Being a superintendent can be lonely.
There are few others who understand the complex challenges and responsibility that come with leading a school district, its staff, and its students. The job can be even more isolating for leaders from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the white male-dominated superintendency.
Just 3 percent of superintendents in 2022 identified as Hispanic or Latino, according to the most recent data compiled by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, compared with almost 30 percent of students nationwide.
