Our new 2023-2026 superintendent, Dr. Amy M. Zaher, was ranked #1 by an overwhelming majority of the four interview groups (support staff/parents, SCEA members, Administrative Team, and Board of Education members) combined.
Why it matters: When you have two exceptional finalists for a job it sometimes is the training and professional background that separates one finalist from another finalist.
Endorsements: Superintendent, Chief School Business Official (CSBO), Reading Specialist, Language Arts, Middle School Social Science, and English as a Second Language (ESL).
Certifications: Educational Administration Type 75, Type 10 Reading Specialist, and Type 03 K-9 Elementary Education.
Education: BS Ed. Elementary Education Eastern Illinois University; MS Ed. - Early Childhood Dominican University; MS Ed. - Curriculum & Instruction Olivet Nazarene University; MS Ed. - Reading & Literacy Chicago State University; Doctorate in Educational Leadership - National-Louis University - Title of dissertation: Literacy Coaches: Perceptions and Lived Experiences; CSBO University of Illinois.