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The 2012 Education Leadership Case Competition
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The competition will take place on February 17-18, 2012 at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
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The 2011 Education Leadership Case Competition
On February 19, 2011, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley hosted the 5th Annual Haas Education Leadership Case Competition. The competition is specifically for MBAs and other graduate students from schools across the country. The purpose of the case competition is to bring attention to a critical, real-time issue in education, and to provide an opportunity for talented and dedicated graduate students to create potential solutions to these issue.
Last year's case focused on the Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest public school district in the United States. LAUSD is facing major budget cuts and, at the same time, moving to a budgeting model that allocates resources by students rather than teachers. As this budgeting initiative will have national implications, it was a tremendous opportunity for MBA students to influence the education reform debate and help reshape expectations for what is possible in urban schools.
The team from UC Berkeley finished in first place while teams from Yale University and Carnegie Mellon University tied for second. See their presentations below.
Above: The winning team, made up of students from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy display their first place certificates. The team also received $3,000 in prize money. (L-R) German Freiwald, MBA 12; Paul Perry, MPP 11; Moritz Plischke and Bruce Dos Santos, both MBA 12.
Below: Monica Garcia, President of the LAUSD School Board, gave the keynote address during the fifth annual Haas Education Leadership Case Competition. Garcia was joined on the judging panel by three other district leaders, Megan Reilly, Ronald Chandler, and William Bass, and four national business and education leaders at the fifth annual Education Leadership Case Competition at the Haas School of Business on February 19, 2011.
CASH PRIZES
1st Place: $3,000
2nd Place: $1,500
WINNING TEAMS (click on link to view presentation)
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1st Place: UC Berkeley
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2nd Place (tied): Carnegie Mellon University
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2nd Place (tied): Yale University
OTHER PARTICIPATING TEAMS
JUDGES
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Monica Garcia, President of the LAUSD School Board
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Megan Reilly, Chief Financial Officer, LAUSD
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Ronald S. Chandler, Chief Information Officer, LAUSD
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William Bass, Program and Policy Development Advisor, LAUSD
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Jim Wiggett, Founder and CEO, Jackson Hole Group
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Dave Hoverman, Senior Principal, The Parthenon Group
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Jason Willis, Chief Financial and Business Officer, Stockton Unified School District
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Josh Newman, Chairman of the Board, EdTech Inc.
SPONSORS
The 2011 Education Leadership Case Competition was supported through generous donations from the sponsors shown below. Click on the logo to learn more about each organization. Thank you to our sponsors!
The Broad Foundation and other sponsors do not take responsibility for any statements or views expressed by the competition organizers, participants, or judges.
HISTORY
Our previous case competitions made a difference for Pittsburgh Public Schools in 2010, DC Public Schools in 2009, New Orleans Public Schools in 2008 and Oakland Unified School District in 2007. But there are more schools, education nonprofits, and districts that need our help. Thanks to all who made this possible.
Learn more about our previous competitions:
2010 ELCC: The Pittsburgh Promise (Pittsburgh Public Schools)
2009 ELCC: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Nation's Capital (DC Public Schools)
2008 ELCC: Rebuilding New Orleans Public Schools
2007 ELCC: Results-Based Budgeting with Oakland Unified School District
The ELCC is brought to you by the Haas Education Leadership Club
