FAMILY
Aly Xiong is very passionate about education, children and their digital world. He is married to Mai Lee-Xiong, who is an administrator for MinnesotaCare, and together they have six children. They have children in daycare, elementary, junior high, and high school. In his spare time, when he is not busy driving to, coaching, or attending his children’s activities, athletic games, and school events, he enjoys reading, walking, and biking. He has attend law school and is also very involved in politics. Aly is considered the first Hmong American in the U.S. to run for state office.
JOB RELATED EDUCATION
Administrative Licensure
• Director of Community Education license, Minnesota State University Mankato, (November 2007)
• Superintendent license, Minnesota State University Mankato
• K-12 Principal license, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
Degree
• Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, 4.0 G.P.A., in progress
• Ed.S. in Educational Administration, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, 4.0 G.P.A.
• M.A. in Educational Administration, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, 4.0 G.P.A.
• B.S. in Government, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3.24 G.P.A.
Post-Graduate Fellow
• Fellow, Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership, The Principals’ Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Fellow, Management Development Program, The Harvard Institute for Higher Learning, Harvard University
• Fellow, District Level Leadership Series, Saint Paul Public Schools (a 6 month program for aspiring superintendent)
• Fellow, Leadership Institute, Saint Paul Public Schools (one year program for aspiring principal)
Recent Related Training
• The Leader’s Role in Managing Change, Ki ThoughtBridge, Indianapolis, Indiana
• How to Work Less, Play More, and Still Get the Job Done in a Normal School Week, The Breakthrough Coach, Orlando, Florida
• Mediator (certification, 32 hours), Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Campus Mediator (certification, 34 hours), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
• Diversity Trainer (certification, 32 hours), National MultiCultural Institute, Washington, District of Columbia
K-12 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Principal, Prosperity Heights Elementary School (current position)
Saint Paul Public Schools, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Superintendent Intern, Roseville Area Schools
I.S.D #623, Roseville, Minnesota
Associate Principal, Roseville Area High School
I.S.D #623, Roseville, Minnesota
Principal, Lincoln International High School (7 -8 and 9-12 buildings)
Institute for New Americans, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistant Principal, Richfield Senior High School
Richfield Public Schools, Richfield, Minnesota
HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Chief Affirmative Action Officer, Office of the President
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Director for Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Office of Instructional Technology
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU), Saint Paul, Minnesota
Equal Opportunity Manager, Office of the Chancellor
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU), Saint Paul, Minnesota
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Taught at the primary and secondary level, adult English, and Sunday school; adjunct professor at St. Cloud State University and the College of St. Catherine.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Human Rights Investigator, Minnesota State Department of Human Rights
Education Liaison, The Get Ready Program, Higher Education Services Office
Executive Director, Wisconsin Hmong Student Association
Newspaper Reporter, Wausau Daily Herald
RELATED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/INVOVLEMENT
Member/Planning Committee
• Minnesota Association of School Administrators
• Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• Minnesota Association of Primary School Principals
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum
• Minnesota Community Education Association
• Metropolitan Principal’s Academy
• Minnesota State Colleges & Universities System Corporate Roundtable
• St. Paul/Roseville School-to-Work
• 3M Minority Exposure to Corporate America
• Minnesota Diversity Video Conference
• Minnesota State Department of Human Rights Annual Conference
Board of Director
• State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
• St. Paul Foundation’s Diversity Funds
• Children, Families, and Community Initiatives
• Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, Inc.
• Minnesota Cultural Diversity Center
• Metropolitan Federation of Alternative Schools
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