Danielle Klingaman, EdD

Dr. Klingaman is currently the Interim Superintendent of Schools for the Duxbury Public School district. She began her professional career working with adolescents with mental health and behavioral challenges in a residential treatment program and later worked as a special education teacher in the Wrentham Public School district before beginning her successful 17-year career in school administration. Before being named Interim Superintendent in Duxbury, Dr. Klingaman served as the Assistant Superintendent there.  Prior to her tenure in Duxbury, she was the Principal of Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Elementary School in North Attleboro, Assistant Principal of Central Elementary School in East Bridgewater, and the Principal of L.G. Nourse Elementary School in Norton. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Northeastern University, a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Bridgewater State University, a Post-Baccalaureate Degree in Special Education from Bridgewater State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

 

She previously served on the MassCUE Board of Directors as well as the Principals’ Advisory Cabinet for the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE) and was a member of the DESE development team that wrote and developed tools for The Inclusive Practices Guidebook.  Dr. Klingaman’s doctoral research focused on school culture, change theory, and effective leadership practices.  She has led teacher and administrator professional development and coursework in curriculum, pedagogy, and technology integration. She lives in Attleboro with her husband and two children.