NEW ORLEANS — Ramont Roberts, a standout guard for Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball teams during the 1990s, has been named superintendent of the Saginaw (Mich.) Public Schools district in his hometown.Roberts was named interim superintendent in June. The Saginaw Board of Education voted 6-0 on Sept. 19 to remove the interim title and offer Roberts a three-year contract.
The board's vice president, Jason Thompson, told mlive.com that Roberts brought "some fresh ideas and some new innovative ways of reaching and assisting our children" since becoming interim superintendent.
"(Roberts) hit the ground running and made some major changes that's having a serious, positive impact on the district," Thompson said.
Roberts has worked in Saginaw schools since 2003, first as an assistant principal, then as principal at two different schools. Roberts moved to the central office in 2015 as assistant superintendent for human resources.
Roberts is one of 26 Gold Rush players to reach 1,000 career points. A 6-foot guard, he averaged double-figure points each of his last three seasons and finished with 1,176 points in 121 games. As a junior in 1995-96, he led the team with averages of 12.2 points and 3.5 assists and helped coach Dale Valdery's XULA team win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. No Gold Rush team since then has won that tournament.
As a senior in 1996-97, Roberts was a member of the GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Roberts received his bachelor's degree from XULA in 1998. He earned a master's from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, then a doctorate from Michigan State with a focus on urban education.
"We have an opportunity to reach each child," Roberts told The Michigan Banner in June. "Our responsibility as educators is to find that special way to reach each individual."
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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