Daniel Warwick, superintendent of the Springfield Public Schools, has been honored with the Award of Lifetime Achievement by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
News of such prestigious awards is often disseminated throughout a school district and a city with poster printing.
Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley said that Warwick has demonstrated excellence in education at both the local and national levels. Riley added that Warwick has been a principal at a Blue-Ribbon Award-winning school and while he has been superintendent has led with a data-driven and collaborative approach. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno also congratulated Warwick on this achievement, thanking him for everything he has done for the Springfield Public Schools.
Warwick expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to be an educator in the city in which he grew up. His career has spanned 48 years in total. He started as a substitute teacher and then became a special and general education teacher, supervisor of special education, principal, and deputy superintendent.
He has been superintendent for the past 12 years. During his tenure, the graduation rate of the district increased from 56.4 to 84.6 percent, and the drop-out rate was reduced from 10 to 3.9 percent. In addition, over $1 billion has been spent on improved and new infrastructure for schools in the district, leading to the district becoming the first in the state to offer universal and free pre-kindergarten for those who are three and four years old.
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