SJR46 Summary

• Commends Dr. Walter B. Gonsoulin, Jr. for being named the 2025 American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year.

• Dr. Gonsoulin is a native of New Iberia, Louisiana with over two decades of education experience and serves as Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, the second-largest school district in Alabama with 57 schools, over 36,000 students, and 4,500 employees.

• Recognizes his establishment of more than 20 Signature Academies providing career-focused learning experiences and his leadership of the Jefferson County Public Schools Class of 2024 in securing a record $108 million in scholarship offers.

• Notes his advocacy for education policy, leadership development, and community collaboration, including work as a diversity consultant in the Southern and Northeast regions of the United States.

• Passed by the Alabama Senate on March 20, 2025 and by the House of Representatives on April 3, 2025.