From Getting Kicked Out of the Classroom to Running the Whole District with Dr. Reva Cosby
Dr. Reva Cosby is the Superintendent of Trotwood-Madison City Schools in Trotwood, Ohio. Since starting her role as a superintendent, Dr. Cosby has made significant improvements to both the behavior of her students and the curriculum that is used to prepare them for success.
Dr. Cosby received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia before earning her master’s degree in Education from Wright State University. She then went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Dayton.
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What’s preventing you from pursuing your doctoral degree? It may seem impossible to go back to school and earn your degree when you also have a family, career, and the pressures of everyday life to juggle. As Dr. Russell Strickland says, there’s never really a “good” time to go back to school and earn your degree—so why not start now?
While working as a high school teacher, Dr. Reva Cosby, the Superintendent of Trotwood-Madison City Schools, realized that she had more to offer to her community, but didn’t have the title to do so. Because of this, she decided to go back to school and pursue her doctoral degree at the age of 40. Dr. Cosby ended up completing the dissertation process and earning the coveted title, all while working a full-time job and raising her children.
Join Dr. Russell Strickland in this episode of An Unconventional Life as he talks with Dr. Reva Cosby about her journey from working as a high school teacher to earning her doctoral degree and becoming a successful superintendent. Stay tuned as Dr. Cosby discusses the reason she pursued her degree, her advice for students that are currently working on their dissertation, and the impact that her new title and expertise has made on the lives of her students.