Ronn Nozoe is a lifelong educator with 20 years of experience successfully leading transformational change at the classroom, school, district, state, and national levels. He is a child-focused and people-oriented leader who is passionate about bringing people together to work toward common goals. Prior to joining ASCD, Nozoe was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. In this role, he provided leadership for six program areas: school support and rural education, impact aid, Indian education, migrant education, academic improvement, and safe and healthy students. Before joining the Department of Education, he spent five years as deputy superintendent for the Hawaii State Department of Education, where he oversaw 15 district superintendents, 255 schools, and 170,000 students. He led the design and implementation of many of the state’s strategic initiatives, including the alignment of state, district, and school plans; performance management routines; a new system of state and school accountability and improvement; and the expansion of principal and teacher engagement venues. During his tenure, Hawaii saw measurable improvements in student achievement, behavior, absenteeism, graduation rates, and college-going rates, including unprecedented gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Nozoe also served as the Hawaii Department of Education’s executive liaison with the military’s U.S. Pacific Command and branches of service.