Jonas Chartock
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| Jonas S. Chartock | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1975 Great Barrington, MA |
| Occupation | CEO, Charter School Policy Institute |
Jonas Samuel Chartock (born May 18, 1975) is President & CEO of the Charter School Policy Institute. He was hired in January 2005. Upon graduating from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1997, Chartock joined Teach For America and taught fourth grade for three years at General Rosecrans Elementary School in Compton, California.
While teaching, Chartock earned his teaching credential and Master’s of Education degree in curriculum and instruction from Chapman University. He also worked at the Teach For America Summer Institute in Houston, two summers as a corps member advisor and one as a curriculum specialist. After his time in Los Angeles, Chartock attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Education for his principalship certification and a Master’s Degree in School Leadership.
From 2001 through 2005, he led Teach For America’s Houston region through a successful period of growth as its executive director. Chartock serves on the board of the Texas Public Education Reform Foundation, British American Project, and The Texas Lyceum. In addition to his full time duties at CSPI, Jonas is earning his doctorate as part of the University of Texas Cooperative Superintendency Program.
Chartock is the former lead singer of the Judeo-Mexican folk music group, "Los Gains Dramaticos". In 2003 the group's (very) regional hit, 'Lesson Plan Blues' circulated widely on the University of Houston campus. The following summer Los Gains scored two more college-rock hits with their stirring renditions of Bob Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' and La Bamba. While at Cornell, Chartock was a member of StuPidwish, an 'acoustic blend of folk, funk, and silliness.'
Jonas Chartock is the son of Alan S. Chartock, president/CEO of WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York, and Roselle K. Chartock, Professor of Education at The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
