James H. Stronge

James H. Stronge is a Heritage Professor of Education in the School of Education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he teaches doctoral courses in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership program with a focus on teacher and leader effectiveness, human resource leadership, legal issues in education, and research design. He is also the president and CEO of Stronge and Associates Educational Consulting, LLC, an educational consulting company that works nationally and internationally on teacher and leader effectiveness, evaluation, and hiring systems. Stronge holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Planning (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1983), an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling, and a B.S. in Secondary Education (History and English) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

An internationally recognized scholar on teacher quality and educational leadership, Stronge has authored, coauthored, or edited dozens of books and more than 200 articles, chapters, and technical reports on teacher and administrator effectiveness, evaluation, and selection. His works include Qualities of Effective Teachers (multiple editions, ASCD), Qualities of Effective Principals, and Smart from the Start: 100 Tools for Teaching with Confidence, as well as titles such as What Makes a World-Class School and How We Can Get There.[13