2011 eSchool News Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award winners announced

Feb. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Bethesda, Md. – eSchool News, a publication network of eSchool Media Inc., announces today the top ten superintendents from coast to coast who best exemplify outstanding leadership and vision in using technology to advance their district’s educational goals.

Here are the winners of the 2011 eSN Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards:
•   Matt Akin – Piedmont City Schools, Alabama
•   Jim Cain – Klein Independent School District, Texas
•   Alberto M. Carvalho – Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida
•   Camille Casteel – Chandler Unified School District No. 80, Arizona
•   Michael A. Davino – Springfield Public Schools, New Jersey
•   Deb Henton – North Branch Area Public Schools, Minnesota
•   David F. Larson – Birmingham Public Schools, Michigan
•   David McGehee – Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Missouri
•   Kathy Spencer – Onslow County Schools, North Carolina
•   Eric Williams – York County School Division, Virginia

Chosen by the editors of eSchool News with help from last year’s winners, the 2011 honorees were selected based on 10 “Hallmarks of Excellence”.

“Research shows that technology can facilitate better teaching and learning, but only when used judiciously,” said Dennis Pierce, editor of eSchool News. “And that starts at the very top, with strong district leadership. If you start with a clear vision for how to implement technology effectively, and you make sure your staff is well trained and supported, and you seek to transform instructional practices to leverage technology’s full potential, then technology really can empower education. And that’s what the winners of our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards are doing.”

Winners of the 11th annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards Program—sponsored by SMART Technologies Inc., RM Educational Software, JDL Horizons, and K12 Inc.—will be honored in a ceremony held in conjunction with the Century Club 100 annual meeting at the American Association of School Administrators’ annual conference in Denver on Feb. 17, 2011. The Century Club 100 is an honorary organization composed of superintendents from every state in the USA.

The ceremony will feature Tom Carroll, Ph.D., president of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, who will discuss how education leaders can transform schools from teaching organizations into learning organizations.

Watch the ceremony live online at www.eSchoolNews.TV from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Mountain time (1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time).

To learn more about this year’s winners, visit http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/01/31/meet-10-superintend....

For a list of the criteria used in judging these awards, visit http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/26/ten-hallmarks-of-ex....

About the TSSAs
Launched in 2001, the Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards (TSSA) Program honors K-12 chief executives who have displayed exemplary vision in the use of technology to further the goals of educating today’s students and equip them with 21st century skills. Initially, superintendents are nominated by their colleagues and peers. Once a field of hundreds of nominations are culled, the editors of eSN along with past-years’ TSSA laureates select the current cohort of ten winners.

In support of the TSSA Program, the eSchool News Network provides comprehensive editorial reporting in its print and online publications along with video coverage of the awards ceremony as well as interviews with the winning superintendents at its online video channel, www.eSchoolNews.TV.

About eSchool Media  
eSchool Media Inc. is a news and information organization delivering print, web, e-mail and video communications to nearly one million K-20 decision makers and influencers throughout North America and around the world. Its information networks provide education-technology content and services for leaders in schools and colleges and help educators successfully use technology and internet to transform education and achieve their educational goals. eSchool News is the flagship publication of eSchool Media Inc., which also includes eCampus News Network, serving higher education exclusively, and eClassroom News, an electronic publication network for teachers and other classroom practitioners.

With more than 264,000 registered members and more than 5 million page views a month, eSchool News Online (http://www.eschoolnews.com) is the No. 1 website for ed-tech daily news and information for K-20 decision makers.