Chris Lehmann
CEO at Science Leadership Academy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolChris Lehmann is an experienced education leader and CEO with 15+ years building and scaling inquiry-driven, project-based schools that blend progressive pedagogy with modern technology. As founding principal of Science Leadership Academy and current CEO overseeing its network, he has a track record of translating research-backed practices into school redesign, performance-based assessment, and district-level innovation. He led the School District of Philadelphia’s Innovation Network and co-founded Inquiry Schools to help educators and communities create authentic, rigorous learning environments. Trained in English and educational leadership at Penn and Teachers College, he combines a humanities background with deep practical experience in technology-enabled 21st century learning. Known for public speaking and hands-on workshops, he excels at helping traditional districts adopt progressive models while preserving academic rigor. A less obvious strength is his history of bridging large-system roles and grassroots school design, making him effective both in policy and classroom-level implementation.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Pennsbury HSCTYMA Teaching of English / Principal's Certification, MA Teaching of English / Principal's Certification at Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBA English, BA English at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (3)
javascript3
typescript2
home-assistant2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
clehmann/android-database-helper
Aug 2011 - Oct 2012
Contributions:28 commits in 1 year 1 month
clehmann/android-voip-service
Sep 2011 - Jul 2012
Contributions:15 commits in 10 months
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