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"Make sure the right people are on the right seats on the bus." Heather Perry, superintendent of Schools for Maine's Gorham Public Schools, was named as one of four finalists for the 2026 National Superintendent of the Year Award by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. She discusses her leadership journey, winter transportation operations, the value of collaboration and staff support, and a robust student career support program.

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