Silver Spring, MD - National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is pleased to announce the newly elected members of its Board of Directors who will begin their terms on July 1, 2024.
Joe Schmidt, the Director of Programs for the Bill of Rights Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Arlington, Virginia, has been elected to the position of Vice-President.
Previously, Joe served as a high school social studies classroom teacher for nine years in rural Wisconsin before leaving the classroom to be the Social Studies Teacher Leader for the Madison Metropolitan School District for three years.
Joe is proud of his work that spans from teaching in the classroom to district, state, and national level leadership where he supports educators that teach grades PK-12. He strives to connect social studies educators regardless of grade level, content area, geographic location, or political leanings. He has worked for and with the Bill of Rights Institute, Learning for Justice, the National Council for Geographic Education, ThinkerAnalytix, the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance, iCivics, National Geographic, and the University of Maine.
Joe leads by serving in multiple leadership roles with NCSS, including the Board of Directors and previously on the Board’s Executive Committee. He is a member of the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA), and currently represents the National Social Studies Leaders Association (NSSLA) and the Council of State Social Studies Supervisors (CS4) on the NCSS Board of Directors.