James L. Hager
Dr. James L. Hager is a Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Educational Leadership. Dr. Hager Co-Directs the Center for Education Policy Studies and the Superintendents' Institutes. He also coordinates the Executive Leadership Doctoral Program. His areas of expertise include policy, politics, and governance, organizational development, school improvement, the principalship, and the superintendency. Dr. Hager has served as a Superintendent of Schools, deputy superintendent, director of secondary education, and a high school principal. He began his career as a high school teacher of biology and chemistry.
Dr. Hager, in 2004, was named State Superintendent of the Year by both the Nevada State Superintendent's and the Nevada School Board's Associations. In the same year, he was named one of four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrator's and was named Plato Learning Corporation's Educator of the Year.
Education
- Ph.D. Educational Administration and Curriculum. The University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa
- M.Sc. Educational Administration, Kansas State University . Manhattan , Kansas
- B.Sc. Biological Sciences, St. Benedicts College . Atchison , Kansas
Expertise
- Executive Leadership
- Instructional Leadership
- School Improvement
- Public Policy & Politics
- Community Engagement
- Organizational Development
- The Principalship
- The Superintendency
Contact
Phone: 702-895-3602
E-Mail: jim.hager@unlv.edu