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 Dr.
Sydney L. Cousin
Howard County's Superintendent Sydney L. Cousin began
his career in education 37 years ago as a history
teacher at Lombard Junior High School in Baltimore.
After receiving his master's degree in city planning, he
spent a year as a Capital Program Planner for the
Baltimore City Department of Planning. He rejoined the
Baltimore City school system in 1973 as a Long-Range
Planner in the Division of Physical Plant Planning and
Programming. He was promoted to Staff Director of the
Division in 1977.
In 1987, the Howard County Public School System was
fortunate to hire Dr. Cousin as Director of School
Construction and Planning. He was promoted to Associate
Superintendent of Finance and Operations two years later
and then to Deputy Superintendent/Chief Operating
Officer in 2001. As Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Cousin
was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the
school system, which included oversight of 72
facilities, 6300 employees, and capital and operating
budgets totaling over $400 million.
In July 2003, Dr. Cousin "retired" from the Howard
County Public School System and was hired by the
Washington, DC Public School System as an Associate
Superintendent /Chief of Facility Management. He
returned to HCPSS in March 2004 as Interim
Superintendent. On June 22, 2004, the Board of Education
approved a four-year contract as Superintendent to Dr.
Cousin.
Dr. Cousin is a graduate of Morgan State University.
He received his master's degree from the University of
Pennsylvania 1972, and his Doctorate in Education from
Temple University in 1986.
Dr. Cousin is a county resident who has served on the
Board of Directors and various committees of the Howard
County Chamber of Commerce. He also has served on the
Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of
Leadership Howard County, and as a member of other
Howard County boards.
Superintendent School Visits
Dr. Cousin visits schools and attends school-related
events on a regular basis. Some of his visits are
profiled below.
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