JAMES P. BUSEY, Ed.D.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RESUME
PO Box 2598/368 Lord Acres Road 509-***-**** (home)
Chelan, WA 98816 541-***-**** (cell)
E-Mail: acra16@r.postjobfree.com 509-***-**** (cell)
Education & Certification
CCU - Educational Doctorate/Dissertation “Improving Teaching through
Traditional Classroom Observation”
WSU - Superintendent’s Credential/Post – Master’s Coursework, Continuing
Administrator Certification P-12
CWU - M.Ed. Educational Administration
- Initial Principal’s Credential P-12
- Continuing Teaching Credential K-12
CWU - BA Education
- Initial Teaching Credential K-12
CWSC - BA Business Economics
Whitman College - Business Degree Program
Experience
2010-1/22/13 Superintendent, Richland School District 400
2000-2010 Superintendent, Lake Chelan School District 129
1997-2007 Adjunct Professor, Heritage University, Graduate Studies, Leadership Courses
1991-2000 Superintendent, Zillah School District 205****-**** Principal, Zillah Middle School,
Grades 5-8
1983-1987 Vice-Principal/Athletic Director, Zillah High School, Grades 9-12
1980-1983 Teacher/Coach, Zillah High School, Grades 7-12, Mathematics, P.E., Head Coach Baseball;
Girls’ Basketball
Professional Affiliations
Regional Chairman School Information and Research Service WASA
Chairman WASA Professional Standards & Ethics Regional Committee (10 years)
Chairman Legislative and Finance Committee/WASA 2006-2010
President WASA ESD 171 Region 2003-2005
Board Member WASA 1995-1998/2006-2009
Member WASA/AASA
Former Member Administrative Program Unit Committee WSU
State Delegate AASA Washington State Delegate 1996/1997
President ESD 171 Superintendents 2003-2005
Customer Service Training facilitator
Contract Negotiations Presentations/Evaluation Workshops
Former President Yakima Valley Region/WASA
University Adjunct Professor Ed LawSupervision of Effective Schools
Measurement & Evaluation
Leadership Training of Student Teachers
Training for Future Administrators
Teacher Observation/Evaluation Workshops
James P. Busey (page 2)
Community Organizations/Awards
Lake Chelan Citizen of the Year 2004 Administrator of the Year-Yakima Valley Lake Chelan Chamber
of Commerce:
Rotary Club Member Lions Club (President 2005-2006) Board Member 2002-2007
Kiwanis Club Member President 2004-2005
References
School Board Members:
Jim Colbert Lake Chelan School Board (Chair), P.O. Box 1297, Chelan, WA 98816
509-***-**** (home), 509-***-**** (cell)
Siri Tift Lake Chelan School Board (Vice-Chair), P.O. Box 985, Chelan, WA 98816
509-***-**** (home), 509-***-**** (cell)
**Rick Jansons Richland School District (Board Chair) Richland, WA
509-***-**** (cell)
**Heather Cleary Richland School District (Board Vice Chair) Richland, WA
509-***-**** (cell)
Ray Fuller Former Lake Chelan School Board Chairman (15 years), 1275 Navarre Coulee Road, Chelan,
WA 98816 509-***-**** (home)
Jerry Isenhart Former Lake Chelan School Board (Member), P.O. Box 1000, Chelan, WA 98816 (509)
682-5921 (home), 509-***-**** (cell)
Dennis Jones Zillah School Board (Former Chairman), 2020 Thacker Road, Granger, WA 98932 (509)
829-3002 (work), 509-***-**** (home), 509-***-**** (cell)
Other Professional Associations:
**Nancy Mayer Executive Assistant Richland School District
**Tony Howard Executive Director of HR Richland School District
**Mike Hansen Assistant Superintendent Richland School District
**Todd Baddley Assistant Superintendent Richland School District
**Erich Bolz Assistant Superintendent Richland School District
Glenn Johnson Cashmere School District Superintendent, 210 S. Division, Cashmere, WA 98815
509-***-**** (work)
Jeff Peck Morgan Owings Elementary School Principal, P.O. Box 2313, Chelan, WA 98816
509-***-**** (work), 509-***-**** (home), 509-***-**** (cell)
Rich McBride North Central Educational Service District Superintendent, P.O. Box 1847, Wenatchee,
WA 98807 509-***-**** (work)
** The Richland School Board members, and/or other key cabinet that I will send reference letters from,
may not speak
about my candidacy due to litigation. All Cabinet members can be reached at 509-***-****.