Kirk Black
About Me
Kirk Black, Ed.D. has been in education for 25 years. His career has included assignments at many levels of education. He began his career as a middle school teacher at Hill Middle School in the Novato Unified School District, before transitioning to high school at San Francisco’s Galileo Academy of Science and Technology. There, he worked for eight years as a science and P.E. teacher, department chair, multi-sport coach, and teacher union area representative. Following his time at Galileo, he served as Dean of the Freshmen Focus Program at Berkeley High School and then as Assistant Principal of San Marin High School back in Novato Unified. Kirk arrived at SMUHSD in 2001 when he was hired as an Assistant Principal of Aragon High School. The following year, he became the Principal of Aragon. After six years, Kirk became the Associate Superintendent of Human Resources and Administrative Services and in 2015 was promoted to Deputy Superintendent. Kirk has earned a Doctorate of Education degree and a Juris Doctorate degree.
