Jimmy Casas

Jimmy Casas served twenty-two years as a school leader, including fourteen years as Principal at Bettendorf High School. Under his leadership, Bettendorf was named one of the Best High Schools in the country three times by Newsweek and US News & World Report.

Jimmy was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as one of three finalists for NASSP 2013 National Secondary Principal of the Year. In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Schools pledge. Jimmy is also the author of nine books, “What Connected Educators Do Differently,” “Start. Right. Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence,” the best-selling book “Culturize – Every Student. Every Day. Whatever it Takes,” “Stop. Right. Now. – The 39 Stops to Making Schools Better,” "Live Your Excellence: Bring Your Best Self to School Every Day," "Daily Inspiration Vol. 1 & 2 - Positive Thoughts for Every Day of the Year," and his latest release, "Handle with Care: Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect, and his latest release, Recalibrate the Culture - Our Why, Our Work, Our Values.

Finally, Jimmy is the owner and CEO of J Casas & Associates, an educational leadership company aimed at organizing and providing world-class professional coaching and learning services for educators across the country.

You can connect with Jimmy on Twitter @casas_jimmy and Instagram at casas_jimmy.