Henry Rubio

Henry Rubio began serving as the President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators on January 1, 2023, after having served as the union’s Executive Vice President and First Vice President. Prior to those leadership positions, he represented school leaders as the District Chair for Manhattan High Schools and was elected by his colleagues to serve on the CSA Executive Board.

Henry was born, raised, and educated in New York City, and entered the field of education with a background in business and an undergraduate economics degree from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. He later earned a graduate degree from Queens College and administrative certification from the College of Saint Rose. He began his career in 1997 as a Bilingual Social Studies teacher in Queens. Additionally, he completed studies at Cornell University’s AFL-CIO Union Leadership Institute and served as CSA’s chief negotiator for the union’s most recent agreement with the city.

While an Assistant Principal at the High School for Medical Science and Mary E. Walker Medical Science Academy, he played an instrumental role in the academic and organizational development of two new schools that have demonstrated their academic excellence in a 6th to 12th grade setting. During Mr. Rubio’s tenure as principal of A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, the Board of Regents and New York State Department of Education recognized the school as a "High Performing School." The school raised student scholarship awards from less than $500,000 to $12 million and saw performance statistics improve markedly.

In 2007, Henry was selected to participate in Columbia University's Cahn Fellows program, and in 2011, he became a mentor and coach to school leaders across New York City through CSA’s Supervisory Support Program. He also had the privilege of serving as past president of the High School Principal's Association and the Association of Dominican-American Supervisors and Administrators, and as a board member of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. He is currently also the president of the New York State Federation of School Administrators and a vice president of the American Federation of School Administrators. Henry serves on several committees and boards, working with labor and research organizations such as the NYC Municipal Labor Committee, the NYC Central Labor Council, the Cornell Labor Institute Advisory Board, the Independent Budget Office, and the Research Alliance for NYC Schools.

In recognition of his leadership and impact on student achievement, Henry has been the recipient of several community service and leadership awards including recognitions from Latino Trendsetter in 2010, UNAPEC University in 2011, the Catholic Teachers Association in 2013, the Dominican Day Parade in 2016, the Association of Dominican Supervisors & Administrators in 2017, the NYC Middle School Principals’ Association in 2019, the St. John’s University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa in 2021, the CSA Heads of Associations in 2022, Tender Steps of New York in 2023, City and State Labor Power 100 in 2023, and the New York Academy of Public Education Medalist in 2023.

Henry and his wife Wildra have been married for 19 years and blessed with four beautiful children.