Meet Representative Dan Johnson

Career And Service

Dan has been an educator for 49 years, 42 years as an administrator. Most recently he served as the Director of Edith Bowen Laboratory School on the campus of Utah State University and as the Assistant Superintendent for the Tooele County School District. Previously, Dan served as principal at Mount Logan Middle School for 17 years.

Dan has had the opportunity to speak at several state, regional, and national conferences. Topics have ranged from Effective Leadership Practice, Parent Partnership Programs (Johns Hopkins University), Powerful Teaching and Learning Strategies, to Data Informed Decision Making. He has been a trainer for the Utah State Department of Education Accreditation Program (Collaborating for Student Achievement) and led teams on site visits for school improvement.

Dan has been the architect behind curriculum design that emphasizes technology integration, and he has created several programs that engage students and parents in powerful experienced based learning opportunities. As an educator, he has been particularly interested in creating opportunities for students to form meaning from the experiences they have. Dan has studied adaptive testing models that are used to measure student growth and simultaneously inform instruction for classroom teachers.

As a resident of Logan, Dan has served on neighborhood councils, mayor’s councils, President of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board, and as a Republican State Delegate.

Professional Experience

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR (2016 to Present) ​ ​Salt Lake City, UT
​AGOSY UNIVERSITY
​E6037 - Improving School Decisions through Date Driven Change
​E7000 - Education Policy Analysis
​Dissertation Committee Chair
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DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL (2011 to Present)​ Logan, UT
​Edith Bowen Laboratory School – Utah State University
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) (2012 to Present)​ Logan, UT
​Utah State University

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT (2007 to 2011)​ Tooele, UT
​Tooele County School District

PRINCIPAL (1990 to 2011)​ Logan, UT
​Mount Logan Middle School

WYOMING PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (1984 to 1990)​ Wyoming
​Junior High Administration – Laramie County School District No. 1
​Junior High Administration – Sublette County School District No. 9

NEBRASKA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM (1969 to 1984) ​ Nebraska
​Middle School Administration – Central City Public Schools
​Junior High Administration – Millard Public Schools
​Junior High Teacher, Coach and Activities Director – Millard Public Schools

Education ​
ARGOSY UNIVERSITY - Salt Lake City, UT
​Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) – Educational Leadership, August 2015​
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – Omaha, NE
​Specialist in Education - Educational Administration, 1978
​Secondary Endorsement – Educational Administration, 1975
​Master of Science - Secondary Education, 1973
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PERU STATE COLLEGE – Peru, NE
​Bachelor of Arts in Education – Social Science, 1969
​“Graduate with Distinction”

Additional Professional Experience ​
▪ Administrative Representative, White House Summit on After School
▪ Administrative Representative, National Center for Community Education Principal Summit
▪ State Accreditation Facilitator, Utah State Office of Education Accreditation Program
▪ Accreditation Site Visit Leader, Utah State Office of Education Accreditation Program
▪ Evaluator, USOE 21st Century Community Learning Center
▪ Reviewer, Math Toolkit, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory – Austin, TX
▪ Reviewer, Manuscript, Corwin Press
▪ Instructor, “Using Technology in Assessing Educational Standards”, Utah State University Master’s Degree Program - Logan, UT
▪ Presenter, “Breaking Ranks in the Middle”, Utah Association of Secondary School Principals, St. George, UT
▪ Presenter, “Life After the First Accreditation Visit”, USOE – Salt Lake City, UT
▪ Presenter, “Managing Versus Leading in the Midst of No Child Left Behind", Logan, UT
▪ Presenter, ISTE , 2005 Southwest Leadership Academy – Mesa, AZ
▪ Presenter, AEA - Reno, NV
▪ Presenter, NSACA, - Tampa, FL
▪ Presenter. NCCE Training - Las Vegas, NV
▪ Presenter, 21st Century Community Learning Center Southwest Region Conferences - Los Angeles, CA
▪ Presenter, Northwest Association for Schools, Colleges, and Universities - Portland, OR
▪ Presenter, NMSA National Convention - Denver, CO
▪ Presenter, Idaho Middle Level Conference
▪ Presenter, Utah Family Center
▪ Presenter, Wyoming Program Sharing Days
▪ Presenter, Nebraska Teacher Evaluation Workshops
▪ Director, US Department of Education Mentoring Program
▪ Director, Carol M. White Physical Education Program
▪ Director, 21st Century Community Learning Center Program
▪ Director, Parent-School Partnership Program for John Hopkins University
▪ Director, State Accreditation Program for Mount Logan Middle School
▪ Director, USOE Goals 2000 “ Collaborating for Student Achievement”
▪ Chair, Logan City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
▪ Chair, Cache Valley Alliance for Youth
▪ Chair, Southwest Wyoming Administrators Association
▪ Chair, Nebraska North Central Accreditation Teams
▪ Member, Logan City School District Foundation Board
▪ Member, Advisory Board for Youth and Families with Promise of Cache Valley
▪ Member, National Center for Community Education Southwest US Advisory Board
▪ Member, Advisory Board for Governor’s GIFT Conference
▪ Member, Logan City Strategic Planning Committee – 2020 Vision
▪ Member, Logan City Police Department’s Citizens Academy
▪ Member, Bonneville Shoreline Planning Commission
▪ Member, AGREE – Attorney General’s Regional Exchange Effort
▪ Member, Wyoming Association of Middle School State Planning Board
▪ Member, Greater Cheyenne Parks and Recreation Commission
▪ Member, Nebraska Secondary School Principals Association
▪ Sponsor, Youth Leadership Training Workshops
▪ Sponsor, Southwest Wyoming Youth Leadership Conference
▪ Participant, State, Regional, and National Conventions
▪ Participant, NASA Applied Math - Science Institute
▪ Participant, Taft Graduate Seminar for Two Party Government
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Awards ​
▪ National Blue Ribbon School Principal 2016
▪ UCET Technology Administrator of the Year 2013
▪ National Schools to Watch Principal 2007
▪ Utah PTA Administrator of the Year 2007
▪ Utah Volvo for Life Finalist 2007
▪ Cache Valley Resident of the Year Runner Up 2006
▪ National Principal of the Year Runner Up 2005
▪ Logan City School District Principal of the Year 2005
▪ James H. Burgon, Jr. Memorial Award 2005
▪ Principal of The Year – State of Utah 2004
▪ Secondary Reading Principal of the Year – State of Utah 2003
▪ Governor Michael Leavitt’s Point of Light Award - “Volunteerism in Utah” 2003
▪ Jon M. Huntsman Award - “Excellence in Administration Award” 2000
▪ Graduate With Distinction, Peru State College
▪ Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 8th Edition
▪ PTA Administrator of the Year
▪ 30 Year Membership National Association Secondary School Principals Award
▪ 30 Year Membership Phi Delta Kappa Award
▪ Logan City Schools Professional Ethics Award
▪ Laramie County Certificate of Achievement
▪ Millard Education Association Teacher Award
▪ Millard Jaycees Outstanding Educator Award
▪ Green River Valley Father of the Year Award

Publications ​
▪ Use of Data: Author and Instructor, Electronic High School, 2005
▪ PRAXIS – Evaluative Inquiry: Co-Author, American Evaluation Association – Reno, NV, November 2003
▪ Keeping the Promise to Leave No Child Behind: A Powerful Model of Technology Integration and Teacher Training: Co-Author, Utah Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Theories and Practices in Supervisory ​Curriculum, Volume XIV, May 2003

▪ Principals Role in After School: Co-Author, National Center for Community Education, November 2003
▪ Advisory Program for Rural Schools: Co-Author, National Middle School Association – Denver, CO, 1989