Virginia L. Rhodes, Ed.D.

Cincinnati, Ohio
Virginia L. Rhodes, Ed.D. Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Education & Schools and School Safety

Keywords/Search Terms:

schools, education, K-12, high school, middle school, school negligence, duty & standard of care, sexual abuse , supervision, principal, student injury, wrongful termination, standard of care, discipline, school culture, school injury, administration, teacher training, school safety, discrimination

Education:

Ed.D. /Urban Educational Leadership, University of Cincinnati; M.A.T. /Social Studies Teaching, Indiana University; B.A./Political Science, Antioch College

Years in Practice:

16

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

4

Additional Information

35+ years in public education administration, teaching & policy: testifies on training & supervision of school personnel, abuse, discipline, discrimination, school accidents Dr. Rhodes offers extensive experience on multiple aspects of school-related liability, both elementary and secondary for both plaintiffs and defense. Dr. Rhodes is an exceptional analytical thinker and writer with keen insight, timely reports and compelling testimony. Founding Principal of the largest public U.S. urban STEM high school (2008). Founding Principal of the 1st environmental public high school in Ohio. Policy--former elected School Board member in large urban district. Skilled in school transformation, collaborative school design, leadership, experiential education, program design, school culture, discipline & multicultural education Developer of a unique innovative "T2" teacher hiring process. Articulate and engaging speaker on school policy, practice, and transformation. Rhodes has traveled, speaks publicly, visited schools around the U.S. and Caribbean, conducted research and led training workshops in the U.S. and internationally, and evaluated U.S. schools and districts for accreditation.