Roger León, who was born, raised and attended school in the city of Newark, now runs the entire school district. León says he recalls a message from when he was 5 years old: “The superintendent is the person who helps make the dreams of children become real.” That vision took root back in kindergarten for Roger León, when a teacher described the role of a superintendent to the class. He says that single explanation planted the seed of possibility. “I remember looking at my classmates, I was like, can you imagine if I had the ability to organize an entire system and to make sure that all of the dreams of all of my classmates became real? I thought that was super powerful,” he said. That sense of purpose stayed with him. By 2018, León made history becoming Newark’s first Latino superintendent “Gifting back to both of my schools was really important to me,” León said. “That was something that was taught to me by mom and definitely all of the teachers.”…..