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ADMINISTRATIONSPRING 2014

Change Is the JobLeadership matters now more than ever.BY PAMELA D. TUCKER

Change may be the only constant in today’s schools, and the pace of change has accelerated. For most school leaders today, change has become the job.

Leaders have always had to be responsive and competent. Today they must be more. They must be nimble and readily adaptive to new initiatives, changing demographics and height-ened expectations for academics and safety. As recent research has underscored, expert leaders have never been more important in ensuring student achievement.

The Curry of Education administration and supervision faculty recognize these pressing reali-ties for school leaders. While continuing our firm commitment to recruiting and preparing the most talented aspiring leaders in Virginia, administration and supervision faculty know that our preparation programs must reflect the real world of schools today.

To that end, faculty members are engaged in designing new programs for both initial administra-tive licensure and advanced leadership study (Ed.D). They are building stronger partnerships with school systems in northern Virginia to extend our reach. They continue to conduct research and par-ticipate in leadership initiatives that serve the broader leadership community beyond the university.

Our redesigned Ed.D program—Executive Studies in Educational Leadership, or ExSEL—will admit its third cohort in summer 2015 for a highly select group of school leaders who not only meet the Curry School’s rigorous academic requirements for admission but also demonstrate their leadership potential during a daylong screening process with faculty.

With its new focus on problems of practice, students organize their reading, reflection and actions around real educational issues in their professional work. The research courses focus on program evaluation and have been coupled with core content courses, such as Designing Learning Environments.

Admin & Supv Faculty

Denny Berry, Assistant Professor U.Va. Northern Virginia Center

Sara Dexter, Associate Professor CANLEAD Director (see article inside)

Dan Duke, Professor

Dan Player, Assistant Research Professor

Pamela D. Tucker, Professor Admin & Supv Program Coordinator

Michelle D. Young, ProfessorExecutive Director, University Council for Educational Administration

Read more about the work of our faculty online at curry.virginia.edu/adminsupvnewsletter

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Editor: Pamela Tucker, ProfessorWriter: Lynn Bell, Director of Alumni Relations

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Administration & Supervision is sponsored by the Curry School of Education Foundation.

Pamela Tucker

Dan DukeDan Duke

Pamela Tucker

Denny BerryDenny Berry

Dan PlayerDan PlayerMichelle YoungMichelle Young

Sarah DexterSarah Dexter

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Faculty members have set their sights on the development of an innovative initial prepara-tion program that reflects the demands of lead-ership in 21st-century schools. We envision a program solidly grounded in field experiences as a primary learning environment, incorporating online content to provide necessary background knowledge as well as face-to-face seminars to discuss and reflect on lessons learned.

Efforts to strengthen our partnerships in northern Virginia have been led by our newest faculty member, Denny Berry (Ed.D ‘11), who formerly served in a number of roles in Fairfax County Public Schools, most recently as direc-tor of Cluster 6 schools.

We are focused on strengthening our

partnerships with school divisions in northern Virginia. This fall we will launch a two-year cohort program for aspiring leaders in Fairfax County Public Schools. We are seeking partners for future cohorts in other school divisions to build the capacity for leadership. Leadership has never mattered more to education, and we hope you will encourage talented educators to step forward to pursue a career in administration.

With this newsletter we hope to build a community of committed alumni who rec-ognize and advocate for strong leadership in schools. Let us know how you are advancing this cause and how we can enhance our reach and impact.

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Required Classes in the ExSEL Ed.D Program

• Fundamentals of Leadership Theory

• Cognitive Dimensions of Leadership

• Visioning, Planning & Strategizing for Success

• Designing Learning Environments • Optimizing Human Capital in

Organizations• Developing Organizational

Capacity

Mark Angle (M.Ed. ’98, Ed.D, ’02) … moved home to West Virginia where he accepted a position at Concord University…. Frank E. Barham (Ed.D. ’73) is president/owner of FEB & Associates, an administration/policy development firm…Luvelle Brown (B.S.Ed. ’97, M.T. ’97, Ed.S ’01, Ed.D. ’05) is superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in New York…Betty Covington (M.Ed. ‘71) is a retired prin-cipal and school board member in Prince William County, Va.Robin Crowder (Ed.D. ’00) retired in June 2013 as superintendent of Waynesboro Public Schools after seven years. He accepted a job as director of James Madison University’s Education Leadership Program. Mark Desjardins (M.Ed. ’92 ; Ph.D. ’95) is head of school of St. John’s School, a K-12 co-ed independent school serving 1,300 students in Houston, Texas… Joseph Douglas (M.Ed. ’04, Ed.D. ’11) is an instructional specialist in Colonial Heights, Va. Portions of his dissertation were recently published in The International Museum of Distance Education & Technology.Dorothy Drake (M.Ed. ’86) is a retired ele-mentary teacher from Henrico County Schools in Virginia…Chad Foltz (M.Ed. ’13) was recently named a finalist for the 2014 Chesapeake Public Schools Teacher of the Year.Curtis Fry (Ed.D. ’10) has been the assistant prin-cipal at Tomahawk Creek Middle School since prior to the 2010 school year.

Jeffrey Garrett (M.Ed. ’01, Ed.S. ’04) … is an assistant principal at Randolph-Henry High School and Director of Career and Technical Education in Charlotte County...Steve Geyer (M.Ed. ’00, Ed.D. ’07) was named Virginia’s Curriculum Leader of the Year by the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development...Dorinda Grasty (B. S. ’80, Ed.D. ’01) is super-intendent of Appomattox County Public Schools.Robert P. Grimesey, Jr. (Ed.D. ’91) is Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools. He received the Director’s Award from the Virginia Association of School Superintendents... Dale Holt (M.Ed. ’79) was promoted in July 2011 to Assistant Superintendent-Administrative Support Services for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Jon Irby (M.Ed. 84) has been elected president and chairman of the board of directors for Vanguard Landing, Inc., in Virginia Beach… Nancy Lantz (Ed.S. ’96) “…The Ed.S. program gave me the knowledge and skills to continue in a leadership role at the school level for several years before moving into the Central Office...”Jeff McFarland (M.Ed. ’98) is an administrator at Marshall, A Governor’s STEM Academy…Pamela Moran (M.Ed. ’80, Ed.D. ’97), super-intendent of Albemarle County schools, was named to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.Chester Mummau (Ed.D. ’04) enjoys serving as superintendent of the Wyalusing Area School District in northeast Pennsylvania…R. Stephen Nichols (M.Ed. ’77, Ed.D. ’93) is superintendent of Amherst County Public Schools.

Eileen Oliver-Eggert (M.Ed. ’12) is the assistant principal at William Monroe Middle School in Greene County, Va.Brian Ratliff (Ed.D. ’03) is superintendent of Washington County Public Schools…Scott A. Reighard (M.Ed. ’04) … teaches English 8 at Glenvar Middle School in Roanoke County. In January, Scott published his third novel, Death in the Valley …Danielle Roby (M.Ed. ’03) is enjoying her third year as Senior Coordinator of Music…Michael Salmonowicz (Ph.D ’13) recently began his fourth year with KIPP Chicago Schools and transitioned to a new role: data analyst with the regional team…William Sterrett (M.Ed. ’03, Ph.D. ’05) co-authored The School Improvement Planning Handbook with Daniel L. Duke and Marsha Carr…Marjorie Tankersley (M.Ed. ’91) co-authored Research-Based Approaches for Assessment with John W. Lloyd, Timothy J. Landrum, and B.G. Cook…Thomas Taylor (M.Ed. ’06, Ed.D. ’10) is super-intendent of the Middlesex County Public Schools in Virginia…Patricia Walters, Ed.D. (M.Ed. ’85) is founder and continuing executive director of Private Schools Interscholastic Association, Inc…. William Wells (M.Ed. ’04) ... is principal of Monelison Middle School in Madison Heights, Va....

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CANLEAD

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Thank You!The Curry School Foundation recognizes the generosity of the following alumni from the Admin & Supv program who made donations to the school in 2013:

Heather M. Allen

Coral Hurt Allmond

Albert Armentrout

Bettiann G. Aylor

Beth J. Baptist

Frank E. Barham

Jane I. Barrell

Herman Bartlett Jr.

James H. Bash

Mary Grace Becker

Margaret J. Belda

Fred G. Benham III

Harry E. Bibb

Margaret V. Blackmon

Ronald M. Booker

Joanna T. Bopp

Bruce E. Bourget

Richard Bowmaster

Elizabeth J. Brady

William M. Brancati

Douglas M. Bullock

Eileen R. Burgwyn

Carmen P. Burrows

Barry E. Campbell

Cecil F. Carter

Beverly R. Cook

James L. Cook

Nancy Wilfong Cook

William Covington III

Sara S. Crumpacker

Benjamin Cullen Jr.

Winfred Culpeper

Patricia A. Daniel

Anthony J. DeLellis

Martha E. Downer-Assaf

Dorothy M. Drake

Irving S. Driscoll Jr.

Stanley J. Durtan

Mark Emblidge

Susan Rae Forbes

Mark D. Form

Rachel D. Fowlkes

Jane J. Freeman

Matthew J. Gettings

Monica M. Gillespie

Mary K. Gillis

Robert L. Greet

Robert Grimesey Jr.

Robert Hathaway

Duanne M. Hawkins

Robert V. Heffern

Dennis G. Hensdill

Maureen E. Hook

Harriet J. Hopkins

Benjamin Howerton Jr.

William S. Hyson

Ranjini M. Johnbull

Olivia L. Johnson

Rudolph Johnson Sr.

Charles H. Jones

G. H. Jones III

E. Ashby Kindler

Mark D. Kindler

Margaret S. Klise

Edward H. Kropp

Donna S. Krueger

William P. Krupp

Jacquelyn Lindsey

Paul D. Linkenhoker

Robert Maidment

Walter D. Mallory

John M. Marra

Kathryn J. Massey-

Redd

Carla V. Mathews

Karin Matray

C. Bruce McDade

Sandra C. McLaughlin

Helen D. Melton

Margaret Montgomery

Carol Harrell Moreth

William S. Myers Sr.

William A. Niebergall

R. Daniel Norman

Jane Anne O’Hara

Dan R. Parks

Sammie C. Parrish

Emily Rick Parry

Hilda Plyler

Pendergrass

Kellie A. Poole-Mason

James A. Price Jr.

William D. Reaves Jr.

Charlotte Reed

Clinton K. Richards

Beverly Richardson

Leslie Tooker Roberson

Stewart D. Roberson

Pamela B. Roland

Barry S. Rosenberg

Peter D. Sanders

Phyllis D. Shannon

Larry A. Shortt

Robert G. Shreve

Robert R. Siegel

C. Allen Sprinkle

Stephen M. Stackhouse

Robert D. Staley

Ronald I. Stern

Sandra F. Stern

William L. Sterrett

Howard O. Sullins

Thomas W. Taylor

Terry Shirley Wooding

Nancy Jarvis Thomas

Susan Valinski

Alton G. Vincent

Deborah Waters

William M. Weimer

Willett Jr. Henry Irving

Bonny Bouck Wilson

Jamelle S. Wilson

Lee S. Wilson

Betty P. Wolfrey

Jane Holt Woodson

Philip L. Worrell

Harold D. Wright

John S. Wright

Thomas H. Wyllie Jr.

Deborah Hale Yost

These gifts directly benefit Curry students and the quality of their educational experiences. Your support is very much appreciated!

More Alumni Give Back

Mahri Aste, Principal, Mosby

Woods Elementary School ,

Fairfax, Va.

Beth Baptist, Director of

Student Services & Achievement,

Charlottesville City Schools

Kim Paddison Dockery, Asst.

Supt., Dept. of Special Services,

Fairfax Co. Public Schools

Stephen A. Geyer, Asst.

Superintendent of Instruction,

Goochland Co. Public Schools

Amy Goodloe, Principal, Oak Hill

Elementary School, Herndon, Va.

Melody Hackney,

Deputy Superintendent for

Mecklenburg Co. Public Schools

John “Billy” Haun, Asst. Supt. for

Student Learning, Albemarle Co.

Public Schools

Sherri Lewis, Principal, Drewry

Mason Elementary School,

Ridgeway, Va.

Melaney Mackin, Principal,

Silverbrook Elementary, Fairfax

Station, Va.

Laurie McCullough, Executive

Director, Virginia ASCD

Sandra P. Mitchell,

Superintendent for Instruction,

Fauquier Co. Public Schools

Phyllis Pajardo, Asst. Supt.,

Human Resources, Fairfax Co.

Public Schools

Stewart Roberson, Former

Superintendent, Hanover Co.

Public Schools

Robert D. Staley, Director of

Secondary Education, Hanover

Co. Public Schools

Thomas Taylor, Superintendent,

Middlesex Co. Public Schools

Tami White, Site Coordinator,

Norfolk Public Schools

Patricia Wiedel, Director of

Professional Learning, Stafford

Co. Public Schools

Jamelle Wilson, Superintendent,

Hanover Co. Public Schools

Thanks to the following alumni who serve on

the Admin & Supv adjunct faculty!The Curry School’s CANLEAD project aims to develop effective leadership for technol-ogy integration in both teachers and administrators.

Directed by Sara Dexter, this innovative project brings together four-person school teams of principals, teacher-leaders in math and science, and technology specialists. The teams each participate in a year-long leadership institute, and through a series of face-to-face workshops and online instruction build leadership content knowledge and improve their instructional practice.

The school leadership teams learn to work together to improve student results in math and sci-ence, discover and use key technologies that improve instruction, build leadership for technology in their schools, and network with other leaders and school teams.

CANLEAD (or Collaboration & Networking Learning Environment & Database) is a grant-funded, three-year project. Last year was a development year, while this year and next the research team is implementing the institute, refining the curriculum, and testing for effectiveness.

Read more about CANLEAD at curry.virginia.edu/adminsupvnewsletter

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National LeadershipWith UCEA headquartered here, the Curry School’s influence on school leadership at the national level continues to growBY MICHELLE D. YOUNG #7

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Mutually beneficial is the best description of the University Council for Educational Administration’s (UCEA) headquarters reloca-tion to the Curry School of Education.

UCEA is a consortium of 98 universities committed to excellence in the preparation of and research on educational leaders. Through its research, development and dissemination work, UCEA provides significant resources for preparation programs, practicing leaders and policy initiatives.

At present over 2,000 faculty members and 250 doctoral students are directly involved in UCEA’s work, extending the reach of UCEA’s resources to thousands of practicing school and district leaders every year.

Expectations for educational leaders have also increased, and UCEA works to ensure that school leaders are prepared and supported in order to meet these new expectations. In the Curry School, for example, leadership fac-ulty have made use of UCEA’s rich resources, including the Powerful Learning Experiences framework, in their program redesign efforts.

Similarly, Curry faculty members and doc-toral students have contributed invaluable expertise to UCEA’s work. This partnership

has resulted in the development of policy reports, preparation and evaluation tools and a forthcoming state policy report card.

Currently, UCEA is collaborating with the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Policy Board for Education Administration to revise the national educa-tional leadership preparation and practice stan-dards: the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium and the Educational Leadership Licensure Consortium (ELCC) standards.

Leadership standards play an integral role in informing and guiding the development, continuous improvement and evaluation of all aspect of school leadership practice throughout the career continuum. The Curry School’s representatives on this effort include Michelle Young, a member of the steering committee and chair of the ELCC revision committee, Pamela Tucker, Erin Anderson (doctoral can-didate), and Amy Reynolds (doctoral student).

This effort will help to ensure that states, districts, schools, and leadership preparation entities have access to model leadership stan-dards that identify the taproots and founda-tional aspects of leadership practice.

Read more at ucea.org