Our President

Dr. Adrian L. Leday is the principal of South High School for the Garland Independent School District. He possesses expertise in mathematics instruction and attributes his success to the support he received from his mother, a teacher, and a principal.

He holds a doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University-Commerce and a master’s degree in Secondary Education from the same institution. In his position for the past twenty years, he has served as an assistant principal, an instructional coach, and a teacher.

He became involved in his position because he felt that the administration would enable him to be more proactive in ensuring the student’s success in school.  Professionally, he is affiliated with the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and is the Omicron Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Outside of his professional duties, he is a deacon and choir director at his local church. A happily married husband and the proud father of two.