Menomonee Falls Superintendent Pat Greco Earns State Honor

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI — The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators named Menomonee Falls School District Superintendent Pat Greco as Wisconsin’s 2018 Superintendent of the Year.

The organization said Greco's vision for public education resulted in the development of evidence-based leadership, continuous improvement at all levels, and tremendous growth in student success that prepares them for a profoundly different future.

The district has garnered a number of awards, including a Journal Sentinel Top Workplace award three years in a row, Menomonee Falls High School is a silver-rank school by U.S. News & World report, and students are achieving at record levels with 130 Advance Placement Scholars, $2.3 million in scholarships earned, and 4 WIAA Sportsmanship Awards in three years.

In the nomination for Superintendent of the Year, School Board President Faith VanderHorst had this to say about Dr. Greco:

“Pat has navigated our district through difficult and challenging times during her 6 year tenure-both legislatively and financially. In that time, she has been unwavering in her support of each student, teacher, administrator, parent, taxpayer, business partner and school board member,” she said. “She has effectively created the only sustained culture we have seen to leverage data and make it actionable to improve student outcomes while constantly changing the way we approach education."

Greco said this honor is, in fact, due to the collective work of the entire system; from administrative assistants to reading interventionists to facilities grounds crew, each with a focus on improvement for students.

“I am honored to accept the recognition on behalf of our entire team,” Greco said. "We are leading the understanding of improvement and what it means to applying it across an entire system. We are fundamentally a different organization than we were and we will continue to focus on getting better.”

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