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Looking back on your career in education, what do you consider your most significant achievement as superintendent, and what key factors contributed to that success?

What are the most significant ways the demands of the superintendency have changed during your time in the role? 4

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What will you miss most about being superintendent, and what are you looking forward to in this next chapter? 5

How did you navigate relationships with your school board, and what advice would you give superintendents about maintaining productive board dynamics?

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If you could go back and give advice to yourself on your first day as superintendent,

what would you tell yourself? 3

Dr. Jon Bartelt DuPage Bloomingdale SD #13 Enrollment: 1,271 Type: preK-8

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Jennifer Gill Abe Lincoln

Springfield SD #186 Enrollment: 12,795 Type: preK-12

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Dr. Chris Grode Southwestern Columbia CUSD #4 Enrollment: 1,894 Type: preK-12

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