Weehawken Schools Superintendent Earns 'Thought Leader' Honor

Weehawken Schools Superintendent Earns 'Thought Leader' Honor

The Jersey Journal, 23-May-18

By Ron Zeitlinger

Weehawken schools superintendent Robert R. Zywicki has been named a "District Thought Leader" by Future Ready Schools (FRS), the first superintendent from New Jersey to earn the distinction.

The honor, which installs Zywicki as a member of the FRS Advisory Team, is conferred on educators who have demonstrated expertise and proven track record of implementing digital learning practices in their school districts.

"A recognition like this is indicative of the forward progress the Weehawken Township School District is making," Weehawken Board of Education President Richard Barsa said in a statement.

Zywicki is just one of 16 superintendents across the country to earn the recognition.

Future Ready Schools is a non-profit organization dedicated to maximizing student-centered learning opportunities and helping school districts leverage technology to prepare students for college and career.

As a member of the FRS Advisory Team, Zywicki said he "hopes to help promote the adoption of the Future Ready Framework in other districts, so they too can leverage technology to meet the needs of all learners."

The Weehawken school district has also been named an "Innovative District" by the International Center for Leadership in Education for the second year in a row, one of only 10 districts nationwide so named this year. The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) is an educational research center that studies the nation's most rapidly improving schools and districts.

In November 2017, Weehawken was one of only three districts in New Jersey to have all their schools certified as Future Ready by NJIT and the New Jersey School Board's Association.