Dr. Goddard was born in Springfield, Missouri. Kevin attended Republic Schools. Kevin earned the following degrees:
• B. A. in English and Secondary Education with Honors from Drury University.
• M. S. in Education in Secondary Administration from Missouri State University.
• Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with an emphasis in the school superintendency from the University of Missouri.
Kevin taught 7-12 art for 4 years, was a middle school principal for 5 years, and served as the principal grades 5-6 on the Zuni Indian Reservation, New Mexico. The last 4 years, Kevin has been the superintendent in Eminence, MO. Kevin and Melanie have 8 children. During Kevin’s time in education, he worked with many marginalized students from low-income families and conducted trips during the summers to Chicago, D.C., and Santa Fe to help those students and families build sociocultural capital which ultimately led to the study of emergent leadership in high-performing, high-poverty Missouri schools.