Jaime Aquino's experience in large, urban districts with high rates of poverty among students was key to his hiring as SAISD's next leader.
to lead Chicago Public Schools. Under state law, the board must wait 21 days after naming a finalist to hire the superintendent.
After working in New York City for several years, Aquino earned the distinction of New York State Bilingual Teacher of the Year in 1990. He went on to get a master’s degree in bilingual education and a doctoral degree in curriculum and teaching, both from Fordham University., which is now in 61 of almost 100 schools, is part of what attracted Aquino to the district.
“It’s really me, the kids who sit in the classrooms,” he said. “I think my journey of life is probably very similar to many of them.” Eventually, other opportunities lured Aquino out of the classroom. From 2000 to 2005, he served as an administrator at Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut and then instructional superintendent for the New York City Department of Education. In October 2005, he started working as chief academic officer for Denver Public Schools, where he stayed until October 2009. He also served as deputy superintendent for Los Angeles Unified School District from June 2011 to January 2014.
From April 2020 to July 2021, he served as senior vice president of Discovery Education, a K-12 digital curriculum provider, working with districts to support virtual instruction during the early days of the pandemic. Since then, he’s worked as a consultant for Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado and a charter school network in New York City.
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