BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Victor M. Lozano

Mr. Victor M. Lozano is a retired intermediate school principal. He served as a principal for 25 years in the South Bronx in New York City and as an assistant superintendent in the same borough of the Bronx. Since his retirement, he has been a consultant to school districts, community-based organizations and a number of colleges. Mr. Lozano has been recognized for this expertise in the areas of school improvement, professional development and community involvement. For example, Mr. Lozano had a front page article written about him and his school in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. In addition, an entire New York State Department of Education bulletin covered his work in saving and improving a failed Bronx intermediate school. In both cases, Mr. Lozano was cited as the key ingredient for the success of his school. He has been given numerous awards by such diverse groups and institutions as the New York City board of education, the New York City council, a local college, community organizations, parent organizations and teachers.

Mr. Lozano attributes much of his success to his strong belief in community involvement and parent literacy. He believes that it does take an entire community to educate children. The school, he believes, cannot do it alone. It was not uncommon for his school to have 300 parents at a school function. He devised many approaches to bringing parents into the school and then providing them with the resources to help their children. He even reached out to senior citizens and trained them to work with his students. This is the expertise that Mr. Lozano brings to the Bright Start Family Literacy program.