[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 […]
[Video] What’s It Mean to Be Recognized by Peers as the Nation’s Top Superintendent? Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., Shares Thoughts in a Backstage Interview (2:53)
Curtis Cain of Wentzville, Mo., talks about the message of hope that he has in mind for his superintendent colleagues across the country, minutes after he was named the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year in a ceremony Feb. 17 at the AASA national conference in Nashville, Tenn. (Video filmed by Lifetouch and produced by […]
Missouri Superintendent Curtis Cain Tabbed as 2022 National Superintendent of the Year at AASA Conference’s Opening Session
Curtis Cain, superintendent of the Wentzville School District in Wentzville, Mo., was named the National Superintendent of the Year during a ceremony Thursday afternoon on the stage at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. Cain, 48, has led the fast-growing suburban district near […]
National Superintendent of the Year Curtis Cain’s Unflappable Presence Models Public School Leadership in Contentious Times
As superintendent of the Wenztville School District in suburban St. Louis, Mo., Curtis A. Cain covers a lot of ground. Not just the physical territory – the district’s 18 buildings over 90 square miles – but also the ideological terrain that has put so many superintendents to a stress test of late. Cain has managed […]
Odds and Ends about Curtis Cain, 2022 National Superintendent of the Year Honoree
His Greatest Influence Curtis Cain, who is 48, considers mentorship the most profound impact on his 26 years in education. As he puts it: “We speak to the importance of significant relationships for students and, in numerous ways, this is true for professionals as well. From being a student to my teaching to engaging in […]