birth_place alma_mater article_title name organization
seattle , washington university of washington jack d. dale
 jack d. dale fairfax county public schools
jack d. dale

dr. jack d. dale is the former superintendent of fairfax county public schools , the public school system for fairfax county , virginia and the twelfth largest school system in the united states .
he held this position for 9 years spanning from 2004 until his retirement in 2013 .
he had previously served as the superintendent of frederick county , maryland public schools since 1996 , and was named maryland 's superintendent of the year in 2000 .
he holds a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and education ; a master 's in educational administration ; and a doctorate in education from the university of washington .
dale is co-editor and author of the book : creating successful school systems and has conducted workshops on teacher compensation systems for no child left behind initiatives .
he has also published papers in the executive educator ; international journal of education reform ; american association of school personnel administrators -lrb- aaspa -rrb- research brief ; and sirs management information .
during his time as superintendent , dale has been criticized by some parents and students for his handling of various issues brought to the attention of the school system , including criticism by the child advocacy groups fairgrade and sleep for refusing to change , respectively , the county 's grading scale and school start-time policies -lrb- especially the 7:20 a.m. high school start time -rrb- .
despite some opposition , the fairfax county board of education renewed his contract until june 2013 in september 2009 .
