Background
Leuchs, John James was born on March 23, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of John James and Louise Elizabeth Leuchs.
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John James Leuchs
Edit ProfileElementary gifted education educator
Education
Bachelor in Elementary Education, Kean College, Union, New Jersey, 1969; Master of Arts in Curriculum and Teaching, Columbia University, 1974; Master of Education, Columbia University, 1981.
Career
Elementary teacher, Hudson Street School, Newark, 1969-1971;
elementary teacher, South Mountain School, South Orange, New Jersey, 1971-1982;
elementary teacher, Jefferson School, Maplewood, New Jersey, 1982-1985;
teacher gifted education, South Orange-Maplewood School District, since 1985. Coordinator After-School Gifted Program for Minority Students, South Orange-Maplewood School District, 1991-1994. Mathematics consultant, curriculum evaluator, 1980-1985.
Founder, owner, manager Creative Ednl. Materials Company; New York City, 1975. Member Community Schools Task Force To Promote Racial Harmony.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman political action committee Coalition for Unity, South Orange-Maplewood, 1985-1987. Co-organizer South Orange-Maplewood Harmony Day, 1986. Planned parenthood. Member ASCD, American Civil Liberties Union, National Council Teachers Mathematics New Jersey Education Association, Essex County Steering Committee for Gifted and Talented, Mensa (coordinator gifted children Northern New Jersey chapter since 1991, national gifted coords. award 1993, national chairman elementary, middle and high school groups since 1992, chairman women and minorities advocacy group 1991-1994), Amnesty International.
