Dr. Daniel Holzman of Great Neck is the ESSAA 2025
Nassau / Suffolk Administrator of the Year
The Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association (ESSAA) is proud to announce that Dr. Daniel Holtzman, principal of the Great Neck North High School in the Great Neck School District, is the Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association (ESSAA) Nassau / Suffolk 2025 Administrator of the Year.
CAS is the largest organization representing school administrators on Long Island, consisting of nearly 1500 public school administrators employed in over 70 school districts throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The committee reviewed the nominations of several experienced and worthy candidates but ultimately chose Dr. Holtzman for his untiring efforts as a teacher and school leader on behalf of his students, staff, and colleagues since 2001. The committee heard from his colleagues regarding his outstanding leadership skills, vision, and passion for creating an exciting and rigorous learning environment for his students and staff. Dr. Holtzman is a uniquely talented school leader who has helped improve student achievement at each station along his career path.
The CAS award committee was impressed by his career-long success as Principal of Great Neck North HS and Principal of Shoreham-Wading River HS. In addition, his successful experiences as an Assistant Principal at William Floyd High School and as a Social Studies teacher in Smithtown have helped shape the highly regarded leader he is today. The committee also took notice of his work as an adjunct instructor at SUNY Stony Brook, past president of the Suffolk County HS Principals’ Association, and current Nassau County HS Principals’ Association president. His recent recognition with the 2024-25 Louis E. Yavner Teacher and Citizen Award from NYSED Commissioner Rosa in Albany reflects his lifelong commitment to teaching students about human and civil rights ensuring that future generations remember the history of past injustices.
As the recipient of the ESSAA 2025 Administrator of the Year Award for Long Island, Dr. Holtzman was honored at the ESSAA Gala Celebration of School Leadership dinner at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY, on Friday, April 25, 2025.