Trent Grundmeyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

Contact Information

Email: trent.grundmeyer@drake.edu
Phone: 515-271-3719
Address: 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311

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Education

BA: Buena Visita University
MA: Drake University
PhD: Iowa State State University

Honors & Professional Memberships

Honors

• Drake University Digital Faculty Member of the Month (Sept. 2017)
• School Administrators of Iowa Executive Leader (2016)
• United State Department of Education Innovation Datapalooza, Invited Participant (2014)                        
• Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year by School Administrators of Iowa (2013)
• Mason City Globe Gazette Top 20 under age 40 honorer (October 2009)
• Named 2007 Character Counts! Administrator of the Year

Professional Memberships

• Iowa Consortium of Professors of Education Administration (ICPEA)
• The School Superintendents Association (AASA)
• National Association of Secondary Principals (NASSP)
• Iowa Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD)
• School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) Leadership Partnership Committee Member
• Character Counts! Coalition of Iowa
• Area Education Agency (AEA) Advisory Board Member
• Buena Vista University Alumni Board Member
• Visionary Talk Radio Guest
• Mentor for new administrators in Iowa

Prior Positions

• Indianola High School Principal (2010-2013)
• Hampton-Dumont High School Principal (2006-2010)

Areas of Expertise

• Technology adoption
• Teaching and learning
• School leadership
• Education reform
• Hiring school leaders

Courses Taught

• Leadership and the Profession
• Applications of School Law, Mandates, and Policies
• Policy, Influence, and Legal Issues
• Supervision of Instruction
• Education Specialist Clinical Field Experience
• Technology and Organizational Leadership