[Video] Reflections from 2024 Winner Joe Gothard (1:47)
In this short video, Joe Gothard, superintendent of Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools offers reflections after being named the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year at the AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego.
[Video] Joe Gothard: 2024 National Superintendent of the Year® (3:10)
In this short video, Joe Gothard, superintendent of Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools, shared his reaction after being named the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year® at AASA’s National Conference on Education.
Honorees from Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas Vie for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year Laurels
Four finalists for the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year award will learn in late afternoon on Feb. 15 who among them will receive this year’s crown. The announcement will be made at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The foursome includes […]
[Video] Meet AASA’s Four Finalists for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year (2:34)
The finalists for the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year® discuss what this distinction means to them. The finalists are: The National Superintendent of the Year® will be announced at Thursday, Feb. 15, during AASA’s National Conference on Education, in San Diego, Calif.
[Video] New York’s Kevin McGowan Named 2023 National Superintendent of the Year® (2:54)
Kevin McGowan, superintendent of (N.Y.) Brighton Central Schools, was named the 2023 National Superintendent of the Year®. The announcement was made at AASA’s National Conference on Education in San Antonio, Texas.
Odds and Ends About the Life of Kevin McGowan: School Mascots, Hair Donations, Favorite Books and a Go-To Snack
A few selected anecdotes and other briefs about the qualities that define Kevin McGowan, superintendent in Brighton, N.Y., and the newly named 2023 National Superintendent of the Year. Learning How to Be Culturally Responsive Mindful of his suburban school district’s diverse population, Kevin McGowan was proud that Brighton had added Eid-al-Fitr as an official holiday […]
Brighton, N.Y., Superintendent Selected as 2023 National Superintendent of the Year at AASA’s Conference in San Antonio
A suburban superintendent in upstate New York who has deftly handled recent challenges to the school district’s diversity, equity and inclusion work was named the 2023 National Superintendent of the Year at AASA’s National Conference on Education in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin McGowan, 48, is superintendent of the Brighton Central School District, a first-ring suburb […]
Profile of Kevin McGowan: A Considered Decision Maker in the Midst of Professional Challenges
As superintendent of the Brighton Central School District in Rochester, N.Y., Kevin McGowan is known for his strategic thinking, his willingness to listen to opposing viewpoints, his transparency and his calm leadership. He’s also known for his steadfast commitment to the belief he commonly shares that every single child matters: “Every child, every day, in […]
[Video] Meet the AASA 2023 Finalists for National Superintendent of the Year (3:09)
In this short video, the finalists for the 2023 National Superintendent of the Year® discuss what this distinction means for them and what it means to be a member of AASA. The finalists are: PJ Caposey, Meridian Community Unit School District 223, Stillman Valley, Ill.; Matthew Hillmann, Northfield Public Schools, ISD 659, Northfield, Minn.; Kevin […]
Four Await Announcement of 2023 National Superintendent of the Year Honoree at AASA’s 1st General Session
Superintendents from Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota and New York remain in the running for AASA’s 2023 National Superintendent of the Year Award with the public announcement taking place in late afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 16, on stage at the 1st General Session of the association’s national conference in San Antonio, Texas. The four finalists are: The […]