State Association Names Rath Superintendent of the Year

Concord School Superintendent Chris Rath has been named New Hampshire’s Superintendent of the Year for the 2012-2013 school year.

Rath will receive a special award at the National Conference on Education in Los Angeles, CA, in February of next year.

According to a press statement, “Rath was selected for this honor by a panel of her peers and from a distinguished group of nominees.”

The award was put together with coordination from the American Association of School Administrators.

Upton & Hatfield attorney John Teague, who assists the school district with legal matters, praised Rath in the statement.

“Chris is known as a smart, thoughtful, yet diplomatic person whose savvy political sense has brought the district through some difficult periods of budget cuts and anti-government public sentiment,” he said.

Former Kimball-Walker Principal Susan Noyes, who is now a superintendent in Moultonborough, said, “Working with her leadership has been the highlight of my career in education,” adding that Rath’s “strength of character” and calm demeanor in the toughest situations were traits worth commending.

Rath has been working in education since the late 1960s. She has been in the Concord district since 1980 and recently was awarded a contact extension.