Lawrence (Larry) Pieratt
Office: Fulton Center, 420
Phone: 480-965-0591
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Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Pieratt has an extensive background in leading reform in preK-12 education. He earned both his undergraduate and masters degree in education administration from The Ohio State University. He taught for seven years in the Columbus, Ohio before accepting his first principalship. He served as both an elementary and middle school principal for fifteen years in Ohio and Arizona. Other leadership roles include serving as president for the Ohio Middle School Association and a consultant for a number of school districts wishing to implement the middle school program. While in Ohio, Mr. Pieratt also served as firefighter and a District Executive with the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1990 the Kyrene School District located in Tempe, Arizona recruited him to help lead the transition to middle schools. Mr. Pieratt served as the founding principal at Centennial Middle School located in the Ahwatukee Foothills area in Phoenix, Arizona. While at Centennial, Mr. Pieratt developed a school of choice by developing five different schools-within-a-school allowing parents and students to choose the style of learning that best matched their child.
In 1996 Mr. Pieratt left Centennial Middle School to found a charter school known as the Horizon Community Learning Center (HCLC). HCLC has grown from its original enrollment of 480 students grades K-11 to its current enrollment of 1,445 students, grades preK-12. The school is known nationally for its unique learning program, parent involvement, teacher professional growth program, application of technology and community partnerships. It was one of five schools in the nation chosen by the Milken Family Foundation in 2000 to pilot the Teacher Advancement Program and was the first “COX Model Technology School” in Arizona in 1999. HCLC has earned the ranking of “Excelling” every year from the Arizona Department of Education.
Mr. Pieratt has served on a number of committees for both the Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona State Board for Charter schools. He is currently a member of the State Superintendent’s committees for charter schools and international education. Mr. Pieratt serves on the City of Tempe Education and Technology Advancement Committee. ASU’s School of Extended Education awarded Pieratt the Community Visionary Award in 1999.
In July 2006 Mr. Pieratt joined ASU as the Executive Director for the University Public Schools Initiative. When not working, Mr. Pieratt enjoys time with his family including his wife, two married sons, both graduates of ASU, and two grandsons living the Phoenix area as well as traveling.
Lawrence (Larry) Pieratt
Executive Director for the University Public Schools Initiative
ASU Fulton Center, Suite 420
300 East University Drive
PO Box 877905
Tempe, Arizona 85287-7905
Phone: 480-365-0591
Email: larry.pieratt@asu.edu
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Lawrence Pieratt, Executive Director University Public School Initiative