HEIDY'S BIO Heidy LaFleur is a vibrant, positive and common sense leader with an explosive passion for helping people understand trauma & the critical importance of social emotional learning. She is a forever teacher, former school administrator and most importantly, a mother who lives the trauma and mental health cycle with her family. She wakes up every morning to spread the message that our job is to make EVERY day the BEST day for EVERY child. With her personal experience being the foundation of her work with kids who struggle, she has worked with thousands of students in need of an understanding, positive and compassionate adult in their lives. Her true purpose in life is to help others learn strategies that impact the lives of children of all ages & behaviors. She is the founder of Heidy with a WHY where she provides keynote speaking, professional development, consulting & coaching opportunities across the country. Heidy received her Bachelor of Science in Education at Drake University where she earned a full volleyball scholarship. Her graduate work in Educational Leadership took place at Northeastern Illinois University. She has authored Hop on the Clue Bus – A Common Sense Guide to Leadership, Hop on the Clue Bus - A Common Sense Guide to Conquering Teacher Evaluation and Those Kids are OUR Kids. She was awarded the Double D Award from Drake University, the highest honor bestowed on alumni student-athletes for work in their field of study, as well as the John P. McGovern M.D. Award for Lectureship in School Health. Heidy is a grateful wife of a firefighter/paramedic and proud mother of three beautiful children.
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FOUNDER Heidy with a Why 2018 - present
PRINCIPAL 2012-2018 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 2007-2012 TEACHER/COACH 1999-2007 Heidy has changed thousands of lives with her real approach to empowering and engaging people all over the country. West Des Moines, IA Bismark, ND Cedar Rapids, IA Morrison, IL Vandalia, IL Storm Lake, IA Schaumburg, IL Buffalo, NY Ingleside, IL* Arkansas, KS Keokuk, IA Sioux City, IA Roswell, NM Warrenville, IL* Greenwich, NY Gilman, IL Bolton Landing, NY Effingham, IL* Hillsboro, IL* Branch, AR* Baltimore, MD Wichita, KS* Des Moines, IA* Lawton, OK Waikoloa Village, HI DeSmet, ID Hastings, IA Troy, NY* Burbank, IL Fort McCoy, WI Birmingham, AL* Mobile, AL* Bossier City, LA Woodstock, IL* Groves, TX* Rockford, IL Toledo, OH* Crystal Lake, IL Curtis, OH American School Health Association Chicago, IL* Peoria, IL* Rochester, NY Oskaloosa, IA* Allen, SD Deerfield, IL* Salamanca, NY* Eclectic, AL Rockton, IL Burlingame, CA Rockton, IL Atlanta, GA* Davenport, IA* Chillicothe, IL Joliet, IL Springfield, IL* New Town, ND Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Upper Sandusky, OH* Dearborn, MI Luxemburg, WI Enterprise, AL* Waldron, AR Durand, IL Bakersfield, CA Fresno, CA San Bernardino, CA* San Diego, CA Indianapolis, IN Ankeny, IA Bettendorf, IA Durant, IA* Marion, IA Boston, IL Mackinaw, IL Naperville, IL Oak Lawn, IL Rockford, IL* Detroit, MI* Lansing, MI Saint Louis, MO Hickory, NC Toledo, OH* Columbus, OH* New Orleans, LA Green Bay, WI Madison, WI *asked back for multiple engagements National Principals Conference Summer 2018 Leyden Summer Symposium 2017 Illinois Principal Association Summer Leadership Conference 2017 Illinois Principal Association Fall Leadership Conference 2016 |