Dr. Peter Tragos

Superintendent

Administrative Responsibilities

• Chief Executive Officer of the district, responsible to the community through the Board of Education Team concept of District leadership with the Associate Superintendent for Business, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, two Principals, Director of Personnel and Communications, Director of Physical Plant Services, Director of Technology, and Director of Special Education
• Implementation of strategic planning initiatives

Professional Activities

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• The School Superintendents Association
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• Illinois Principals Association
• Illinois State Board of Education ASL Endorsement Committee
• Aspen Institute Better Arguments Ambassador, Fall 2022
• America Succeeds Educator Advisory Panel, which developed Durable Skills Advantage Framework: A guide for educators, school leaders, and policymakers 

Professional Publications and Statements

• Dissertation, Beyond mission statements and mottoes: How development and implementation of a Portrait of a Graduate drives organizational coherence, June 2024 [Abstract]
• Widening our lens: Superintendents amp up their skills in change leadership through connections to organizational psychologists, behavioral economists and researchers in other sectors, School Administrator, June 2024
• Interview with Ben Wildavsky, on The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections, February 14, 2024 
• School Districts in our Shifting Cultural Times, Education Law Insights Podcast, June 29, 2023
• Developing Civil Discourse and Critical Thinking in High School, aspeninstitute.org, June 13, 2023
• Interview with Dr. Mary (Molly) Scudder on Beyond Empathy and Inclusion: The Challenge of Listening in Democratic Deliberation, February 18, 2022
• Family Action Network interview with George F. Will, A Conversation on American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, November 8, 2021

Academic Preparation

• Ed.D. National Louis University, Chicago, IL
• M.Ed. DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• B.A. Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Professional Certifications

• Illinois Type 75 (General Administrative)
• Illinois Type 09 (Social Studies, English)