Please join our November 5, 2025 Community Meeting on “Women in Educational Leadership” in collaboration with the AAUW Branch at the Glen Ellyn Police Department. Ms. Santee, one of only a few women Superintendents of a major school district in IL, will discuss the critical importance of women’s leadership in education. 

Jessica Santee was appointed as Glenbard Township High School District 87’s superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. The four Glenbard high schools include Glenbard East, Glenbard North, Glenbard South and Glenbard West. Santee served as principal at Glenbard South from 2021-2025. Before coming to Glenbard, Santee was Lisle Community High School’s assistant principal for curriculum and instruction from July 2016 – June 2019. Prior to that, she was York Community High School’s division chair for research and social sciences from July 2014 – June 2016. Also at York, Santee was a social studies teacher from 2008-16 and department coordinator from 2012-14.

Santee is in the final steps of pursuing a doctorate in educational administration leadership from Aurora University.  She has a master’s degree of educational leadership, principal preparation program from North Central College and a master’s degree of secondary education from University of Cincinnati. Santee earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminology from The Ohio State University.