Dave Campbell
Dave Campbell is an affiliated consultant with Public Policy Associates. He recently retired from public education after 22 years as a Superintendent in Michigan, most recently at the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. He joined KRESA as superintendent in 2013 following roles including as a teacher and administrator in Wisconsin and Illinois. He came to Michigan in 1992 to serve as high school principal, and then superintendent in Olivet. He also was superintendent of the Livingston Educational Service Agency in Howell. Dave helped lead a comprehensive re-design of KRESA’s system of Career and Technical Education, which included passing its first ever CTE millage and securing a $100 million donation from anonymous donors to build a world class CTE Center.
Dave has been studying and learning about systemic reform around the country and world for about 20 years while serving on the ground as a practical superintendent focused on the needs of students and educators. After looking at root causes of Michigan’s challenges, particular focus has been given to how other states and nations have revised their laws which enable them to recruit and retain far more effective educators to teach, lead and serve students. He has served on numerous state and national committees and commissions during the past ten years to learn more about systemic reform in a collaborative manner with educators and other multi-sector leaders.
Dave Campbell is an affiliated consultant with Public Policy Associates. He recently retired from public education after 22 years as a Superintendent in Michigan, most recently at the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. He joined KRESA as superintendent in 2013 following roles including as a teacher and administrator in Wisconsin and Illinois. He came to Michigan in 1992 to serve as high school principal, and then superintendent in Olivet. He also was superintendent of the Livingston Educational Service Agency in Howell. Dave helped lead a comprehensive re-design of KRESA’s system of Career and Technical Education, which included passing its first ever CTE millage and securing a $100 million donation from anonymous donors to build a world class CTE Center.
Dave has been studying and learning about systemic reform around the country and world for about 20 years while serving on the ground as a practical superintendent focused on the needs of students and educators. After looking at root causes of Michigan’s challenges, particular focus has been given to how other states and nations have revised their laws which enable them to recruit and retain far more effective educators to teach, lead and serve students. He has served on numerous state and national committees and commissions during the past ten years to learn more about systemic reform in a collaborative manner with educators and other multi-sector leaders.