Case Study: Herricks Union Free School District

Leadership in International Education

Student smiling in class (Herricks Middle School)

Dr. Jack Bierwirth became the superintendent of Herricks Union Free School District ten years ago. What he did in the very beginning has implications today, but will have an even bigger impact tomorrow.

What did he do? He spoke with parents, students, educators, and he reached out to the community to ask their vision for the district. What he discovered was a common desire to ensure students would graduate with the ability to apply their knowledge and understanding to complex, real-world problems, and with the ability to communicate their findings.

What the Long Island community realized a decade ago is visionary, but it is not unique. As the 2010 MetLife Survey for the American Teacher reveals, a full 98% of educators and 99% of school principals believe that global competence is important for students’ futures. What makes Herricks Union Free School District stand out was—and is—their ability to adopt policies and practices that produce globally competent high school graduates.

Learn more about Herricks in the new report, Herricks Union Free School District: Leaders in International Education.

Learn more about Asia Society's work in global competence. 

You Might Also Like

Attachment

Read

  • resource

    Conference Presentations: Virtual NCLC 2021

    Learn about CELIN's connections and resources for teachers, programs, and parents as presented at the second Virtual National Chinese Language Conference, April 15–17, 2021.

  • Multilingual Education

    This Multilingual FAQ, published by the California Department of Education, contains very helpful responses to a list of frequently asked questions.
  • resource

    Conference Presentations: Virtual NCLC 2020

    Learn about CELIN's connections and resources for teachers, programs, and parents as presented at the first-ever Virtual National Chinese Language Conference, June 24–26, 2020.
  • resource

    Conference Presentations: ACTFL 2019

    Find presentations from the ACTFL 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo from experts in language assessment and leaders of Chinese language programs.

  • Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce

    A new paper from the Center for Global Education seeks to demonstrate the need for community and technical college administrators and faculty to offer a curriculum with an intentional global education component.

Watch