Dr. Peter J. Negroni

Dr. Negroni is Senior Vice President of Relationship Development at the College Board, where he manages following areas: Membership, International, Puerto Rico and Latin American, and the China Project.

He is a career educator with more than 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Negroni began his career in education as a NYC teacher before moving into administrative roles, including that of principal and superintendent. He capped his time with the NYC school system with a 10-year stint as a community school district superintendent, for which he received recognition for his work in school reform and his longevity as an urban school superintendent.

After this, Negroni spent two years as executive director of the Educational Excellence Committee, an independent reform agency in North Carolina. In 1989, he became superintendent of the Springfield (Mass.) public school system, serving until he retired in June 2000. Peter was named the 1998 Superintendent of the Year by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Negroni has penned several articles about education reform. His article “A Radical Role for Superintendents” was published in the September 2000 issue of the School Administrator, and he wrote “Another Teacher Professional Development Day” for the Journal of the National Staff Development Council. He also contributed the chapter Lone Ranger to Lead Learner to “Schools That Learn,” edited by Peter Senge.