2022 Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the Year

The Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the Year program information for 2022 is now available.

Nominations for these awards often come from school board members or school board chairs.  Given this past year of super challenges, what better way to recognize your superintendent than with a nomination for this award. The nomination for superintendent of the year can be completed online at http://soy.aasa.org. The link for the nomination for the assistant superintendent of the year can be found at the bottom of the communication.

In 2016 Maine implemented an award for an Assistant Superintendent of the Year.  This will be awarded by MSSA and conducted through our office.

The timelines for both awards are as follows:

Superintendent of the Year (through AASA website)

July 1, 2021:  All applicants invited to AASA National Conference on Education being held on February 17-19, 2022, in Nashville, TN.  To register: (when available) go to http://nce.aasa.org.

August 2:  Deadline for nominations to be completed online at http://soy.aasa.org.

September 7:  Deadline for applications to be received online for State of Maine.

October 8:  MSSA Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the Year Committee meets to review applications and select the winner(s).  Winner announced at MSSA Annual Meeting.

November – December:  Blue Ribbon Selection Committee determines four finalists for AASA National Superintendent of the Year.

December:  National finalists notified by AASA.

January 2022:  Blue Ribbon Selection Committee interview four finalists individually.

February:  AASA National Conference on Education in Nashville, TN.  All State Superintendents of the Year, Finalists for AASA National Superintendent of the Year, Canadian and International School Superintendents of the Year honored on stage during the general session of NCE.  All 2022 State Superintendents of the Year invited to reception at NCE.

Maine Assistant Superintendent of the Year (conducted by MSSA)

June 1:  Announcement sent out for Assistant Superintendent of the Year nominations.

August 2:  Deadline for nominations to be submitted to MSSA.

September 7:  Deadline for completed applications (linked below) and resumes’ to be submitted to MSSA.

October 8:  MSSA Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent of the Year Committee meets to review applications and select the winner(s).

Annual Meeting:  Winner(s) are announced. 

2022 Assistant Superintendent of the Year Nomination Form        

2022 Assistant Superintendent of the Year Application Procedure