Tom Burton
Executive Director and CEO,
High AIMS
United States
Mr. Tom Burton, retired superintendent of Princeton City Schools, multiple award winner, current Executive Director of High AIMS and CEO of WeEmpower LLC. Renowned for his dynamic leadership, Tom's journey in the field of education began in 1987, and he officially retired from Princeton City Schools in 2023 leading one of the most diverse districts in Ohio to a four-star rating and top 20 student growth measure.
His achievements include receiving the Innovative Superintendent Award from Tech & Learning in 2023 and the Workforce Champion Award for Outstanding Leadership. Tom was also listed in the Ohio 500, which features the most influential executives in the state, by Ohio Business Magazine in 2022. The Northwest Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce bestowed upon him the Community Champion Award in 2021 and 2018 Business Person of the Year according to the Sharonville Chamber of Commerce. He was named the NASSP/MetLife Ohio Middle School Principal of the Year and received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Slippery Rock University. He also received the Gordon Vars Lifetime Achievement Award, Ohio Educator of the Year by the Ohio Middle-Level Association, and was induction into the Clevel
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