Gordon Gibbings

Chief of Schools,

Green Dot Public Schools

Gordon Gibbings is the chief of schools at Green Dot Public Schools (GDPS), where he leads a team of area superintendents responsible for hiring, onboarding, coaching, and training school leaders. He oversees systems of support and development to ensure all schools meet GDPS’s rigorous academic and cultural outcome expectations. Previously, he served as vice president of schools, leading turnaround efforts at Locke College Prep Academy and Ánimo College Prep Academy. Before that, he was principal of Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School, where he also mentored new school principals and helped the school earn three Silver Medals from U.S. News & World Report for excellence in college preparation. He has also served as an assistant principal at David Starr Jordan High School in Long Beach. He began his career as a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Florence Bixby Elementary School in Long Beach as a member of Teach For America. Gibbings earned his MA in educational leadership and administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and his EdD in educational leadership and administration from the University of Southern California.

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Contributing topics

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Publications by Gordon Gibbings

April 2003

Charter Schools and Inequality

National Disparities in Funding, Teacher Quality, and Student Support

Charter schools were intended to close the achievement gap and create tight-knit communities that motivate students and teachers. The assumption is that charter schools can avoid the disparities that public schools face. Recent data from the…