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Nicholas J. Polyak, Ed.D (he/him/his)

Superintendent
Leyden School District 212
Franklin Park, Illinois

Dr. Nick Polyak serves as the Superintendent for Leyden Community High School District #212. The district contains two comprehensive high schools with 3,500 students from Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove, Rosemont, Schiller Park, and Unincorporated Leyden Township. Nick is married with 4 children and they reside in suburban Chicago.

Nick earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision from Loyola University Chicago where he received the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. He holds a Master of Arts Degree and Chief School Business Officer (CSBO) license from Governors State University. Dr. Polyak’s undergraduate work was at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education.

Nick is proud to lead an award winning school district. They were named the 2014 National Advanced Placement District of the Year by the College Board. Leyden has been recognized with two Magna Awards from the National School Board Association (NSBA) and a Digital Content and Curriculum Award. Both Leyden High Schools have been named Illinois Democracy Schools. Leyden has also been named to the listing of the Top 100 Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune four different times.

Nick facilitates the Illinois Global Service Project and annually takes a group of Superintendents and School Board Members from across Illinois to serve schools and students in the Dominican Republic. He has co-authored four books: The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools Today, Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable, The Unfinished Leader: A Leadership Framework for Growth and Development, and The Unfinished Teacher: Becoming the Next Version of Yourself. Nick facilitates the AASA Transformational Leadership Consortium, the IASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy, and the AASA Blended Aspiring Superintendents Academy. He can be followed at @npolyak.

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