A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.

Associate superintendent of academics at Greenville County Schools (S.C.), McCoy oversees a multimillion-dollar annual budget while specializing in curriculum development, project management and software training.

Deputy superintendent of academic services at the School District of Philadelphia (Penn.), Dawson is a passionate school system leader with a proven track record of raising student achievement.

The Beaverton School District (Ore.) superintendent's track record of increasing his students' academic success and social-emotional growth earned him several awards, including 2020 National Superintendent of the Year.