Ken Nicely
Superintendent, Roanoke County Public Schools (Va.)
Ken Nicely, Ed.D., is superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools (Va.), a district of 27 schools serving over 13,000 students, and he was the 2025 Virginia Region VI Superintendent of the Year. During his tenure, RCPS has been accepted as one of 20 districts nationwide to participate in the Carnegie Foundation’s Future of High Schools Network, was named a Virginia School District of Innovation, and established the Opportunity Ready Graduate program.