Doug Gee joined McPherson & Jacobson in 2021.
Mr. Gee has been in education for over 35 years as a teacher, coach, activities director, assistant principal, principal and now as a superintendent. He has worked in small school districts as small as 400 total students to the largest school district in Iowa of over 30,000 students. He is in his eleventh year as a superintendent, and ninth year as the superintendent of Clear Lake. Clear Lake was just recognized as a Model PLC at Work District by Solution Tree in November of 2020. Doug truly believes in the PLC process and has a huge desire and passion to share this process with educators.
Mr. Gee also works as an associate for Solution Tree helping train school staff from district leaders, building leaders to teachers at all levels where he focuses on leading the PLC process district wide from the school board to the rest of the staff and truly believes that ALL really means all. Doug is involved in professional development at all levels, PK-12, working with collaborative teams to identify essential standards, develop common formative assessments, analyze data, improve instruction and interventions and extensions for all students. During his nine years at Clear Lake, they started a new computer science program, AG/FFA program, Biomed program and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Launch Program. Clear Lake Elementary has been recognized as a Distinguished PLTW Launch school for three consecutive years. In just four years Clear Lake was recognized as a Model PLC at Work district.
Mr. Gee has presented multiple times at local and state conferences and at the National PLTW Summit. Doug is a contributing author in a new Solution Tree book called Culture Keepers along with Anthony Muhammad, which focuses on transforming school culture from the school board and district office to the classroom. His passion is working with building leadership and collaborative teams implementing the PLC process at all levels.
Mr. Gee holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physical education from the University of Northern Iowa; masters degree in educational leadership from Drake University, and a specialist degree from Iowa State University