Superintendents

Dayton and Great Falls public schools promote from within while at least three superintendents have found new homes in the past week.

Superintendent Roger Freeman has coopted the school choice concept within his K-8 district by replacing traditional attendance zones with a series of career-focused academies.

Three urban districts choose new leaders as several small school systems are giving administrators their first opportunity to serve as superintendent.

“We worked on creating the story with the people of the community—it’s their story. Community members wrote their own story of what they wanted their community to look like for their children,” Superintendent Jennifer Lowery says.

Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is not sitting idly by while New Hampshire remains at the bottom of the list for per-pupil funding. 

Meet Philip Brown, superintendent at the Jackson County School System in Georgia, who was recently named one of the NSPRA’s 25 “Superintendents to Watch.”

Stress often arises when factors are beyond our control. Pressure resides in the realm where our skills and actions can impact the result. Understanding this difference is the first step in showing up as your “best self” in leadership roles.

Staying connected with networks of other district leaders is key to Superintendent Joseph Macary’s leadership philosophy at Vernon Public Schools in Connecticut.

One of the biggest systems to pick a new leader is Yonkers Public Schools, the district on New York City’s northern border. Anibal Soler, who has been the superintendent of Schenectady City Schools since 2021, will take the helm May 1.