Patricia W. Leary, PhD
Patricia
W. Leary, PhD. has over 40 years of experience as an educator, leader, and
executive coach. She holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary Education from East Stroudsburg University, a
master’s degree in Education and Human Development from George Washington University,
and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Virginia Tech in Educational Leadership
and Policy Studies. Dr. Leary has a proven record of success as a classroom
teacher, a resource teacher, a principal, an Executive Director of School
Leadership in a high poverty, high performing urban school district, and an
adjunct professor for Old Dominion University. As an adjunct, her expertise is
in courses on Educational Leadership and Professional Learning and Adult
Learning Theory.
Dr. Leary has successfully managed and
implemented multiple projects including digital transformation, elementary and
secondary school reform, year-round schools, and school turnaround for low
performing schools. Dr. Leary is trained in School Quality Review, Adaptive
Schools, the Art of Metacognition, Strategic Planning, Assessment Literacy, and
Design Thinking. Developing leaders in schools and building leadership capacity
at all levels of the school organization so that students can learn at high
levels within a positive learning environment is the focus of Dr. Leary’s work
as an executive coach for over 8 years.
She is a current member of NAESP, ASCD,
and Learning Forward and has presented at state and national conferences on
building teacher leadership capacity, creating and sustaining positive learning
environments, implementing the continuous improvement model to build successful
schools, professional learning within a professional learning community and
leading successful schools. She received the Robert Lyn Canady Lifetime of
Service Award and the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals
Professional Development Award. Under her leadership as principal, the school
was designated as a Title I National Distinguished School.
