Chris Legleiter

Dynamic educational leader with a proven track record at several High School and Middle Schools, excelling in strategic planning and community engagement. Spearheaded initiatives that elevated student achievement and fostered staff empowerment, utilizing data-driven decision making to enhance learning outcomes. Committed to building collaborative teams and nurturing effective communication across the school community.

• Nominated by Blue Valley District for Kansas Principal Association's Principal of the Year, 01/01/24 - 01/01/25
• Kansas Principals Association Communications Director and member of Board of Directors, 01/01/21 - 01/01/23
• Advisor for Future Ready Schools, presented Communicating with Staff During Unprecedented Times and Collective Efficacy, 01/01/20
• Wrote Articles in Kansas Principal Association on Creating a Culture of Collaborative Leadership, Seeing Reality Through Others and How to Play the Game, 01/01/21 - 01/01/23
• Wrote articles for USA-Kansas leadership magazine Under the Umbrella on the topic of Strategic Leadership, The Power of Momentum and What is Student Learning, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, 01/01/22
• Selected as a presenter for Fall 2019 KASSP Conference Growth as a Leader, Spring KASSP 2020 Conference Making A Difference Through Positive Change and Fall 2022 Conference Complexities of School Leadership and How to Move a School Forward, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, 01/01/22
• Guest Speaker on Podcasts Better Leaders Better Schools, KPA Listen Up and KPA Cool Coffee, Principal Matters, Aspire and AMLE's Successful Middle School in a Minute regarding school leadership, growth and culture, 01/01/19 - Present
• Blue Valley West High School's Teacher of the Year Award, 01/01/05
• Member of 'Who's Who in American Teachers', 01/01/97 and 01/01/02
• Kansas State University's 'Outstanding Student in Education', 01/01/96

• Active Participant in District Administrators Leadership Academy, 01/01/25 - 01/01/26, Connecting and learning with district leaders the skills to use for district improvement efforts.
• Adjunct Instructor for University of St. Mary's, Spring 2024 - Present, Teach graduate students about school improvement efforts.
• USA-Kansas Administrator Leadership Coaching, 01/01/24 - 01/01/25, Facilitated administrator coaching of assistant principals.
• USA Kansas Elevate Leadership Year 1 and Year 2 Programs, 01/01/22 and 01/01/24, Implemented School Improvement efforts and Professional Learning.
• Presented at Fall 2022 Kansas Principals Association Conference, 01/01/22, Connected with Kansas leaders and shared best practices.
• Selected and involved in NASSP's Middle School Leader Network, 01/01/22, Connected with nationwide building leaders on best practices.
• Facilitated Blue Valley's Administrator Book Study on Culture, Spring 2021, Led principal initiated Ed Camp efforts on school culture.
• Executive Coaching with Jimmy Casas and William D. Parker, 01/01/19, Implemented principal growth action steps and school improvement efforts.
• Professional Organizations member of KPA and NASSP, 01/01/16 - 01/01/24, Connected to growing building leaders and sharing best practices.
• Podcast presenter on School Improvement Efforts, 01/01/19 - Present, Facilitated examples of professional learning and building culture.

• Strategic Planning & Change Process
• Instructional Leadership
• Data-Driven Decision Making and Budgeting Allocation
• Building Trusting Relationships and Team Collaboration
• Community Engagement and Stakeholder Relations
• Crisis Management
• Public Speaking and Communication
• Administrator Coaching