Educator with roots in central, western Maine named Superintendent of the Year

AUGUSTA — The Maine School Superintendents Association has named Yarmouth School Department Superintendent Andrew Dolloff as the 2021 Maine School Superintendent of the Year.

Andrew Dolloff (Submitted photo)
A graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, started his career in 1987, teaching science at Dirigo High School, in Dixfield. He moved on to Lewiston, where he also coached basketball, then worked in Wiscassett and Scarborough, before becoming superintendent in Kennebunk, then Yarmouth, where he became superintendent in 2014. He is a longtime Gorham resident.
“I have had the privilege of knowing and collaborating with Andrew Dolloff for many years, and am thrilled that he is being recognized by his peers for his leadership and dedication to Maine schools,” said Commissioner of Education Pender Makin. “He has been a trusted advocate, adviser and leader for many during his career, and he leads with professionalism and grace.” His leadership at the state level as an advocate for public education, his willingness to support new administrators, and his collegiality are among the reason he was selected by MSMA for this tremendous honor, the organization said.
As an active member of Cumberland County Superintendents Association, Dolloff worked with his colleagues not only in Cumberland County but also at thesState level to help ensure sound decision-making around schools’ closing and reopening. He has a keen understanding of the complexity of a superintendent’s work, but leads with patience, humor and humility. Doloff has served as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, high school principal, high school assistant principal and athletic administrator through his career. He was named Maine’s Outstanding High School Principal in 2004, while at Scarborough High School.
Dolloff completed a Ph.D. in Public Policy with a concentration in Educational Policy and Leadership at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. He also holds a master’s degree in educational administration from USM and a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Maine at Farmington. He’s a graduate of Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.