Gothard, named superintendent in 2017, has led the district through a high-profile labor dispute, focused on narrowing the achievement gap among students and helped navigate problems that challenge large urban districts like budget shortfalls and community violence.
Quenching parents' and families' thirst for news updates is one way K12 leadership has changed over the last few years, Superintendent Joshua McDowell says.
New hires have outpaced superintendent resignations over the past week. While at least three leaders stepped down (and one learned their contract would not be renewed) two superintendents found new ones and several more are getting their first shots at leading a district.
Jeffrey Collier is superintendent of Saginaw ISD, which encompasses 12 local public school districts and five public school academies. He also spent eight years as the superintendent of the Au Gres-Sims School District.
C. Michael Robinson Jr., Akron Public Schools' new superintendent, is a dreamer, and he wants to help Akron's students—and the city itself—learn to dream up a positive future for all.
The Missouri State Board of Education decided Tuesday that Riverview Gardens School District and Normandy Schools Collaborative had shown enough progress to return to traditional school-board elections.
This year specifically, almost 500 fewer students enrolled compared to last year, marking a 2.5% decrease. The trend has been ailing the school district over the last decade.
Schools want to use these funds for next-generation firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention, a new survey suggests. How else would schools benefit if the program was expanded?
