AASA Hosts 2023 Superintendent of the Year Finalists for Education Briefing
January 20, 2023
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, hosted a press briefing on January 12, 2023, featuring the four finalists for the National Superintendent of the Year®.
The finalists are:
- PJ Caposey, Meridian Community Unit School District #223, Stillman Valley, Ill.
- Matthew Hillmann, Northfield Public Schools, ISD 659, Northfield, Minn.
- Kevin McGowan, Brighton Central Schools, Rochester, N.Y.
- Trent North, Douglas County School System, Douglasville, Ga.
![SOY Panelists sitting at a table near the moderator](/images/default-source/news/soy-panelists.jpg?sfvrsn=db38f3a5_1)
The briefing was moderated by Education Week's Caitlynn Peetz.
Topics included:
- measuring student achievement;
- federal relief funds;
- mental health and wellness; and
- school community/today's political landscape.
The National Superintendent of the Year® will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 16, during AASA's National Conference on Education, in San Antonio, Texas.