2009 AASA National Superintendent of the Year

2009 AASA National Superintendent of the Year
Beverly L. Hall, Superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools in Atlanta, Ga., was the 2009 National Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Hall has served Atlanta for the past 10 years, one of only two urban superintendents who have been in place that long.

• AASA Radio Interview with Hall - Beverly Hall shared insights with AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech in this radio interview released in July 2009.
  
  Video: 2009 AASA National Superintendent of the Year Press Event - On Jan. 13, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year participated in "Dear Mr. President,"a dialogue about what the new administration must do to ensure all children will learn. Watch this video, featuring Suzanne Freeman, superintendent of Trussville, Ala., City Schools; Beverly Hall, superintendent of Atlanta, Ga., Public Schools; Stu Silberman, superintendent of Fayette County, Ky., Public Schools; and Gene White, superintendent of Indianapolis, Ind., Public Schools. (Windows Media)
• 2009 AASA Superintendent of the Year Scholarship Award Winner - Alison Facey of the St. Andrew High School for Girls in Jamaica received the 2009 Superintendent of the Year Scholarship Award. The $10,000 college scholarship was presented in the name of Beverly Hall, the 2009 National Superintendent of the Year and superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, who graduated from the school before emigrating with her family to New York City. Facey is attending the University of the West Indies in fall 2009. The award is sponsored by AASA, ARAMARK Education and ING.