Dr. Peter Tragos

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

Administrative Responsibilities

• Develops District-wide vision for curriculum and instruction and leads its implementation
• Oversees supervision and evaluation of faculty
• Coordinates faculty professional development
• Oversees student testing
• Oversees a variety of special projects including Instructional Growth Grants and fund distribution, new course proposals, teacher-developed Projects of Excellence, student teaching and observation, and textbook adoption
• Coordinates research and leads committee work to support strategic plan initiatives including Characteristics of a New Trier Graduate, New Trier Civil Discourse and Critical Thinking Statement, Human-Centered Design partnership with University of Illinois Siebel Center for Design, and future programming

Professional Activities

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• The School Superintendents Association
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• Illinois Principals Association
• Illinois State Board of Education ASL Endorsement Committee
• Aspen Institute Better Arguments Ambassador, Fall 2022
• America Succeeds Educator Advisory Panel, which developed Durable Skills Advantage Framework: A guide for educators, school leaders, and policymakers 

Professional Publications and Statements

• Dissertation, Beyond mission statements and mottoes: How development and implementation of a Portrait of a Graduate drives organizational coherence, June 2024 [Abstract]
• Widening our lens: Superintendents amp up their skills in change leadership through connections to organizational psychologists, behavioral economists and researchers in other sectors, School Administrator, June 2024
• Interview with Ben Wildavsky, on The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections, February 14, 2024 
• School Districts in our Shifting Cultural Times, Education Law Insights Podcast, June 29, 2023
• Developing Civil Discourse and Critical Thinking in High School, aspeninstitute.org, June 13, 2023
• Interview with Dr. Mary (Molly) Scudder on Beyond Empathy and Inclusion: The Challenge of Listening in Democratic Deliberation, February 18, 2022
• Family Action Network interview with George F. Will, A Conversation on American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, November 8, 2021

Academic Preparation

• Ed.D. National Louis University, Chicago, IL
• M.Ed. DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• B.A. Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Professional Certifications

• Illinois Type 75 (General Administrative)
• Illinois Type 09 (Social Studies, English)