1/31/2011 6:00:00 PMWKYC-TV's Tom Beres interviews outgoing Cleveland schools CEO Sanders

Posted: 1/31/2011 5:47:57 PM

By Tom Beres, reporter

CLEVELAND -- Today was Dr. Eugene Sanders' last day at work as the head of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. He has resigned after four and a half years on the job.

Under his leadership, he put students in uniforms, beefed up security and created some successful specialized schools. He also got the district its first "Continuous Improvement" ratings by the state.

He says, there will be a double-digit increase in graduation this year and believes the district must pass a levy. He thinks his transformation plan will be a blueprint for his successors.

Former National City Bank President Peter Raskind starts as interim superintendent on Tuesday. Sanders says he will travel, maybe write, and stay in Cleveland for now. Sanders is also in the running to be President at Bowling Green State University.

Watch WKYC's Tom Beres' final interview with Sanders.