Our Superintendent

 

Christopher C. Irving, Ed. D. is the proud grandson of Jamaican immigrants, Vian and Ceceilyn Miller and the son of the Rev. H. Jocelyn and Herman Irving. Dr. Irving was born and raised in the city of Paterson and is a product of the Paterson Public School system. Dr. Irving holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Ramapo College of New Jersey. After completing his Master’s degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from William Paterson University, Dr. Irving started a consulting firm called the Ceceilyn Miller Institute for Leadership and Diversity in America (CMI), based out of Bloomfield, NJ. CMI has become one of America’s most innovative leadership and diversity training organizations in education.

 

In April 2010, Dr. Irving was elected to Paterson School Board (NJ), serving a three-year term, and was re-elected in April 2013 and November 2016; during his tenure on the Board, he served as Board President for four years, leading the transition of Paterson to regain local control.  One of his most significant life accomplishments was the completion of his doctoral research and obtaining his Doctoral Degree in K-12 Administration from Seton Hall University in July of 2016. In December of 2017, Dr. Irving was appointed to the role of Executive County Superintendent of Schools for the County of Passaic for the New Jersey Department of Education. Then in May of 2018, Dr. Irving was selected to serve as the Superintendent for Teaneck Public Schools, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the school system.  Dr. Irving was the first African American to serve in this role of Superintendent and ended his tenure in Teaneck in July of 2022.

 

In November 2020, Dr. Irving was appointed as Commissioner of the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools for his first three-year term.

 

Dr. Irving is the proud father of his son Christopher C. Irving II, the brightest light in his life.