DECATUR
Toby Conrad's Profile
Name:
Toby ConradHigh School Principal
High School Principal
Contact Info:
Email:
tconrad@decatursd.comAbout Me
Educational History:
I graduated from Miami High School in Miami, OK. in 1985. Next, I graduated from Fort Scott Community College in 1994. I attended Pittsburgh State University and graduated in 2005 with my BS in education and also in 2009 with an MS in building leadership. I will graduate from Arkansas State University-Jonesboro in 2019 (hopefully).
Degrees and Certifications:
Associates of Science degree
Bachelor’s degree in Science Education (Biology Major)
Master’s degree in Building Leadership
Specialist’s degree in District Leadership
Current Position:
I began my teaching career at Crest Schools in Colony, KS. I also taught at Pleasanton and Osawatomie Schools in KS as well. I taught students in grades 6-12 at those schools and taught Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Science, Earth Science, and Physics as well. I coached football for three years too. I started my administrative career in 2010 in a small community in Western, KS. before moving to Decatur in 2014. I am now the principal and athletic director and I am starting year number six here in Decatur.
Previous Position:
I started my teaching career in 2005. Before my teaching career began, I ran grocery stores and meat departments for a large chain of stores. In 1998, I did buy and own my own grocery store and locker plant (beef and hog processing facility) for a few years before returning to large chain grocery stores. These experiences outside of education are what allow me to have the biggest positive impact on today’s students. I can relate the world outside of education to their world and help teach them about opportunities that exist after high school. That is my goal.
Family Information:
I have three beautiful children, all of which are grown. My oldest son, Colby, is a principal and my son Wil is a chemist. My daughter, MacKenzy, is a social worker. Colby has a beautiful daughter named Estella Jane and she is my first grandchild. She is the light of all of my life.
Personal Information:
My main hobbies are loving on my granddaughter, playing racquetball, cutting wood, and making ink pens and items of the sort out of deer antler. I am an avid hunter and I love to fish. I am a private pilot, certified scuba diver, and at one time I used to skydive quite a bit. I even tried bull riding once and broke my arm on my first ride. My wife decided that may not be the best hobby for me:) I am a daredevil at heart.