Ira David Socol

Ira David Socol has led a life devoted to service at the ragged edges of society. Though his first academic experiences were in art and architecture, his careers include serving as a New York City Police Officer, working in Emergency Medical Services, leading learning technologies for a homeless service agency, working in vocational rehabilitation, and working in public education - including some of the nation's most impoverished school districts, before coming to Virginia to build a radically new vision of education in a highly-diverse public school system. He has since worked nationally and internationally to support schools that support the lives of today's children. Proudly and defiantly dyslexic and ADHD, he is committed to giving every child every opportunity.