Darin Brawley, Ed.D.

Darin Brawley earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern California. He has a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from California State University, San Bernardino, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Redlands. He is currently in his eighth year as superintendent for Compton Unified School District. Under his leadership, CUSD has benefitted from a tremendous Turnaround. His leadership is focused on eliminating opportunity gaps for students and has resulted in Compton Unified becoming a premier STEAM District providing students unique experiences in robotics, coding, computational thinking and project based learning and graduation rates continue to rise. His commitment to the community is evident in the enhancements that have been completed within the district with upgrades to facilities and athletic fields.