Jay Marino

Background

About Jay Marino

Dr. Jay Marino received his Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Iowa; Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Arizona State University; Educational Specialists and Doctorate Degrees from Western Illinois University. Jay has led continuous improvement initiatives as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary school administrator, Special Education Coordinator, Director of Technology, Director of Instruction, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent of Schools. In addition, Jay serves as an international consultant assisting American and European school organizations in their continuous improvement efforts. Dr. Marino’s primary work is focused in the Netherlands where Jay has made 22 visits since 2009 working with over 200 schools in the implementation of continuous improvement practices. Jay has delivered multiple key note presentations at local, State, National and International conferences. obtaining State Quality Award recognition for school districts in both Iowa and Illinois. Jay has authored books for America and Europe including: a chapter in Duurzame Schoolontwikkeling (2014) published by Expertis (Hengelo, Netherlands); Leading Continuous Improvement; Inspiring Quality Education Worldwide (2011) published by Magistrum (Amersfoort, Netherlands); and a book titled Quality across the curriculum; Integrating quality tools and PDSA with standards (2004) published by The American Society for Quality (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Jay currently serves as an Associate Editor for the American Society for Quality’s publication titled Quality Approaches in Education. Learn more -