Launch the media gallery 1 playerSuperintendent
Josh Meyer, Superintendent
St. John-Hudson USD 350
I was born and raised in Hutchinson. When I was in junior high school, my family moved to Burrton where my mother was a home economics teacher. I graduated from Burrton High School, attended Hutchinson Community College, and I received my bachelor's degree from Kansas State. I later earned my Master's degree at Emporia State.
My career in education began at Douglass High School where I taught math and coached various sports. I spent five years at Douglass before moving back to Burrton. I taught math for three years before being named principal of Burrton Middle/High School. I served in that position for four years before moving to St. John in July of 2012.
My philosophy for education, my work, and my personal life is simple. John Wooden sums it up when he writes, "I will do the best I am capable of doing today to bring out my best tomorrow." All members of the school community should live up to this ideal. We must always strive for continuous improvement.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerAs a district, we try to focus on our theme of “Purpose, Passion, and Pride.” We must have a purpose for anything we do. For us, our purpose is student success. A small student chair in the board of education meeting room serves as a reminder of this purpose. Having passion and enthusiasm helps us to stay positive and moving forward to meet the needs of all kids. We have an extremely proud community. We strive to live up to the community’s sense of pride in every aspect of our district operation.
My wife Kristel and I have been blessed to be able to raise our three girls in the St. John-Hudson community. Two of them now attend K-State (go Cats!) and our youngest is a student at SJH. I am proud to be a Tiger and proud to serve USD 350 with Purpose, Passion, and Pride.
Reading List
Below is a list of books I've been reading and would recommend to others. The Ida Long Goodman Library will have most of these titles available to check out.
| Title | Author |
| Effortless | Greg McKeown |
| Atomic Habits | James Clear |
| Greenlights | Matthew McConaughey |
| So Help Me God | Mike Pence |
| A Promised Land | Barack Obama |
| Think Again | Adam Grant |
| Uncommon | Tony Dungy |
| The Coddling of the American Mind | Haidt & Lukianoff |
| The Leader in Me | Stephen R. Covey |
| The Soul of America | Jon Meacham |
| The 4 Disciplines of Execution | Sean Covey |
| More Than a Season: Building a Championship Culture | Dayton Moore |
| Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| The Innovator's Mindset | George Couros |
| Grit | Angela Duckworth |
| Turn the Ship Around! | L. David Marquet |
| Most Likely to Succeed | Tony Wagner, Ted Dintersmith |
| It Worked for Me | Colin Powell |
| Delivering Happiness | Tony Hsieh |
| American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History | Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice |
| The Seed | Jon Gordon |
| Coach Wooden | Pat Williams |
| Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't | Jim Collins |
| Mindset | Carol Dweck |
| Start with Why | Simon Sinek |
| The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything | Stephen R. Covey |
| Dad Is Fat | Jim Gaffigan |
| Creative Schools | Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson |
| 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Aron Ralston |
| The Carpenter | Jon Gordon |
| Outliers | Malcolm Gladwell |
| The No Complaining Rule | Jon Gordon |
| One Word That Will Change Your Life | Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, Jon Gordon |
| The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business | Charles Duhigg |
| K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain | Ed Viesturs, David Roberts |
| Leaders Eat Last | Simon Sinek |
| Drive | Daniel H. Pink |
| Wooden | Wooden, Jamison |
| It's Not About You | Bob Burg, John David Mann |
| The Five Dysfunctions of a Team | Patrick Lencioni |
| SOUP | Jon Gordon |
| Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World | Tony Wagner |
| The Energy Bus | Jon Gordon |
| A Game Plan For Life: The Power of Mentoring | John Wooden, Don Yeager, John Maxwelll |
| What Great Teachers Do Differently | Todd Whitaker |
| Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success | John Wooden, Jay Carty |
| The Inspiring Leader | John Zenger |
| Training Camp | Jon Gordon |
