Dr. Andrew Rynberg

During his 26-year career, Dr. Andrew Rynberg has served as an elementary, middle, high school, and alternative education principal. He began his career as a high school teacher and routinely draws from those experiences the richness of what, why, and how he provides leadership to schools. Rynberg has academic degrees in Munitions, Business Management, Accounting, Curriculum & Instruction, and K12 School Leadership. Rynberg served in the U.S. Air Force and has worked in federal service with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Most recently, Rynberg served as DoDEA’s Community Superintendent for Europe East DSO in Kaiserslautern DE. Prior to that he served for two years as Community Superintendent for Europe West DSO in Feltwell, UK. Likewise, as with his prior positions as a DoDEA Elementary Principal with AFNORTH International school in Brunssum, Netherlands and for SHAPE, Supreme Headquarter Allied Powers Europe NATO American School in Mons, Belgium, he is appreciative of the daily multicultural and academic and social learning opportunities that our students benefit from in our schools.

Prior to his leadership roles with DoDEA, Rynberg served as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction for the School District of Indian River County (SDIRC) in Vero Beach, Florida. As SDIRC’s leader of curriculum and instruction where is oversaw the needs for SDIRC’s 26 schools, 1,200 teachers, and 18,000 students.

Additionally, for several years, Rynberg participated with the State of Michigan and Michigan State Universities Office of K12 Outreach’s collaborative work to provide direct instructional and leadership support for hundreds of schools. Rynberg has received extensive training in leadership and instructional coaching with both Michigan State University and the University of Florida. Utilizing that experience, he has and continues to support the leadership and instructional capacity for thousands of school leaders and instructional staff.

As Caribbean Community Superintendent, Rynberg will continue to work for the best possible outcomes needed to promote the social, emotional, and academic needs of all kids and will provide strong leadership to support DoDEA’ s leaders, staff, and parents for the highest quality education for students.