Not just a name, but a promise.

Matthew Schmidt is an accom­plished edu­ca­tion­al leader and the 2025 Michi­gan Super­in­ten­dent of the Year with exten­sive expe­ri­ence in K‑12 lead­er­ship, strate­gic plan­ning, and dis­trict trans­for­ma­tion. Draw­ing on decades of expe­ri­ence as a super­in­ten­dent, he part­ners with school dis­tricts to align edu­ca­tion­al goals with facil­i­ty plan­ning, strength­en stake­hold­er engage­ment, and sup­port informed deci­sion-mak­ing. His exper­tise in finan­cial stew­ard­ship, lead­er­ship devel­op­ment, and edu­ca­tion­al pol­i­cy enables The Col­lab­o­ra­tive to deliv­er solu­tions that fos­ter inno­v­a­tive, equi­table, and future-ready learn­ing environments.