DeWayne D. Davis, Ed.D., CBO (Chief Business Official) has been an educator for 29 years.  He began his career as a classroom teacher educating students in some of Los Angeles’s most underserved communities.  Successfully improving student outcomes in the classroom, he then became the State and Federal Program Coordinator serving schoolwide groups of students deemed “at-risk”or “behavioral issues”.  Student outcomes excelled far beyond district expectations.   Promoted, Dr. Davis entered into school administration as an Asst. Principal, focused on curriculum and instruction/teaching and learning.  He rebuked the long-held positioning of Black male administrators as primarily disciplinarians.  Having proven large groups of students considered “at-risk” or “behavioral issues” could be academically successful, Dr. Davis, grounded his belief that the best discipline plan is a solid academic and instructional plan that challenges and engages students.  He was that kid!

As Principal for 11 years, Dr. Davis has proven successful throughout LAUSD and more specifically many Board District One (1) schools. Consequently, he became the subject of the study, Measures That Matter: Why California Should Scrap the Academic Performance Index, completed by the independent think tank, Education Sector “that challenges conventional thinking in educational policy” and found on EdSource.   The study was used as supporting research for LAUSD’s, Academic Growth over Time (AGT) student performance model and challenged the California Department of Education’s (CDE) statewide student performance model. Additionally, Dr. Davis has served as Director of Instruction, Executive Director-Secondary Education, Asst. Superintendent-School Performance, and Deputy Superintendent/CBO-Strategy & Accountability.

Currently, Dr. Davis is an Educational Strategist. He assists school organizations and districts develop policies and practices in the areas of school operations, school finance and instructional delivery. He is also an Adjunct Professor for Columbia University-Teachers College (NY) in the doctoral program teaching School Transformation; a Boardmember for the Urban Education Leaders Collaborative; an Advisory Boardmember of the Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute of CSU, Dominquez Hills; and, Chair of its Anti-Racism Committee. He holds a Doctoral degree in Institutional Management from Pepperdine University and completed his research on school reform.