Joel D. Boyd is a Harvard-trained educator and school reformer whose career has spanned from the classroom to the principalship to the central administration of some of the nation’s largest school systems. In 2012, he was appointed Superintendent of Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) following a nationwide search by New Mexico’s capital city. As the Chief Executive of one of the state’s most diverse school systems, Mr. Boyd oversees the education of 13,600 students, manages an annual operating budget of approximately 90 million dollars and leads a team of 1,800 employees.

Upon arriving in Santa Fe, Superintendent Boyd immediately set out to make SFPS the best school district in the state.  In his Entry and Learning Plan, he laid out goals for his first 100 days in office and committed to building a system-wide reform agenda with input from every part of the community.  Within days, Mr. Boyd also took steps to redefine the role of central office, improve support for principals and increase compensation for teachers.  His beginning efforts have been widely praised for re-focusing and re-energizing the entire organization.   More>>