[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] 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 […]
Culminating Stage for ‘22 National Superintendent of the Year Dominated by Finalists from the South
Four superintendents from the South and Southwest are vying for the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year title, which will be announced at the 1st General Session of the AASA National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn. The announcement is expected from the stage of the Music City Center at about 5 p.m. Central Time […]
[Video] Meet the AASA 2022 Finalists for National Superintendent of the Year (2:32)
The finalists for the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year discuss what this recognition means to them as well as their school communities in interviews conducted prior to the AASA national conference in Nashville. The finalists are: Curtis Cain, Wentzville School District, Wentzville, Mo.; Quincy Natay, Chinle Unified School District 24, Chinle, Ariz.; Kamela Patton, […]