Jeffrey Litt

Prior to joining Carl C. Icahn Charter School, Jeffrey Litt was a principal in three New York City Department of Education public schools. While at the Mohegan School in the South Bronx, Mr. Litt adapted E.D. Hirsch’s Core Knowledge Program for his Bronx students. He is recognized as a Core Knowledge expert and has trained teachers and administrators throughout the country. Mr. Litt hosted hundreds of educators at the Mohegan School, the second school in the nation to pioneer Core Knowledge. Visitors included administrators from Australia, Great Britain, Italy and Israel. His success in this area has been publicized in educational journals, newspapers and national network television shows. Jeffrey Litt was also noted in the March 1997 issue of The American School Board Journal.