St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard has been named National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators. Gothard, who has led Minnesota’s second-largest school district since 2017, received the award Thursday night at the association’s annual conference. It comes just two weeks after he was named one of three finalists for the superintendency .
Earlier this year Gothard was named Minnesota Superintendent of the Year by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, qualifying him for the national award.