About Jimmy 

Jimmy Casas is the CEO of J Casas and Associates, an educational leadership company aimed at serving teachers, principals and superintendents in school districts across the country by providing high quality, practical and meaningful coaching support.  

Jimmy served twenty-two years as a school leader. He is a best selling author, speaker, leadership coach, and a state and national award winning principal. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Bettendorf High School was named one of the best high schools in the country three times by Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report. JImmy was named the 2012 Iowa Principal of the Year and was runner-up NASSP 2013 National Principal of the Year. In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Pledge. Finally, in 2015, he received the Bammy Award for the National Principal of the Year. 

Nationally

Recognized

Leader

 

Best-Selling Author

Jimmy is the author of 10 books, including:

  • What Connected Educators Do Differently

  • Start. Right.Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence

  • Culturize - Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.

  • Stop. Right. Now. - 39 Stops to Making Schools Better

  • Live Your Excellence - Bring Your Best Self to School Every Day

  • Daily Inspiration For Educators - Positive Thoughts For Every Day of The Year

  • Handle With Care - Managing Difficult Situations In Schools With Dignity and Respect

  • Daily Inspiration For Educators: Volume II- Positive Thoughts For Every Day of The Year

  • Recalibrate The Culture: Our Why…Our Work…Our Values

  • Words on the Wall - Culturizing Your Classroom For Observable Impact

J Casas and Associates Team

  • Jimmy Casas

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Kheila Casas

    President

  • AJ Casas

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Sarah Peakin

    Executive Director of Operations

  • Megan Knapp

    Director of Leadership Coaching