Published April 15. 2026 02:45PM<\/p>\n
Northern Lehigh School Board President Mathias Green announced at Monday\u2019s board meeting that Superintendent Dr. Matthew J. Link was nominated by his colleagues in Lehigh County to be the Outstanding Small School Superintendent in the nation.<\/p>\n
Green stressed that it wasn\u2019t just for Lehigh County or for Pennsylvania, but in the nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like the Academy Award; just getting nominated puts you head and shoulders above, and this was a nomination by his colleagues in Lehigh County advancing his name for that,\u201d Green said. \u201cAnd I just want to say congratulations Dr. Link for that extreme honor, and I hope you win but if you don\u2019t, it\u2019s still a wonderful, wonderful opportunity and thank you very much for everything you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the meeting, Link said he was nominated by another Lehigh County superintendent.<\/p>\n
Link said the award he was nominated for is from the National Association of School Superintendents, and is for Demonstrating Overall Leadership Excellence in a District of Less than 2,500 Students.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an honor just to be nominated, and it means much more when it comes from my colleagues in Lehigh County,\u201d Link said. \u201cI appreciate that the National Association of School Superintendents does a recognition for smaller school districts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is truly something special about working in a smaller district, and in a close-knit community like Northern Lehigh. The nomination is really a reflection on the work being done by all of our faculty, staff and administrative team. They work so hard every day for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time Link has been heralded for his leadership in the district.<\/p>\n
In May, Link received the Cooperative Leadership Award by the Lehigh University School Study Council.<\/p>\n
That award recognizes outstanding leadership within the National School Development Council or on its behalf, including exemplary efforts to establish cooperative relationships with other educational agencies or school study councils in creating programs for the nation\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n
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