Historian
Term expires 10/27

Dr. Francisco Durán is superintendent of the Arlington Public Schools. He has a diverse background in education spanning 30 years. A bilingual educator, he began his career as a special education assistant. He also served as a middle school language arts and social studies teacher and then went on to serve in administrative and leadership positions in the San Francisco Unified School District, regional superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, chief academic and equity officer in Fairfax County, Virginia, and superintendent of Trenton Public Schools in New Jersey.

Dr. Durán is an adjunct professor at George Mason University and Howard University and has served on the Virginia State Board of Education where he played a key role in the adoption of the new Standards of Quality for Virginia.

Dr. Durán is a champion for students of color, English learners, students with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ youth, and for increasing the number of women and people of color in leadership positions. In Fairfax County as chief academic and equity officer, he helped develop, initiate, and implement the “One Fairfax” policy to close gaps to opportunity, access and achievement, a joint social and racial equity policy with Fairfax County Government.