Jeff Wright's Biography
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Full Name:
Jeff Wright
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Emily; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Leland, WI
Home City:
Bear Creek, WI
Attended, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Certificate, Superintendent Certification, Abilene Christian University
MEd, Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 2002-2003
BA, History and Social Sciences Education, Saint Olaf College, 1993-1997
Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 51, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Owner, Grateful Farm at Marble Creek, 2012-present
Assistant Superintendent, Sauk Prairie Public Schools, 2012-present
Principal, King College Preperatory, Chicago Public Schools, 2006-2012
Internship Coach, Summer Principals Academy, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2008-2010
Assistant Principal, Jones College Preperatory, Chicago Public Schools, 2003-2006
Department Chair, Social Studies, John Marshall High School, 1997-2002
Groundskeeper, SentryWorld Golf Course, Sentry Insurance, 1994-1996
Member, Town of Bear Creek Plan Commission, 2017-present
Member, Advisory Committee, Village of Plain, 2015-present
President, Friends of the Great Sauk Trail, 2015-present
Panelist/Participant, Next Generation Sauk County, 2015-present
Member, Plain Lions Club, 2015-present
Board Member, Sauk Prairie Foundation for Academic Excellence/Dollars for Scholars, 2013-present
Member, Economic Development Committee, Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce, 2012-present
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, 1997-present
Member, Wisconsin Farmers Union
Member/Adult Chairperson, Executive Board, Youth Commission of Olmsted County, 1998-2002
Awards:
Governor's Financial Literacy Award;
America's Farmers Grow Rural Education grant;
Academic Improvement Award - schoolwide;
South East Chicago Community Service Award;
USA Today All-USA Teacher First Team;
3-M Innovative Economic Educator Award;
Disney's American Teacher Award
Pets (include names):
1 Dog: Charlie; Chickens; Turkeys
Spouse's Occupation:
Science teacher; yoga teacher