Dr. Armand Pires

Superintendent

Dr. Armand Pires is the Superintendent of Medway Public Schools and the 2025 Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year, recognized for his leadership in building integrated student support systems that connect mental health, behavioral health, and academic achievement. He is co-author of The Fourth Tier: A Practitioner's Guide to MTSS and Mental Health, which argues the standard three-tier MTSS model is incomplete without integrated clinical infrastructure. Under his leadership, Medway has become a Massachusetts reference point for how districts can build mental health support that delivers measurable academic outcomes.