Dr. Paul Gausman is the superintendent of schools for the Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, Iowa, and the 2014 Iowa Superintendent of the Year. In Sioux City, he has direct oversight of the educational process for nearly 14,500 students and the work of 2,000 staff members in 30 student attendance centers. During his continuing tenure in Sioux City, the District has experienced significant gains in academic achievement and graduation rate; the District has implemented the largest 1:1 student computing initiative in the State of Iowa; the students and community have benefited from 14 school construction projects; the District has implemented progressive programs through Specialty Elementary School and Career Academy High School offerings; and the educational team continues to deliver some of the most progressive programming in the nation to prevent school-based bullying.
Dr. Gausman was formerly the Superintendent of Schools for the West Central School District in South Dakota, and his past administrative experiences also include those as Coordinator of Middle School Education and Coordinator of Fine and Performing Arts for the Sioux Falls Schools in South Dakota. Dr. Gausman’s teaching experiences include those as Director of Bands and at Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and Marching Percussion Instructor for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Marching Band.
In addition to his duties in Sioux City, Dr. Gausman serves as a Performing Artist and Clinician with the Yamaha Corporation of America in the area of percussion, and he is a consultant with the firms of McPherson and Jacobson Executive Recruitment and Development and Guidepoint Global Market Research.
Dr. Gausman holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, an Education Specialist degree from the University of Sioux Falls, a Master of Science degree in educational administration and supervision from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is affiliated with many professional organizations in public school administration, education, leadership, and the arts.
