Charles Vilardi
Regional Associate Superintendent, West
Charles (Chuck) Vilardi has been an administrator in Lee County for 27 years, and he is currently in his 33rd year with the Lee County School District. He was voted “Principal of the Year” by the Teachers Association of Lee County in 2023 and by the Lee County School Counselors Association in 2009.
Prior to becoming the West Regional Associate Superintendent, he was formerly the Principal at Diplomat Elementary. Diplomat maintained its A ranking under his leadership. He also served as the principal at The Sanibel School. He led the Sanibel School to become a Florida School of Excellence. He also started the highly recognized STEM program at The Sanibel School. He served as a Principal Lead, mentoring other principals while at The Sanibel School. Previously, he served as the Principal of Skyline Elementary for nine years and led Skyline to become a National Model School of Excellence. He began his career as a Principal at Pine Island Elementary, where the school became one of the top schools in Florida for its reading scores. He worked as the Assistant Principal at North Fort Myers Academy of the Arts K-8 School. He began his career there, helping the school turn around and become the Arts K-8 school that it is today.
In 2018, Mr. Vilardi was nominated by the Lee County School District and was accepted into the Dr. Brian Dassler Leadership Academy. Mr. Vilardi was named “Teacher of the Year” in 1993 and was also named a “Teacher of Distinction” and “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1998.
Mr. Vilardi is a strong advocate for students. He works diligently to make sure that every child succeeds. He is passionate about getting children to set goals for their future and finding their niche in this world. He hopes that every child has a champion to help them grow and eventually lead our community to become the best that it can be.
He is married to his beautiful wife, Leslie. He is the proud father of two children, Carly and Nicholas. In his spare time, he likes to go boating and travel. He is thrilled to be a part of Lee County School District’s Family. He earned his B.S. in Elementary Education at the University of South Florida in 1993. He also earned his M.S. in Educational Leadership at the University of South Florida in 1997.