Jay Loftin

I have worked in public, private, national, and international schools for over twenty years. The past decade, I have worked to build international schools serving primarily diplomatic and expatriate communities in Asia, Europe, and South America.

I have served as a principal and director for international schools abroad for fifteen years. Always keeping one foot, and a few hours, in the classroom with mentoring senior research projects, international politics, history AP courses, and as a guidance counselor, I believe the experiences gained as a Mississippi educator and with international schools prepares me well. Having served primarily diplomatic and expatriate communities these past fifteen years, I am familiar with the demands and expectations of a very unique community. Over the past five years, I have developed a reputation as a writer both of historical fiction and socio-political commentary. I am an avid researcher and have inspired young scholars to challenge status quo digging into the past to see history through new eyes. I believe in asking the hard questions, developing critical thinking skills, the art of the debate, and the need to raise up leaders.

• Director of QSI International Schools in Russia, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Suriname, and China. 
• Working specifically to grow new or struggling international schools serving the diplomatic, expatriate, and business communities.  
• Developed Academic Intervention programs for students of Hinds and Rankin Counties.
• English teacher for Russian and Finnish students in East Finland. 
• Director of School Linkage programs for fifteen Mississippi schools and schools in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine, through USIA funded initiatives and the Mississippi Consortium for International Development.
• Developed outreach and community programs for inner city youth. Worked to build networks of support for the homeless and elderly shut ins.
• Elementary, middle, and secondary teacher for private, public, boarding, foreign national, and international schools.

1989  B.A. Education, Mississippi College

2005  Master’s Political Science, Jackson State University

2013  Master’s in Higher Education Administration, Mississippi College

2024  Master's in Educational Leadership, American College of Education

K-12 Certifications: Elementary, MS Math, SEC Culture Studies