"Great Hearts is opening its first school in South
 Central Phoenix in fall 2009 to serve an economically
 disadvantaged population. The timing could not be
 better for Great Hearts to learn from the best operators
 in the country who have proven academic results with
 first-generation college bound students.”

— Daniel Scoggin, CEO, Great Hearts Academies

Fellow Biography

In 2005, Daniel Scoggin was appointed the first CEO of Great Hearts Academies, a charter school management company with six schools in Greater Phoenix. The schools serve over 1,800 students in grades 6-12. Formerly, he served as headmaster of Tempe Preparatory Academy for six years. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Claremont Graduate University and is the author of the Great Hearts Academies business plan. With the advent of a new school in South Central Phoenix, which will primarily serve minority, first-generation college bound students, Dr. Scoggin wants to develop his skills in delivering quality education to this underserved population.

Field Notes

During his Piper Fellowship, Dr. Scoggin will visit eight top-performing urban schools across the nation to observe school culture and models and develop a list of best practices to bring back to Arizona. He will also attend the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program for Growing Companies.

Contact Information

Daniel Scoggin
CEO
Great Hearts Academies
480-899-9181
dscoggin@greatheartsaz.org
http://www.greatheartsaz.org

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