Robert Donofrio
Office: Fulton Center, 420
Phone: 480-727-7760
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Dr. Robert I. Donofrio retired after 18 years as Superintendent of the Murphy Elementary School District No. 21, which is located in Southwest Phoenix.. Murphy School District has 92% minority students, 95% low income, 40% mobility rate, and better than 55% of its entering kindergarten students enter the district one to three years developmentally behind.
In his current position as Executive Director for Educational Leadership and Partnership Enhancement at Arizona State University. His primary responsibilities are to provide administrative support and oversight for the ALPHA and BETA Partnerships, with a major emphasis on programs and services development, external funding sources, and leadership programs for teachers and administrators.
Bob, as he likes to be called, has been an educator for more than thirty years. He has served in the positions of Special Education Teacher (EMH, EH & LD), Special Education Director, Principal, Director of Federal Programs and Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services.
Bob served on several state wide professional and civic committees as follows: Arizona School Administrators Association (ASA),, Past President of the Board of Directors for CODAMA (The Community Organization for Drug Abuse, Mental Health and Alcohol Services), served on the State Superintendent of Instruction's Advisory Committee, Governor's Advisory Committee for Block Grant Funds, At Risk Coalition through the United Way, ASA Minority Affairs Committee, was appointed and served on five 4-year terms as a commission member to the Phoenix Excellence in Education and Youth Commission, was a member and Co-chair of the Phoenix Think Tank. He served on Governor Symington's Education Task Force Subcommittee on School Finance and Joint Legislative Study Committees on K-3 education and school health issues. He served on the Board of Directors for ASSET, Co-PI for the Phoenix Urban Systemic Initiative for Math and Science funded by NSF, Steering Committee Member for the Phoenix Violence Prevention Initiative, and was appointed by the Mayor to the Estrella Village Planning Committee and served as Chair.
Currently he on the Board of Directors for Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC), Arizona Quest for Kids, Advisory Board Arizona College Scholarship Foundation, Advisory Board Ready to Learn KAET, Advisory Board Stepping Stone Foundation, Advisory Board Creciendo Undios, Board Member Arizona Pediatrics Foundation of Arizona, Board Member on Governor Napolitano’s Arizona Early Education Fund, and a commission member on Teacher Quality and Support.
In 1992-93, Bob received the Arizona's Distinguished Administrator Award for the Superintendents' Division, and in 1993-94, he received the All Arizona Superintendent Award for medium sized district by the Arizona School Administrators Association. In 1996-97, he won the Mayor’s Champion Award for Leadership for his efforts on building partnerships and collaborations. In 1999/2000, Bob was named an Arizona State University/Motorola Community Fellow for his work in community building. In May 2004 the Murphy Governing Board named a building in his honor and Mayor Phil Gordon proclaimed May 19TH-Donofrio Community Building Day.
Dr. Donofrio has presented at many state and national conferences on the subject of at-risk youth, reducing violence, alternative educational programming, social service networking and building community schools through community collaboration. In July 1991, the Murphy Elementary School District signed an historic agreement with the Department of Economic Security to set up a satellite facility in the school district.
Prior to joining the staff at ASU he was President and CEO of his own consulting company specializing in building collaborations and partnerships, community school models, coordinated systems of care, system designs and organizational structure, strategic planning, and administrative training.
He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary and Special Education from Kent State University; his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Arizona State University; and his Doctorate Degree from Northern Arizona University in Educational Administration.
He is married to his wife Linda of 33 years a social worker at Echo Mountain Elementary School and they have two children, Julia 22 and Jason 18 both attending ASU.
Contact Information:
Dr. Robert I.Donofrio
Executive Director for Leadership and Partnership Enhancement
Office of the Vice President fro Education Partnerships
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 877905
Tempe, Arizona 85287-7905
Phone 480-727-7760
Fax 480-9650785
E-Mail: Robert.donofrio@asu.edu
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Robert Donofrio, Executive Director Ed. Leadership & Partnership Enhancement