John E. Hannigan

Dr. John E. Hannigan is an educator and executive leadership coach who has served in education for over two decades in roles including teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal, principal, and county office leadership coach in California. He holds a Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies, Master’s in Educational Leadership, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fresno. As principal in Sanger Unified School District, he helped lead his school to multiple honors, including California State Distinguished School, California Title I Academic Achievement Award, Gold Ribbon School, California Honor Roll School, Bonner Award for Character Education, and Platinum Level Model School Recognition for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

Hannigan is a sought-after consultant who works with schools and districts across North America on designing and implementing systematic multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for academics and behavior. He has co‑authored multiple books on behavior, equity, and student support, including Building Behavior: The Educator’s Guide to Evidence-Based Initiatives (with Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan), which distills the strengths of six major evidence‑based behavior initiatives to help school leaders design effective, equitable behavior systems. His other co‑authored works include titles