Dr. Piraino receives a
Citation from the House of
Representatives presented
by the Honorable
Eric Nelson and Bob Brooks.
career programming, educational foundations, professional development, teacher
and principal supervision systems, and other areas of organizational leadership.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
As a leader, Dr. Piraino’s influence extends across the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Based on Dr. Piraino’s experiences and leadership, Governor Wolf
appointed him to serve on Pennsylvania’s new School Safety and Security Committee.
As a member of the committee, he continues to keep other school leaders informed
and updated on state efforts to improve school safety.
Regionally, Dr. Piraino is an instrumental leader in workforce development
and school/community partnerships. Through his role as Chairperson of the
Westmoreland County Forum for Workforce Development, Dr. Piraino has been
successful in building partnerships between schools, businesses, institutions of
higher education, and local government. He also serves on the Board of Directors for
the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Growth Connection
of Westmoreland.
As the Pennsylvania honoree, he and 49 other state honorees will be recognized
in February during the AASA National Conference on Education in Los Angeles,
California.
The PASA Board of Governors selects the Pennsylvania Superintendent of the
Year. The National Superintendent of the Year Program was instituted 32 years ago
by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, to honor outstanding public
school superintendents. First Student, VALIC and AASA are co-sponsors of the award
program.
The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators is a professional community
of educational leaders committed to achieving quality public education for all
learners. PASA’s members include superintendents, assistant superintendents, and
other school district and intermediate unit administrators. For more information
about PASA, see the association web site at www.pasa-net.org.
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the
professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United
States and throughout the world. AASA members range from chief executive
officers, superintendents, and senior level school administrators to cabinet members,
professors, and aspiring school system leaders. AASA’s mission is to support and
develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality
public education for all children. See the AASA web site for more information at
www.aasa.org.
Dr. Richard Fry, the
Pennsylvania Association
of School Administrators
(PASA) President,
presents Dr. Piraino with
the 2019 Pennsylvania
Superintendent of the Year
Award.
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NHS 2018 inductees are: Affan
Ajmal, Isabella Alesi, Kate Alexander,
Camila Alvarez, Manali Badwe, Jacob
Bailey, Kyle Bartifay, Katie Benaquista,
Morgan Brush, Brooke Busche, Lauren
Callahan, Courtney Campbell, Madison
Carrick, Christian Ciecierski, Autumn
Conley, John Culley, Sean Dryer, Ethan
Fagan, Grace Fleury, Hannah Flick, Troy
Florian, Angela Forsythe, David Franco,
Kiley Gan, Sara Gianvito, Tori Glarner, Ella
Hadden, John Hanlon, Andrew Harris,
Miriam Hedden, Tina Henninger, Nathan
Henry, Mia Heron, Margaret Hieber,
Elias Holm, Jo Michelle Huczko, Bronson
Ianno, Palmer Jackson, Mia Jaffe, Justin
Johns, Abigail Kane, Elizabeth Kemerer,
Lane Kline, Rachel Kochanowski, Brianna
Kraus, Ava Kruck, Olivia Kukura, Isabella
Larese, Joseph Lasher, Brooke Leopold,
Kelsie Lesher, Nathan Lieu, Maya Louttit,
Morgan Lowe, Marshall Mao, Emma
Martin, Eva Martino, Corinne Mazurek,
Clairissa McCormick, Shea Miller,
Conrad Molinaro, Zoe Moser, Johnny
O’Toole, Angelina Pampena, Vishal
Pandey, Alexa Petrucci, Riley Pottinger,
Stephanie Powell, Erin Rafferty, Nandini
Rastogi, Grace Reitz, Noah Rhea, Victoria
Rothrauff, Ana Rowley, Elizabeth
Sarneso, Joseph Scherpereel, Nolan
Scholze, Axel Schon, Brando Sell, River
Sell, Abigail Serwinski, Mary Grace
Seymour, Courtney Sheridan, Avneet
Singh, Alex Smith, Riley Smith, Kara
Soles, Daphne Soltesz, Mason Spears,
Piper Toto, Colin Valentino, Scarlett
Varley, Raina Vilsack, Olda Virag, Jenny
Xu, Basil Yaseen, Evan Zhou, and Daniel
Zombek.