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The nomination submission portal for the 2024 Superintendents to Watch awards is now open!
Each year the National School Public Relations Association recognizes up to 25 superintendents as Superintendents to Watch. Honorees are school district leaders who have fewer than five years of experience as a superintendent and who demonstrate dynamic, fast-paced leadership with strong communication at its core. They use communication technology in innovative and effective ways to engage and inform their school communities and to expand two-way communication and outreach efforts.
Submit a Nomination
Nominees do not have to be an NSPRA member. Nominators will be asked to provide the following as part of a nomination:
Supplementary materials and information are also permitted, but optional.
Nominations are due by Friday, October 18.
Selected superintendent honorees receive a special certificate and are recognized on the NSPRA website, in an NSPRA e-newsletter, on NSPRA social media and during the Superintendents' Luncheon at the annual NSPRA National Seminar.
Congratulations to the 2023 Superintendents to Watch!
Fal Asrani, Ed.D. Marysville Joint Unified School District Marysville, Calif.
Philip Brown, Ph.D. Jackson County School System Jefferson, Ga.
Jessica Dain, Ed.D. Piper Unified School District 203 Kansas City, Kan.
Monique Darrisaw-Akil, Ed.D. Uniondale Union Free School District Uniondale, N.Y.
Trey Duke III, Ed.D. Murfreesboro City Schools Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Public Schools Alexandria, Va.
Marcus Lewton, Ed.D. Dickinson Public Schools Dickinson, N.D.
Bradford Lusk, Ph.D. Hamilton Community Schools Hamilton, Mich.
Jay Mann Creighton School District Phoenix, Ariz.
Eric Melbye, Ed.D. Bloomington Public Schools Bloomington, Minn.
Rachel Monárrez, Ph.D. Worcester Public Schools Worcester, Mass.
County Schools Greensboro, N.C.
School District Lewisville, Texas
School District Beaufort, S.C.
Cambridge, Minn.
Kelly Tess, Ed.D. The Winnetka Public Schools Winnetka, Ill.
Maria Vazquez, Ed.D. Orange County Public Schools Orlando, Fla.
Iranetta Rayborn Wright Cincinnati Public Schools Cincinnati, Ohio
Nominees do not have to be an NSPRA member.
Nominations for the 2024 award will open in August 2024. For more information about this program, contact Communications Manager Sarah Loughlin at sloughlin@nspra.org or 301-519-1221. View previous winners here.