Education
B.S., Education, The University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Geography, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin
Contact Information
512-475-8152
wdhill@austin.utexas.edu
David Hill
Senior Advisor
David Hill serves as a senior advisor at the Dana Center, working closely with the director and other key Dana Center leaders. His focus is on the leadership of the educational programs of the Center. His experience and expertise is in facilitating systems improvement in districts and schools.
He has provided leadership in the establishment of a number of projects focused on working with school districts and their schools to improve the performance of all of their students. He has also worked intensively with school districts in Texas to develop instructional leadership and strengthen educational systems to improve student achievement. In addition to his work in Texas, Dr. Hill has led projects in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Connecticut, and California. He is currently leading a project in New York City high schools.
Before moving into the role of senior advisor, Dr. Hill managed the day-to-day operations of the Dana Center, which included leadership of the Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative in Mathematics and Science.
Dr. Hill almost forty years of experience at all levels of K–12 public education. He came to the Dana Center from the Austin Independent School District, where he was an area superintendent. He has extensive experience in leadership and management, including strategic and long-range planning and program design and implementation. Dr. Hill has also worked as a high school and middle school teacher and as a school principal.
Dr. Hill received his B.S. in Education from The University of Texas at Austin, and completed his M.A. in Geography and Ph.D. in Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin.