Presentation Given By:

Jeff Marshall

PLANET FITNESS OR STARBUCKS?

EXCITED

• About position

• About those who applied for the position

• About the talent of the SoE

• About the future of the SoE

TODAY’S ROAD MAP

• Change & Risk

• SoE Known For?

• Critical Steps & Success

• About Me

• Questions

PRESSURE TO CHANGE

SoE, university, state, and field of education all under pressure to change• Common Goal: improve education for ALL.

• SoE has potential to be a change agent for all of these entities.

• SoE is well positioned.

CHANGE PARTIALLY FRAMED BY VARIOUS METRICS, STANDARDS, GUIDELINES

• Internationally: PISA / TIMSS

• Nationally: NCLB / ESEA; CCSS / NGSS; NAEP;

NCATE/CAEP/CACREP

• State / Districts: New Standards; SLO; ???

• University: 2020Forward--Pre-eminence in undergraduate learning,

national and international reputation in graduate studies, and

national reputation in research.

• SoE: Our Role?

BIG QUESTION FOR US

• Will we get trapped seeing only the mandates to be fulfilled, the forms to complete, and the boxes to check?

OR

• Will we truly seek collaborations, take risks, seek excellence, and allow the mandates to be a way of expressing the great things we do?

PRIMARY GOALS

As School of Education:• Goal: dramatically influence and improve education

in the upstate and across South Carolina

• Initial charge: “fix” education in South Carolina

Individually:• Goals: Feel valued and successful; make a

difference in field and in state

WHAT SHOULD WE BE KNOWN FOR?

• Unparalleled excellence

• Cutting-edge innovation

• Forward-thinking scholarship

• Transformative action

CRITICAL STEPS

• Respect for all

• Grow collaborative culture

• Model conceptual framework

• Begin working differently

• Begin targeting key initiatives while celebrating and supporting individual endeavors related to the common goal

MEASURES OF SUCCESS• Clear, focused—what do we stand for / what are our goals?

• Greater efficiency on data gathering / business tasks

• More collaborative environment

• Restructured PTR to better support collaboration

• Move toward excellence thus fighting status quo

• Move away from focus-groups to action groups

• Solutions focused instead of paralyzed by the challenges

• All feel valued and challenged

• Improved marketing of our successes as faculty and as SoE

WHO AM I?

Optimistic – Realist

Pragmatist

Puzzler

Overachiever

SCHOLAR, TEACHER, LEADER

• Lead PI on over $1.2 million in grants over the past 5 years

• 5 books, 3 book chapters, dozens of articles, and over 110 national/international presentations

• Director for Inquiry in Motion

• Award winning educator

• External evaluator and consultant for projects in 8 states (GA, SC, NC, IN, TX, AR, OH, MO)

• Formerly VP of a multi-million dollar corporation

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

“Never mistake motion for action.” –Ernest Hemingway

Excellence is not about forms filled out or boxes checked. It requires a consistent effort and action directed toward the desired goal.

QUESTIONS TO YOU

Are we about professional compliance or growth?

Should we seek excellence or are we satisfied with good?

Who can you see working to unite, to help excel, to build collaborations over the semesters ahead?

Goal is to create a place where you can thrive and a place where we can collaboratively help students, teachers, and leaders in our state grow and excel.

QUESTIONS