Contributing My Rural Voice From the Field

My View

Last October, standing alone in my superintendent office with the phone to my ear, I raised my right hand and virtually took the oath of office as the first superintendent to be selected as a U.S. Department of Education School Ambassador Fellow.

I’ll soon complete my yearlong virtual fellowship, a unique challenge to contribute to my chosen field. I took advantage of a wide variety of opportunities, collaborated regularly with seven other successful educators from around the country serving as fellows and interacted with a fellow alumni group of 130 that continues to connect with the Department of Education on various educational topics.