Ocean City Superintendent Captures Regional Award

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Public School District keeps bringing in the accolades. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Taylor has been named the Region III Superintendent of the Year by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the school district announced on Thursday.

She was selected based on the impact she has made as the educational leader of the Ocean City School District.

She will now compete for the State Superintendent of the Year award. The winner of that award will be chosen by a committee comprised of past presidents of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. The winner will be announced in February.

“It is such an honor to have been selected as the 2018 Regional Superintendent of the Year,” Taylor said. “I want to extend my gratitude to the entire school community for their support. I am humbled by this honor and realize this recognition is a testament to our amazing school system. I look forward to representing our region in the statewide Superintendent of the Year program.”

“This award is recognition not only for Dr. Taylor as the district’s educational leader, but a win for our entire community,” said Joe Clark, president of the Ocean City Board of Education. “Everything Dr. Taylor does is for the continued success of our students, our district and our city. She is a model leader who will represent our region well. Please join me in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor.”

It is the second time in a month an employee with the Ocean City Public School District has taken home a prestigious award. Earlier this month, Amy Andersen was named the New Jersey Teacher of the Year.

The Superintendent of the Year Program recognizes exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership. The selection of the Superintendent of the Year honor is based on a superintendent’s dedication to improving educational quality, ability to build effective employee relations, and commitment to public involvement in education.

Taylor was introduced during the New Jersey Association of School Administrators Executive Committee’s meeting at the annual fall workshop in Atlantic City on Wednesday. They were then acknowledged during the association’s general session later in the day. The workshop is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials and the New Jersey School Boards Association.

The attached image of Kathleen Taylor and Region II winner Charles B. Sampson, Chief Education Officer of the Freehold Regional High School District was provided by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators and the Ocean City Public School District.