporations focusing on education.
Currently, he is codirector, with Leisey, of the
International Academy for Educational
Entrepreneurship.
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