Four finalists selected for the 2010 national superintendent of the year program

The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has announced four finalists in the 2010 National Superintendent of the Year program.

The four finalists for 2010 AASA National Superintendent of the Year are:

• Joyce C. Levey, superintendent, Tuscaloosa City Schools, Alabama
• Elizabeth Molina Morgan, superintendent, Washington County Public Schools, Maryland
• Walt Rulffes, superintendent, Clark County School District, Nevada
• Cynthia Stevenson, superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools, Colorado

The four national finalists were chosen from 49 Superintendent of the Year finalists, including Michigan’s 2010 Superintendent of the Year, David J. Campbell of Olivet Community Schools. The four finalists will be at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2010, where they will be interviewed by a national blue-ribbon selection panel of educators, businesspeople and government officials.

All state and national applicants were measured against the following criteria:

• Leadership for learning – creativity in successfully meeting the needs of students in the school system.
• Communication – strength in both personal and organizational communication.
• Professionalism – constant improvement of administrative knowledge and skills, while providing professional development opportunities and motivation to others on the education team.
• Community involvement – active participation in local community activities and an understanding of regional, national and international issues.

Read more about the candidates and about the award program at http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=11102.