Blane McCann

Dr. Blane McCann is currently the interim Superintendent in Piper USD 203 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the School District of Shorewood in 2003. He was appointed Superintendent of Schools in Omaha, Nebraska for Westside Community in 2012.

He attended Miami University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary social studies education. Upon obtaining his bachelor’s degree, Dr. McCann worked as a high school and middle school social studies teacher at school districts in Florida and Iowa, respectively. In 1983, Dr. McCann earned his Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 2000, he earned his Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Policy and Leadership from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. McCann and his wife Marie have been married for 39 years, and they have five children and seven grandchildren.