Michael Lubelfeld

Dr. Michael Lubelfeld has served as a public school superintendent in Illinois since 2010 and currently leads North Shore School District 112, serving the communities of Highland Park and Highwood, IL, just north of Chicago. A nationally recognized educational leader, Dr. Lubelfeld is deeply engaged in leadership development and professional growth, collaborating with state and national associations to inspire the next generation of educational leaders.

A sought-after speaker, he has presented across the United States and internationally on topics including leadership, student voice, global service learning, and innovative educational practices. Dr. Lubelfeld has co-authored several influential books, including The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools (2017), Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable (2018), The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth & Development (2021), and The Unfinished Teacher: Becoming the Next Version of Yourself (2024). His latest work, Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools Today, is currently in publication and will be released this year.

Dr. Lubelfeld’s leadership has been recognized with multiple awards, including 2025 Rotary Service Above Self Award, the 2021 Administration and Supervision Distinguished Alumni Award from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Education, and the 2017 Lake County Superintendent of the Year Award. In addition, he was recently accepted into the 2025 ISTE-ASCD Generation AI Fellowship, and he was selected for the 2025-2026 Google-GSV Fellowship. In 2025, he was also named as one of the top 100 Influencers in education, and he received the Delta Award for innovation from the Illinois Educational Technology Leaders, IETL.

Mike and his wife, Stephanie, have two children and live in suburban Chicago, where he continues to champion educational excellence and leadership development.

Awards and Recognition

2026 Google GSV Fellowship - Cohort 3

2025 National Superintendent Roundtable Robert Koff Award

2025 Generation AI Fellowship - ASCD-ISTE

2025 District Administration Top 100 Influencers in Education

2025 IETL - IL Educational Technology Leaders - Delta Award

2025 Rotary Service Above Self Award

2021 Loyola University of Chicago School of Education 2021 Administration and Supervision Distinguished Alumni Award

2017 Lake County, IL Superintendent of the Year

2016 - Participated in a LifeTouch Memory Mission to the Dominican Republic to help build a school - representative of AASA

2016 - Illinois Chapter /National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA) Award of Excellence, videos and website

2015-2016 - NSPRA (National School Public Relations Association) Superintendents to Watch

2015- INSPRA Award of Excellence, video “Education for All” & “Food Allergy Management”

2015 - Award of Merit, Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) Service Associates, Shepard Middle School Science Labs

2014 - INSPRA Distinguished Service Award of Excellence - Superintendent’s Task Force for Middle Level Education