Introducing District Administration’s first annual comprehensive list—in no particular order—of some of the country’s most influential, impactful leaders and innovators in K12 education. Collectively but in varying capacities they’re helping shape the future of students across the country— and around the world—by turning their passions into actions:
The Beaverton School District (Ore.) superintendent’s track record of increasing his students’ academic success and social-emotional growth earned Gustavo Balderas the 2021 Champion for Equity Award from the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, 2020 Oregon Superintendent of the Year Award from the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators, and the 2020 National Superintendent of the Year Award from the AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
