FRANK J. ABBOTT (Jake)

• Jake served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and is a former member of the staff of the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Education.
   
• Jake served as Superintendent for the Fresno Unified School District from 1990 until his retirement in 1992.
   
• Jake also was Superintendent at Mt. Diablo Unified and Huntington Beach Union High School Districts. He has been an associate superintendent, assistant superintendent (instruction), principal, and teacher.
   
• Jake received his B.A. and Master's Degrees from Fresno State College, and his Doctorate from the University of Southern California.
   
• Jake was a mathematics teacher and coach, and a professional baseball player in the Dodgers organization.
   
• In 1990, Jake received the Marcus Foster Memorial Award for Administrative Excellence from the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
   
• Jake chaired the ACSA Superintendency Committee for three years, was a member of the University of California Advisory Commission, and a commissioner to the Governor's Commission on Educational Quality.
   
• Jake is married and has three children.