Charles L. Kyle, Ph.D.

1415 North Dearborn Parkway, 25D

Chicago, Illinois 60610
Office/home phone: 312.266-8349/Mobile phone: 312.566-1757
E-mail: drckyle@gmail.com / Personal webpage: www.drckyle.weebly.com

Chronology of Professional Educational Experience

2015-present: Vice President for design of customized on-site workforce training seminars at
Eiranova Kyle International.

2015-present: Co-authoring a book with Diana Eiranova Kyle that compares the technical
education system in Europe and South America with vocational education in the community
college system of the United States.

2014: Lecturer, DePaul University.

1998-2012: Principal, Harriet Beecher Stowe Fine and Performing Arts Academy-University
Preparatory, Illinois School District 299. Instructional leader for Pre-K to 8 th grade inner-city
elementary school with an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students – 99% of whom were
minorities, 99% of whom received free or reduced lunch; 11% of whom were students with
disabilities, and 80% of whom were either English language learners or bilingual
(Spanish/English) students. Supervisor for 60 certified teachers and 40 support employees.

2010-2011: Member of the Chancellor’s Blue Ribbon Academic Advisory Council for the
Reinvention of the City Colleges of Chicago.

2000-2005: Member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee for the Chicago Council on Urban
Opportunity overseeing programs for the homeless and “Head Start” pre-school programs.

1997-1998: Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Planning and Organizational Development

for La Grange Illinois Elementary School District 102.

1996-1997: Administrator, Office of Policy, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois School District 299.

1994-1996: Assistant Superintendent and Director of Community Education, Berwyn-Cicero

Illinois High School District 201.

1991-1994: Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Strategic Planning, Institutional
Research and Grants, Triton College.

1989-1991: Special Assistant for Education to the Provost; Faculty Member, School for New
Learning and the Department of Sociology, De Paul University.
1986-1989: Faculty Member, Graduate School of Education, Loyola University.

1985-1987: President of the Board, Josephinum Academy.

1985-1986: Consultant to the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Education.

1984-1985: Adjunct Research Professor, Center for Urban Studies, DePaul University.

1982-1983: Legislative Assistant to the President, Illinois Senate staffing the Executive
Committee.

1979-1984: Research Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Northwestern University.

1965-1982: Administrator, Teacher, and Counselor at Chicago Catholic Schools.

Academic Background
1998: Principals Academy, Yale University.

1984: Ph.D. in Sociology of Education, Northwestern University.

1977: M.A. in Sociology of Youth and Family, DePaul University.

1974: Graduate Study on Multicultural Communications, University of Chicago.

1969: Spanish as a Second Language and Graduate Studies on Hispanic History and Culture, Catholic
University of Puerto Rico.

1969: Ordained a priest at the University of St. Mary of the Lake.

1965: B.A. in Scholastic Philosophy and Counseling Education, University of St. Mary of the Lake.

Academic Certifications
1994: School Superintendent Certificate, Illinois State Board of Education.

1994: General Administrative Certificate (Type 75: PreK-12) Illinois State Board of Education.
Books, Journals Articles, and Policy Reports
“A Report on Successful Intervention Programs in Illinois for Hispanic Students-At-Risk of
Leaving School,” sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education. Springfield, IL: ISBE. 1999.
Kids First - Primero Los Ninos: Chicago School Reform in 1980's, co-authored by Edward
Kantowicz, Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Issues, University of Illinois at Springfield Press. 1992.
Time to Learn: A Study of the Educational Histories of Incarcerated Juveniles, sponsored by
Illinois State Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Secretary of State for the Illinois General
Assembly. Chicago, IL: DePaul University. 1992. Available from Educational Research Information
Clearinghouse – ERIC. (ED343635). 1991.
"Bogus Statistics: Chicago's Latino Community Exposes the Dropout Problem," co-authored by
Edward Kantowicz. Latino Studies Journal. DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. 1991.
"The Magnitude of and Reasons for Chicago's Hispanic Drop-Out Problem - A Case Study of Two
Public High Schools." Renato Rosaldo Lecture Series Monograph. University of Arizona Press.
1990.
Indivisible - Good Schools Equal A Healthy Economy, Loyola University. Report to the Cook
County Assessor. Available from ERIC (ED3188l6). 1989.
Lost! A Study of Grade School Dropouts. Loyola University. Report to Illinois Attorney General.
Available from ERIC (ED309220). 1988.
Una Vida Dura - A Hard Life: Study of Living Conditions and Schooling of Farm Worker Children.
Loyola University. Report to Illinois Conference of Churches, Committee of Executives. Co-
authored by Marisa Alicea and Armando Triana. Available from ERIC (EJ378397). 1986.
Chicago Public High Schools: How Their Students'Low Income, Reading Scores, and Attendance
Rates Relate to Dropout Levels. DePaul University. Report to the Illinois Board of Higher
Education. Co-authored by Joyce Sween. Available from ERIC (ED286282). 1985.

We Have A Choice - Students At Risk of Leaving Chicago Public Schools, DePaul University.
Report to the Chicago Board of Education and Illinois Attorney General. Available from ERIC
(ED273710). 1985.
Dissertation titled: "Los Preciosos" - The Magnitude of and Reasons for the Hispanic Dropout
Problem: A Case Study of Two Chicago Public High Schools. Evanston, IL: Northwestern
University. 1984.

Nota Bene. Most of these books and publications are readily available through the Consortium
of Academic Research Libraries in Illinois whose web site is: www.carli.illinois.edu. Kids First-
Primero Los Ninos: Chicago School Reform in 1980's is currently in active circulation at 78 U.S.
university libraries including Harvard University, New York University, University of California at
Santa Barbara, University of Texas at San Antonio, and University of Illinois at Urbana.

Book Chapters
Contributing author to "A Path for Educational Progress in the Hispanic Community." Chicago, IL:
Chicago Committee on Hispanic Education. 1992.

Contributing author to "A Progress Report to the U.S. Secretary of Education from the
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans."
Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Education. 1990.

Chapter co-authored with Ray Hutchison titled: "Gangs in the Schools" in book titled Gangs,
edited by Scott Greer published by SUNY Press. 1990.
Chapter titled: "Viva Benito Juarez High School - The Education of Mexican Americans in
Chicago" in book titled Mexican Americans in Chicago, edited by Ray Hutchison and published
by University of Notre Dame Press. 1990.

Citations (Partial Listing)

Cited in Savage Inequalities by Jonathon Kozo1. 1992.

Public Speaking (Partial Listing)

Invited lecturer at Harvard University. 1984.

Invited lecturer at University of Arizona. 1986.

Fellowships, Honors, and Awards (Partial Listing)

2009 PRIDE Award for Academic Advancement, McGraw Hill at the International Reading
Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Fulbright-Ford Administrator Fellowship, U.S. Department of State.

American Dream Award, League of United Latin American Citizens.

Outstanding Principal Award, Bilingual Parents Committee, Stowe Arts Academy-University

Prep.

Outstanding Local School Council Award, Parents United to Renew Education (PURE).

Honorary Resolutions from the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives.

Humanitarian Award, Chicago Commission on Human Relations.

Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Northwestern University.

Networking Award, Network for Youth Services.

Person of the Year, Latin American Policemen Association.

Person of the Year, Aspira of Illinois.

Intern, Illinois State Legislature, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Public Policy and Community Service (Partial Listing)

Past Member, Mayor’s Advisory Committee for the Bloomingdale Bike Trail.
Past Member, Wright College President’s Advisory Committee.

Past Member, Yale University Principals’ Network.

Past Member, 14th Police District Education Advisory Committee.

Past Mayoral Appointee, Chicago Council on Urban Opportunity.

Past Member, Joint Legislative Committee of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of
Representatives on Access to Higher Education.

Past Member, Joint Committee of Illinois Board of Higher Education and Illinois State Board of
Education on Student Achievement.

Past Member, Joint Legislative Committee of the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives on
Student Drop-Outs.
Past Board Member, Academy of Educator Scholars, Golden Apple Foundation.

Past Advisory Board Member, Whitman Award for Educational Excellence.

Past Member, Mayor's Task Force on Youth Crime Prevention.

Grants (Partial Listing)

“Joffrey Ballet Middle School Club,” Joffrey Women’s Board.

“Illinois Math and Science Academy Middle School Science Club,” Illinois Legislature.

“Check and Connect” Truancy Prevention Program, Northwestern University.

“Reading First,” U.S. Department of Education.

“Gear Up” Federal Grant Partnership, Northeastern Illinois University.

Integration of the Arts Grant, U.S. Department of Education.

Research Grant, Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Research Grant, Illinois State Board of Education.

Research Grant, Illinois Secretary of State.

National Center for Bilingual Research Grant, U.S. Department of Education.

Research Grant, John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation.

Research Grant, Hispanic Policy Development Project, Ford Foundation.