Meet Our Principal    

Leonard I. Weiss Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D.  1977   Major-School Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi 

                         Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  (APA Approved in School Psychology)

MS 1971       Major-General Experimental Psychology.  Minor-Psychological

                                Psychology.  Virginia State University

 BS   1969     Major-General Psychology.  Minor-Biology, State University College

                            at Brockport,  Brockport, New York. 

1984     Certification in Supervision and Administration, University of Florida.

    Professional Experience

Principal:      A. Quinn Jones Center - A special day school for severely             

                   emotionally disturbed students.  Alachua County School Board, 

                    Gainesville, Florida. 1988-present   

Lead Psychologist:    Department Head for Psychological Services. 

                                Alachua County School Board, Gainesville, Fl. 1983-1988.

Adjunct Faculty:  Nova University, GTEP Program; 1985 to present.

                         Teach graduate level courses in Research for                        

                          Practitioners, Educational Leadership,  Specific Learning 

                          Disabilities,  Emotionally Handicapped, and Senior Practicum 

                          Advisor.

Adjunct Faculty:    University of Florida, School Psychology Program:

                           1985-1987.  Taught graduate level courses in Intelligence 

                           Testing.

School Psychologist: Psychologist for Hearing Impaired, Physically Impaired,    

                                 Visually Impaired, and Severely Language Impaired

                                 Programs.  Alachua County School Board, Gainesville,

                                 Florida 1980-1983; Staff School Psychologist 1977 to 1980.

                                 Alachua County School Board, Gainesville, Florida.

School Psychologist:  Staff School Psychologist, Dinwiddie County Schools,   

                                  Dinwiddie, Virginia 1972-1975.

Instructor of Psychology:  Taught courses in General Psychology, Psychological

                                     Psychology and Experimental Psychology Laboratory,

                                     Virginia State University, 1971-1972.

Honors and Awards

Chairman, School Psychologist Board of Examiners; 1987-1989.

Award for outstanding School Psychologist by the Florida Association of School Psychologists. 1983.

Graduate Fellowship, University of Southern Mississippi, 1975-1976.

Graduate Assistantship, Virginia State University, 1969-1971.

New York State Regent's Scholarship Incentive Award, 1965-1969.