Hayden Frederick-Clarke, the founder of BlackPrint, was the Director of Strategy of the Opportunity Gap Office of Boston Public Schools and prior to that was the district’s first Director of Cultural Proficiency. His relentless advocacy in the latter role indirectly led to the creation of The Equal Earth Projection, the most accurate world-map to date. Before joining district administration, he was a high-school Math instructor for 9 years as well as a co-founder and the principal designer of an innovative, culturally responsive alternative-education program that serves over-age, under-credited students. His passion for student excellence and steadfast effort to make his Math lessons “speak” to his students’ realities earned him the Facing History and Ourselves “Facing History Together” Teacher Recognition Award” in 2014 out of an international pool of nominees.

An avid writer, Dr. Frederick-Clarke recently contributed to Critical Leadership Praxis for Educational and Social Change. In 2020, his work also appeared in TheRoot.com and the University of Pennsylvania’s journal, Perspectives on Urban Education. He also authored The 7 Forms of Bias Protocol - a tool that guides practitioners through the identification of and engagement with bias in curricular materials.

Dr. Frederick-Clarke earned his doctorate in Education and Organizational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania in August, 2020. His study examined the lingering effects and consequences of European colonialism on a school in Trinidad and Tobago.