Albert Mamary

Albert Mamary
Born	(1932-05-14)May 14, 1932
Died	February 23, 2011(2011-02-23) (aged 78)
Alma mater	Mansfield State Teacher's College University of Minnesota Columbia University
Employer(s)	Johnson City Central School District, Johnson City, New York
Spouse	Mary

Albert Mamary (May 14, 1932 – February 23, 2011) was an American superintendent of schools, educational consultant, and author.[1]

Education

Albert Mamary received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mansfield State Teacher's College, before earning his Master's degree in mathematics from the University of Minnesota. After a period of study at Stanford University, he went on to earn his Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University.[2]

Career overview

Mamary's roles included math teacher, department chair, assistant superintendent, superintendent, educational consultant, and author. His activities included training educators in all 50 states as well as in other countries, including Italy, Spain, China, and Australia and co-authoring over two dozen successful textbooks in addition to writing books and articles on education.[2]

The Mamary Model

In his role as superintendent of the Johnson City School system, Mamary developed a school improvement model. In 1972, the year his model began to be implemented, Johnson City ranked “14th out of 14 schools in its county” and only 45-50 percent of its students in grades 1 through 8 scored at or above their grade level in math and reading. After five years, that number rose to about 70 percent. By 1984, the number of students scoring at or above grade level in math and reading reached 80–90 percent. Further evidence for the effectiveness of Mamary's model was that in 1986 the number of Johnson City School students receiving Regent's Diplomas was 77 percent, as compared to the state average of 43 percent and the national average of 59 percent.[3]

Creating the Ideal School

In 2007, Rowman & Littlefield Education published Mamary's book, Creating the Ideal School.[4][5]

References

1. "Albert Mamary Obituary (2011) Press & Sun-Bulletin". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
2. "J883-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Mourning the death of Albert Mamary, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community". New York State Senate. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
3. Evans, Karen M.; King, Jean A. (March 1, 1994). "Research on OBE: What We Know and Don't Know". ASCD. 51 (6). Retrieved 2021-10-07. One current working model of an outcome-based educational program at the district level is the Outcomes-Driven Developmental Model (ODDM) begun in 1972 in the Johnson City, New York, School District under Superintendent Albert Mamary.
4. Mamary, Albert (2007). Creating the ideal school : where teachers want to teach and students want to learn. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education. ISBN 978-1-57886-577-2. OCLC 124158929. hardback, ISBN 9781578866199 paperback. Preview at Google Books.
5. Mamary, Albert (2007-08-28). Creating the Ideal School: Where Teachers Want to Teach and Students Want to Learn (brief book summary at ERIC). Rowman & Littlefield Education. ISBN 9781578865772.

• Brandt, Ron (March 1, 1994). "On Creating an Environment Where All Students Learn: A Conversation with Al Mamary". Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
• Berkson, William (1993-03-24). "Mastery Learning and 'Total Quality'". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

Further reading

• Cheryl Taylor Desmond (1996). Shaping the Culture of Schooling: The Rise of Outcome-Based Education. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2956-3. OCLC 1022753756.

External links

• Creating the Ideal School: Where Teachers Want to Teach and Students Want to Learn. Publisher's website