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Dr. Jason Leahy

Executive Director,
Illinois Principals Association

Contact Details

Illinois Principals Association
2940 Baker DR
Springfield, IL
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PRIMARY: (217) 525-1383
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Bio

Born May 6, 1974
Married to my beautiful wife Ashlee December 21, 2002. For those that know her understand that I married up!
Ashlee and I have five (really?!) terrific kids: Emma, Luke, Brody, Noah, and Ethan.​

Education

Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois, United States
Ed.D., 2018
Educational Leadership
Dissertation: The Percieved Impact of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act on Principal Evaluation, Leadership, and Professional Development

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Bachelor of Science, 1996
Chemistry Education

Illinois State University
Normal
Master of Science, 2000
Educational Leadership

Western Illinois University
Macomb
Education Specialist, 2008
Educational Leadership

Griggsville High School
Griggsville, Illinois, United States

Professional Associations

National Association of Elementary School Principals
2006 - Present

National Association of Secondary School Principals
2001 - Present

Illinois Principals Association
1999 - Present

Phi Delta Kappa
1996 - Present

Job History

Highland High School
Principal
Highland

Illini Central High School
Principal
Mason City

Tremont High School
Chemistry & Physics Teacher
Tremont

Honors and Awards

Arnold W. Salisbury Educational Leadership Award
Western Illinois University (WIU)
2010

Excellence in Education Award
AdvancEd - Illinois
2012

Herman Graves Award
Central Illinois Valley IPA (CIV IPA)
2004

James V. and Dorothy B. Moon Scholarship Award
Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA)
2005

State FFA Degree (Illinois)
National FFA Organization (FFA)
1992

Top 25 Distinguished Graduate
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (SIUC)
1996