About me
Superintendent Todd Lile is a Madera native who attended both John Adams and
Howard Elementary School and matriculated to Thomas Jefferson Middle School. At
Madera High School Mr. Lile was involved in athletics and student government for four
years. Upon graduation in 1992, Mr. Lile was admitted to California State University,
Fresno where he graduated in 1996 with a BA in History. While attending Fresno State
he served as a special education paraprofessional for more than four years in Madera
Unified. Mr. Lile served as a teacher for 13 years before earning his MA in educational
leadership from the College of New Jersey in 2010.
As an educator for 33 years, Mr. Lile has demonstrated a love of teaching and learning.
His teaching career began in Clovis Unified where he served for a combined six years
between Clovis High, Clovis West, and the Center for Advanced Research and
Technology (CART) where he was an original staff member. He and his wife Jessica
Zapata-Lile, also of Madera, taught overseas in Escuela Americana Honduras for two
years and Dubai American Academy for five years all as an International Baccalaureate
history teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Lile traveled widely in both, Old and New World together
and often with students. After the birth of their first of three sons (Luke, Ian, and
Benjamin respectively), Mr. and Mrs. Lile returned to California where he eventually
served as a vice principal and principal at Madera South High School. In 2015, Mr. Lile
assumed the role of Chief Academic Officer and in 2017 as Superintendent. He is able
to speak conversational Spanish and reads as much as possible about subjects ranging
from education, psychology, to history and current events. Mr. Lile keeps in touch with
former students internationally but takes special pride in seeing them return locally to
serve their hometown.
