| Chairman Linda W. Cropp A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Chairman Linda W. Cropp introduced the following resolution, which was referred to the
Committee of the Whole
To appoint Mr. Frank Method to the University of the District of Columbia Board of
Trustees Nominating Committee.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the "University of the District of Columbia Board of Trustees Nominating Committee
Frank Method Appointment Resolution of 1998".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms
the appointment of:
Mr. Frank Method
1753 Lamont Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
(Ward 1)
as a member of the University of the District of Columbia Board of Trustees Nominating
Committee, established by section 202 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary
Education Reorganization Act, effective November 1, 1975, (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Code
§31-1512), for a term of 5 years.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy
of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee, to the University of the
District of Columbia Board of Trustees Nominating Committee, and to the Office of the
Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon publication
in the District of Columbia Register.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FRANK METHOD
Mr. Method directs the Washington Office of UNESCO (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization). This includes programs in each of the areas of
UNESCO focus, coordinated with the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and the
specialized universities, academies and research communities in the United States. His
personal focus is on issues of education technology, early childhood development and the
processes of education policy development and governance of public schools.
From 1981 to 1996, Mr. Method was Senior Education Advisor at the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), serving as policy analyst and advisor, office
director and manager of programs of field technical support. He managed the major research
program on education quality as well as programs of university linkages and scholarship.
He led several high level education assessment and planning teams, most recently the
Education Sub-Committee of the United States-Egypt "Gore-Mubarak Partnership."
He served on the Steering Committee for the World Conference on Education For All
(Jomtien, Thailand, 1990) and the follow-up International Consultative Forums on Education
for All.
Prior to USAID he worked with the Education Development Center and other organizations
on higher education and technical training issues (1976-1980), with the Ford Foundation on
international education and language policy issues (1970-75) and as a Peace Corps teacher
and staff member in Nigeria (1964-69).
He is a frequent lecturer and presenter at public and professional forums, and was a
visiting faculty member at Stanford University, Fall 1988. He is a convenor of the 21st
Century Learning Initiative, a foundation-funded initiative bringing leading scientists,
researchers, educators and others together to synthesize new understandings of learning,
learning organizations and strategies for functioning more effectively in open learning
environments.
He is a founding member of the International Working Group on Education, the
Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, the International Book Bank,
and the United States Coalition for Education for All.
Master's of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Wisconsin (1970).
UNESCO, Suite 440, 1775 K St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20010
202-331-9118 (O)
fax: 331-9121 (O)
unesco1@cais.com
Resident since 1979 in Mount Pleasant community of Washington, D.C.
1753 Lamont St. N.W., 20010
Married
Active in community affairs, particularly with respect to education issues and issues
affecting children.
Chair of Local School Restructuring Team at Bancroft ES.
Member of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Early Childhood Development.
Member of the DCPS Goals 2000 Technology Panel.
Member of the Ward One Council on Education.
Member of DC Parents and Communities for Education.
1 child in public school (School Without Walls)
Guardian for two other children in public school
202-483-2727 (H)
fax: 588-1608 (H)
email: fmethod@erols.com
Updated 2/98 |
