Dr. Charles McNulty

Dr. Charles McNulty currently serves as Superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is in his fifth term as superintendent of the district which serves a highly diverse student population of more than 12,000 students across 26 schools.  He is passionate about equity and excellence in education, which drew him to the Northshore School District and the District’s expressed mission to strengthen our community through excellence in education as well as its commitment to the critical building block of ensuring equitable access to personalized and culturally responsive teaching and learning.

Prior to accepting the Superintendent position at PCSSD, Dr. McNulty worked as Associate Superintendent for the Waterloo Community School District. He was also a superintendent in Southern Wisconsin (Blackhawk School District), a middle school principal (Carl Sandburg Middle School) and Director of Pupil Personnel Services in Illinois, an alternative high school principal in Portland, Oregon, and a teacher in the Longview School District.

He earned his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, his master’s from Portland State University and his bachelor's from Lewis and Clark College. He is devoted to his wife Yaa Appiah-McNulty, and together, they have four children.

Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift

Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift is a longtime educator, having served as a classroom teacher, principal, and district administrator; she has served as the Superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan since 2013.

Dr. Swift delights in working alongside purpose-driven educators, school and district teams, parents and community members, elected and civic leaders, working together to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and the community. She believes that every child deserves to be fully welcomed and embraced at school; at the heart of this work is a shared commitment to ensure educational equity, a culture of dignity and belonging for every child, on every day. Dr. Swift brings a fundamental commitment to inclusion, access, and opportunity for all students.

Continued service to children within a diverse, highly engaged, high-performing community and the unique opportunity to work alongside the exemplary students, team, and families in Northshore motivates her candidacy for the Northshore Superintendent position.

Dr. Swift earned a bachelor’s in Education, with a major in English and a minor in Spanish, at the University of Texas, Arlington, a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Colorado, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Denver.

Mr. Michael Tolley

Mr. Michael Tolley currently serves as the Northshore School District’s Interim Superintendent. He has worked in public education for over 30 years beginning as a teacher and school administrator; a district leader in South Carolina; and the Associate Superintendent for Washington’s largest district, serving a diverse population of 54,000 students.

Mr. Tolley is a lifelong teacher, from a family of educators, and has dedicated his career to supporting students in achieving their educational aspirations. His core values of high integrity, collaboration, transparency, and data-informed decision making have significantly improved outcomes for generations of students. He is excited by the opportunity to continue this work in Northshore.

During his tenure, Mr. Tolley has strengthened Northshore’s commitment to racial and educational justice and ensuring equitable outcomes for each student. He greatly values ongoing collaboration with educators, families, labor partners, the School Board, and the community so that all students achieve their goals.

Prior to serving as the Interim Superintendent, Mr. Tolley was Assistant Superintendent for the East Region in Northshore providing supervision of school leaders and Special Services departments.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston, master’s in Education, Education Specialist degree, and superintendent certification from The Citadel.