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Joe Gothard, superintendent of the St. Paul Public Schools, was chosen Monday to be the next leader of the Madison, Wis., public school system. He’s expected to 

recently named national superintendent of the year

, was one of three finalists for the job in Madison. He grew up in Madison, graduated from its public school system and started his career there as a teacher, coach and administrator.

He served as the superintendent of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district in the south Twin Citeis suburbs for four years before 

taking his current job in St. Paul, the state’s second largest school district, in 2017

 and navigated the 33,000-student system through the COVID-19 pandemic.

News of Gothard’s new job comes on the same day that the St. Paul Federation of Educators 

 unless a contract deal is reached with the district.

Talks are continuing between the district and the union, which represents about 3,700 teachers, educational assistants and school professionals.

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Joe Gothard, recently named national superintendent of the year, was one of three finalists for the job in Madison, where he grew up and began his career. He’s expected to start sometime before July 1.

St. Paul schools superintendent picked to lead Madison, Wis., schools

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