PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-San Marcos

Academic and Professional Background
Education  

Doctor of Education, Educational Administration, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 1971.   Dissertation:   An Examination of the Role Expectations of the Superintendent of Schools in Washington.

Master of Arts, American History, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 1966.   Thesis:   The Washington State Legislature of 1897:   A Study in Populism.

Bachelor of Arts, Social Science, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1964.

SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE WORK
Chapters in Books

Boone, M. (2004).   School personnel administration in Texas, in Vornberg, J. A. (Editor.)   Texas public school organization and administration: 2004 (Ninth Edition).   Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, p. 331-349.

Boone, M. (2002).   Personnel administration in Texas, in Vornberg, J. A. (Editor.) Texas public school organization and administration: 2002.   (Eighth Edition). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, p. 323-340.

Boone, M.   (2000).   Personnel administration for principals, in Vornberg, J. A. (Editor.)   Texas public school organization and administration: 2000.   (Seventh Edition.) Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, pp. 279-296.

Boone, M. (1998.) Personnel administration for principals, in Vornberg, J.A. (Editor.) Texas Public School Organization and Administration:   1998.   (Sixth Edition.)   Dubuque, IA:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing, pp. 239-255.

Boone, M. (1996).   The future of rural education, in Arters, J.D. (Editor.), Creating a Preferable Future:   For Whom?   Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the Southern Futures Society.   Murfreesboro, Tennessee: The Southern Future Society, pg. 22-35.

Boone, M. (1996).   Texas school personnel administration, in Vornberg, J. (Editor)  Texas Public School Organization and Administration: 1996. (Fifth Edition). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendal/ Hunt Publishing Company, pp. 257-275.

Kurtz, W. and Boone, M. (1995).   Dealing with gender differences in communication and leadership style, in Irby, B.J. and Brown, G. (Editor.) Women as School Executives: Voices and Visions. The Yearbook of the Texas Council of Women School Executives. Huntsville, Texas: Sam Houston Press, pp. 144-148.

Boone, M. (1995). Moving beyond competence: The Superintendent's Role in Creating the Quality School, in Chance, E.W. (Editor.) Creating the Quality School. Madison, Wisconsin: Magna Publications, pp. 16-23.

Boone, M. (1994).   Texas public school personnel, in Vornberg, J. (Editor.) Texas Public School Organization and Administration: 1994. (Fourth Edition). Dubuque, Iowa:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, pp. 161-182.

Boone, M. (1993).   The superintendent’s role in creating the quality school, in Chance, E. W. (Editor.)   Creating the Quality School: Selected Readings.   Norman Oklahoma :   Center for the Study of Small Rural School, pp. 39-52

Published Book Reviews

Rubin, S. and Biggs J. S. (1999). Teachers that sexually abuse students: An administrative & legal guide.   Texas Study of Secondary Education, Fall, 2000, pgs. 21-22.

Glanz, J. and Neville, R.F. (Editors.) (1997). Educational supervision: Perspectives, issues and controversies.   Instructional Supervision AERA/SIG. March, 1997, pg. 3.

Wiles, J. & Bondi, J. (1996).  Supervision: A guide to practice. Instructional Supervision AERA/SIG. March, 1996, pg. 3.

Daresch, J.C. & Playko, M.A. (1995). Supervision as a proactive process:   Concepts and cases.   Instructional Supervision AERA/SIG, April, 1995. pg.5.

Review of Manuscripts and Conference Papers

Chance and Chance, Introduction to educational administration for Eye-on-Eduation, 2000

Thompson et. al, Lessons in school finance, for Allyn and Bacon, 2000

NCPEA Yearbook submissions, 2001

NCPEA Yearbook submissions, 2000

NCPEA Conference proposals, 1999

 Journal Editor

The Rural Educator,   Co-editor Volume 25, Number 1, Fall, 2003; Volume 23, Number 2, Winter, 2002; Volume 16, Number 3, Spring 1995.

The Rural Educator is a refereed national journal for teachers, administrators, school board members, and university faculty with an interest in rural education.   It is one of only two national journals devoted to research and practice in rural education in the country .

Articles in National Refereed and Reviewed Journals

Boone, M. and Slater, C (2004). A Philosopher turned educator: Jose Vasconcelos and public education in Mexico, 1920-1924.   Vitae Scholasticae: The Journal of the International Society for Educational Biography 21(1), 23-36

Slater, C., Boone, M., Fillion, S., Galloway, H., Alvarez. I., and Topete, C. (2003).   The stories of educational leaders in the United States and Mexico.   World Studies, 4(1-2). 85-97.

Slater, C, Boone, M., Price, L., Martinez, D., Alvarez, I., Topete, C., &   Olea, E. (2002). A cross-cultural investigation of leadership in the United States and Mexico. School Leadership and Management, 22(2), pps. 197-209. This is a refereed journal which publishes articles on school leadership issues for an international audience.

Waite, D., Boone, M. &   McGhee, M. (2001). A critical sociocultural view of accountability.   The Journal of School Leadership, 11 (3) pps.182-203.   This is a national referred journal devoted to issues of school improvement

Boone, M (2001). Alternative administrative theories for the new age: Reflections on critical theory and chaos theory. Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, 51, pps. 16-22. The Journal of Philosophy and History of Education is published by the Society for the Philosophy and History of Education

Boone, M. (2000).   A review of five early sources in the history of Mexican American education in the Southwest.   Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, 50, pps. 19-25.

Boone, M. (1999). The other "Jim Crow:" Segregation of Mexican American students in Texas schools.   Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, 49, pps.23-31.

Boone, M. (1998). Instructional leadership practices of small, rural school district superintendents.  The Rural Educator.  19(3), pg. 15-19.   One of only two national refereed journals devoted to rural education issues.

Boone, M. (1994).   Biography and the political education of school administrators,   The AASA Professor. Vol. 16, No. 3, (Winter, 1994), pgs. 1-4. The AASA Professor is a referred journal published by the American Association of School Administrators for research and other articles authored by professors in educational administration and educational leadership.

Boone, M. (1993).   Quality leadership for rural schools.   The School Administrator.   50, January, pp. 39-40. Journal published of the American Association of School Administrators.

Boone, M. (1993).   History and educational administration: an orientation for decision making.   Journal of Educational Philosophy and History. Vol. 1, pp. 95-100.

Avila, L. &   Boone, M. (1992).   Wasn't that a good special education lesson?   National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin.   76 (544),   pp.88-94. A national referred journal for secondary school principals.

Boone, M. (1989).   Involve employees in the superintendent selection process, The American School Board Journal.   (176)11, pp. 31-32. A national journal published for school board members.

Articles in Regional and State Refereed and Reviewed Journals

Boone, M. (2002). Mary Parker Follett and the constructive use of conflict.   In Korcheck, S. &   Reese, M. (Editors).   Women as school executives: Research and reflections on educational leadership. Austin: Texas Council of Women School Executives, pp. 16-21.

Boone, M. (1993).   Superintendents and site based decision-making: the test of practical leadership.   In Avila, L. (Editor.)   Integration or Fragmentation:   The Impact of Site-Based Decision Making.   Austin, Texas: Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, pg. 55-60.   A monograph published by Texas ASCD.

Avila, L &   Boone, M. (1991).   Observing special education teacher.   Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Journal.   44, Fall, pp. 8-9, 31.

Boone, M. (1991).   Home schooling and student achievement, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Journal.   43, Spring,   pp.8-9. 30

Boone, M. & Lang, L. (1990).   Home schooling: a school district policy, Texas Study of Secondary Education Journal.   47, Fall, pp.33-36.

Boone, M. (1989).   Managing employee grievances, Texas Study of Secondary Education Journal.   45, Fall, pp.26-30.

Boone, M. (1987).   Selecting software for the small school district office, School Information and Research Service, Management Information (7)1, pp. 12-15. Published by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

Contributions to the ERIC Data Base

ERIC (the Educational Resources and Information Center) is composed of sixteen

separate clearinghouses each of which specializes in specific areas of interest, e.g. Educational Management, Rural and Small Schools, Teacher Education, etc.   ERIC databases are the primary source for researchers and practitioners seeking information about a particular topic. The ERIC website can be accessed at www.ericir.syr.edu/

Boone, M (2001). Preparing superintendents through standards-based instruction.   ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management.   ERIC Document Reproduction No. ED 461 165.

Boone, M. (1997). Perceived leadership practices of rural superintendents: Men and women who lead. ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. ERIC Document No. ED 402 137

Boone, M. (1995). Community Stability and School Conflict:   The Influence of Three Socioeconomic Factors.   ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.   ERIC Document No. 377 002.

Boone, M. (1995) Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Presidential Election Campaign of 1964:   A Case Study of Presidential Leadership of Education.   ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education.   ERIC Document No. ED370 877.

Boone, M. (1993).   The impact of leadership behaviors of the superintendent on restructuring rural schools .   ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management.   ERIC Document No. 354115

Boone, M. (1991).   School board self-evaluation:   charting a path to the future.   ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management Document No. EA023 398.

Juried National Conference Presentations

"Principal supply for rural schools in Texas." Presented at the Research Forum of the National Rural Education Association, Kearney, Nebraska, October 24, 2003.

"An education for a new nation; Jose Vasconcelos and public education in post-revolutionary Mexico."   The Society of Philosophy and History of Education, September 18-20, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

"School board dysfunction in a rural community."   National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Sedona, Arizona, August 7, 2003.

“Themes in leadership: The United States and Mexico.” University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1, 2002. Co-presenter.

“The Philosopher as educator: Jose Vasconcelos and public education in Mexico, 1920-1924.” International Society for Educational Biography, Twentieth Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April 18-20, 2002. Co-presenter.

“Using biography to understand educational leadership.”   International Society for Educational Biography, Twentieth Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas April 18-20, 2002.   Co-presenter.  

ISEB is an international organization of scholars interested in using biography and the techniques of biographical   to understand education issues.

 “Comparing the leadership practices of Mexican and United States school administrators.”   University Council on Educational Administration Annual Conference, November 2-4, 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio. Co-presenter. UCEA is a consortium of 62 research universities whose members make up about two-thirds of the professors of educational administration and leadership in the country.

“Improving school board effectiveness in a rural school district: A case study.”   Research Forum of the National Rural Education Association, 93 rd Annual Convention of the National Rural Education Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 24-27, 2001.

“Who will teach our children?” National Rural Education Association Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 24-27, 2001. Co-presenter.

“Mary Parker Follett and democratic schools.”   Society of the Philosophy and History of Education annual conference, Dallas, Texas, September 27-29, 2001.

“Preparing Superintendents: Linking constructivism and technology.” The annual conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Houston, Texas, August 9, 2001. NCPEA is an organization of professors of educational administration and leadership from the smaller research universities in the country.   Most of the member institutions are doctoral granting.

“Emerging administrative theory for the twenty-first century.”   Annual

Conference of the Society of Philosophy and History of Education, Biloxi,

Mississippi, September 28-30, 2000.

“A statistical profile of rural schools in Texas” Annual Meeting of the National Rural Education Association, Charleston, South Carolina, October 25-28, 2000.

"Five early sources in the history of Mexican American education in the Southwest."   Society of Philosophy and History of Education Annual Meeting, university of Oklahoma, September 25, 1999.

"The other Jim Crow:   Segregation of Mexican-American students in Texas schools, 1900-1945."   Society of Philosophy and History of Education Annual Meeting, The University of Oklahoma, September 25, 1998.

"Perceived leadership practices of rural superintendents:   Men and women who lead."   National Rural Education Association Research Forum, Tucson, Arizona, September 25, 1997.

“School reform and the rural school superintendent," Eighteenth Annual Rural and Small Schools Conference, Kansas State University, October 13, 1996.

"The many aspects of performance-based assessment: From initiation to program evaluation."   50th Annual NCPEA Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 8, 1996.

“The impact of cumulative voting on four small rural school districts.” National Rural Education Association Research Forum, San Antonio, Texas, October 13, 1996.

"Maximizing leadership for the rural school: Coping with gender differences in communication and leadership," National Rural Education Association Convention, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 17, 1994.   Co-presenter.

"Communication and leadership style:   Coping with gender differences in the quality school," Third Annual Conference on Creating the Quality School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 31-April 2, 1994.   Co-presenter.

"The changing nature of the rural school board:   A qualitative study of selected rural school boards in Texas." National Rural Education research Forum, Bennington, Vermont, October 13-14, 1993.

"Moving Beyond Competence:   The superintendent's role in creating the quality school." The Second Annual National Conference on Creating the Quality School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 25-27, 1993.

"The impact of restructuring on the leadership behavior of the superintendent."   National Rural Education Association Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, October 9-13,1992.

"Observing the special education classroom--tips for the rural school principal."   American Association of School Administrators National Rural and Small Schools Conference, Kansas State University, October 31, 1989, co-presenter.

Juried Regional and State Conference Presentations

“Rural schools and student achievement: The good news.” Texas Rural Education Association and Texas Association of Community Schools Third Annual Joint Conference, San Antonio, June 11, 2001.

"Training Texas elementary school teachers:   Texas normal schools, 1903-1923."   Southern History of Education Society, The University of Tennessee, March 12-13, 1999.

"A focus group on school finance."   Joint Annual Conference of the Texas Rural Education Association and the Texas Association of Community Schools, San Antonio, Texas, June 8, 1999.

Meeting the challenge of accountability:   Strategies to improve your ExCet scores---   principals and superintendents."   The Texas Academy of the Consortium of State Organizations for Teacher Education, Corpus Christi, Texas, March 22, 1997.

"Using classroom based action research."   Fourteenth Annual Spring Conference on Teacher Education , March 24-25, 1996, Houston, Texas.

"Addressing the needs of rural education in the twenty-first century," Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Southern Future Society, Nashville, Tennessee, March 14-16, 1996

"The role of action research in creating the quality school," Fourth Annual Conference on Creating the Quality School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 7, 1995.

"Community stability and school conflict:   An examination of three socioeconomic factors," National Rural Education Association Research Forum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 15, 1994.

"Building positive superintendent/school board relations," Texas Association of School Administrators Annual Spring Conference, Austin, Texas, March 31- April 2, 1993, co-presenter.

"History and educational administration:   An orientation for decision making,"   Southwest Philosophy Education Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 24-26, 1992.

"Education and the national agenda:   The Election campaign of 1964."   Southern History of Education Society Conference, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, Georgia, March 20-21, 1992.

"Preparing for conflict."   Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop, June 14, 1991.

"Evaluating your school board: charting a path to the future," Texas Association of School Boards/Texas Association of School Administrators Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, September 29, 1991.

"Parents' rights and professional responsibility---keeping your balance."   Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Fall Conference December 6, 1989.

Invited Presentations

"Administrator preparation programs," panel discussant, Texas Council of Women School Executives Annual Conference, Austin Texas, July 17, 1993.

"Proposed standards for administrator preparation programs, "TASA/ TASB Joint Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 26, 1993.

"Putting some 'oomph!'   In a school's PR program", Texas School Public Relations Association Annual Convention, Austin, Texas, February 20, 1992.

"Putting some oomph! in your PR Program, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, December 12, 1991, co-presenter.

"Campus-level public relations:   the 'principal' of the thing."   Texas Association of School Boards/Texas Association of School Administrators Annual Convention, Houston, Texas September 29, 1991, co-presenter.

"Dealing with parents: a workshop for beginning teachers."   Koennecke Elementary School, Sequin I.S.D., May 2, 1991.

"Working with parents," Timberwilde Elementary School, Northside I.S.D., January 21, 1991.

"Clinical supervision for mentors."   Koennecke Elementary School, Seguin I.S.D., September 18. 1990.

"Observing and evaluating special education teachers," Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Summer Workshop, June 13, 1990, co-presenter.

"Parental rights workshop for administrators."   Northside I.S.D., March 28, 1990.

"Objective teacher evaluation skills."   San Antonio I.S.D., Spring 1990, co-presenter.

Session Conveyer, Conference Program Chair

Session Moderator, “Preparing educators today: It’s a different world.”   Society of the Philosophy and History of Education annual conference, Dallas Texas, September 27-29, 2001.

Presider, "Professional development through professional portfolios," Fourteenth Annual Spring Conference on Teacher Education, March 24-25,1996, Houston, Texas.

Session Chair, "The Role of parents/laypersons in a rural context, "National Rural Education Association Annual Conference, Bennington, Vermont, October 13-16, 1993.

Consultations

Assessor, Superintendent Leadership Development Program Assessment Center, Northeast ISD, January 13-15, 1998.

Assessor, Superintendent Leadership Development Program Assessment Center, Regional Service Center XX, January 7-9, 1996.

Assessor, Superintendent Leadership Development Program Assessment Canter, Regional Service Center XIII, December 11-13. 1995.

Palestine Independent School District School Board Self Evaluation and Goal Setting., November 9, 1991.

Texas School Public Relations Association campus level public relations assessment process 1990-91.

Uvalde Independent School District Elementary Grade Re-organization Committee, Fall-Spring, 1990.

Grants Awarded

Comparing the leadership practices of Mexican and United States school administrators . College of Education Faculty Scholarly/ Creative Development Grant, Fall, 2001. $3500.

Co-recipient with Dr. Charles Slater.

Developing a Southwest Texas Superintendent's Center.   Co-recipient. Spring, 2000.   $4000.

A web-based course in Educational Administration---The school superintendency.   Merrick proposal, Spring, 2000.   One-quarter released time for program development.

Creating a website for a graduate course in educational administration , Alkek Technology Institute, 1999, $800.

Leadership, School Reform and the Rural Superintendent , School of Education Scholarly and Creative Grant, 1996, $425.

A Comparison of Field-based and Traditional Teacher Education Programs , School of Education Scholarly and Creative Grant 1996, $4,500.   Co-investigator.

Selecting School Board Members Through Cumulative Voting , SWTSU Research Enhancement Grant, 1995, $2,500.

The Impact of Restructuring on the Working Relationships of Principals and Superintendent in a Small Rural School District , SWTSU Research Enhancement Grant, 1991, $2,000.00.

A School Communication Evaluation Process:   Parents and Communities in the Know , LBJ Institute for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, co-recipient, 1990, $1000.00.

The Influence of Political Ideology on Federal Educational Policy:   Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, SWTSU Research Enhancement Grant, 1989, $1895.00 Library Research Grant, 1989 $350.00.

Honors and Awards .

College of Education Service in extending the University's distance learning initiative, 1999   Award for service in establishing the North Austin campus of the University, 1997.

University Teaching Experience .

EDA 5339, Understanding Self

EDA 5340, Understanding Organizations and Using Inquiry.  

EDA 5345, Understanding People:   Professional Development

EDA 5348, Understanding Curriculum and Instructional leadership

EDA 6345, Administration of Staff Personnel.  

EDA 6346, Administrative Theory

EDA 6347, The Superintendency.

EDA 6352, Schools as Centers of Inquiry

EDA 6354, Public Relations and Educational Politics

EDA 6358, The Integrative Seminar

EDA 5378, Problems in Administration: Learning Theory (off campus)

GNST 1100, The Freshman Seminar

Distance Learning Courses Developed and Taught

EDA 6347, Seminar in the Superintendency,

EDA 5340, Understanding Organizations and Using Inquiry.   This course has been taught several times using Interactive Television Technology.

Professional Organizations

American Association of School Administrators.

American Educational Research Association

National Rural Education Association

Phi Delta Kappa

Texas Association of School Administrators

Texas Association of Secondary School Principals.

Texas Professors of Educational Administration.

Texas Rural Education Association                        

Departmental Service

Acting Chair, Educational Administration and Psychological Services, June 2002-August 2003.

Program coordinator, Educational Administration, advise M. Ed. students, review and approve degree plans and admission qualifications, coordinate semester schedule development, work with department chair to secure adjuncts when required, 2000 to present.

Departmental advisor for certification-only students, advise students, review transcripts, and develop individual deficiency plans for administrator certification, 1994-2001. Advised over 100 students.

EAPS Chair Search Committee, 2003.

Departmental Search and Screen Committee 2000-2001.

Graduate Assistant Selection Committee. 1997-2000.

Departmental SACS Review Committee. 1997-98 (Chair).

Departmental Search and Screen Committee 1998-99 (Chair).

Departmental Assessment Committee, 1995.

Department Graduate Assistant Committee. 1995.

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1993                                                        

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1992

Department Promotion/Tenure OL Revision Committee. 1992 (Chair)

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1991                                    

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1990

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1989 (Chair)

Department PPS Review Committee, 1989

Department Search and Screen Committee, 1989

Wimberley Superintendent’s Shirtsleeve Conference Coordinator, 1988-96. Plan and present departmental fall conference for area superintendents of schools. Arrange housing, secure speakers, organize registration and financial matters connected with the conference.   Average conference attendance 50 persons.

Texas Association of School Boards Spring Workshop Coordinator, Southwest Texas State University, 1989-1994.   Work with Texas Association of School Boards to organize conference for school board members held at various locations in Region XIII.   Average workshop attendance 100 persons.

Secondary Principals Roundtable Conference Coordinator, 1989-1990.   Schedule and arrange conferences once each semester for middle school and high school principals on topics of interest.

College Service

College of Education Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 2000-2001

College of Education Assessment Group, 2000-2001

Participant, Southwest Institute for Educational Renewal, 1996-97             

School of Education Tenure-Promotion Review Group, 1995-Alternate; Member 2000-2003

School of Education Budget Committee, 1994-95                                        

 School of Education Teacher Education Council, 1992 to present

Chair, Texas School Public Relations Association University Liaison Committee, 1992-93

Chair, School or Education Promotion/Tenure OL Revision Committee, 1990

Chair, School or Education Promotion/Tenure OL Revision Committee, 1992

Southwest Texas State University Teacher Induction Project, 1991

Southwest Texas State University Teacher Induction Project, 1990

University Service

Chair, Role of the Chair Committee, 2003-2004

Chair Faculty Senate Facilities and Environment Committee, 2003-2004.

Member, Campus Information Resource Advisory Council, 2001-2002

Chair, University Library Committee, 1997-98; 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2000-2001; 2001-2002   

SACS Strategic Issues Committee, 1997-98

University Committee on Committees, 1994-97

Faculty Senate, Spring, 2002. Interim Appointment

Faculty Senate, Fall, 1994.   Interim Appointment

Freshman Seminar, Fall, 1996

Freshman Seminar Instructor, Fall, 1995

Freshman Seminar Instructor, Fall, 1994

Freshman Seminar Instructor, Fall, 1993

University Library Committee, 1994-97

University Library Committee, 1990 to present

University Committee on Committees, 1995-96

LBJ Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker Selection Committee, 1992-93

 Service to the Profession

Member, Board of Directors, Texas Rural Education Association, 2002-2004

Member, Editorial Board, National Rural Education Association, 2000-2003.

Member, Research Committee, National Rural Education Association, 1993-1997; 1997-2000.   NREA is a national organization addressing the needs and concerns of rural teachers, administrators, school board members, and professors with a research interest in rural education.

Board member, Texas Principal's Leadership Initiative, 1996-97. TPLI was organized to review and make recommendations for the improvement of principal preparation in Texas.

Consortium of State Organizations for Teacher Education Board Member, 1994-96. CSOTE is composed of state organizations concerned with teacher education in Texas.

Educator Preparation Improvement Initiative Board Member, 1995-96.

Texas Association of School Administrators, Higher Education Committee, 1994-96.

President, Texas Professors of Educational Administration, 1995-96.   TPEA is made up of professors of educational administration and educational leadership from public and private institutions in the state.

Vice President, Texas Professors of Educational Administration, 1994-95.

Secretary-Treasurer, Texas Professors of Educational Administration, 1993-94; 1994-95

President, Southwest Texas State University Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa, 1992-93.   Phi Delta Kappa is the oldest professional association for educators in the nation.

Southern Association Visitation Committee, Lockhart Independent School District, 1993.

Southern Association Visitation Committee, Hearn Independent School District, 1989.

Member, Texas State Review Panel, Texas Education Agency, Exemplary Secondary Schools, 1991.

Member, Texas State Review Panel, Texas Education Agency, Exemplary Elementary Schools, 1990.

Community Service

Board of Directors, Christ University Chapel, a joint campus ministry of the Southwest Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, 2003-2006.

Higher Education Committee, Dioceses of West Texas (Episcopal) 1995-96

Senior Warden, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1994-95; 1999-2000

Junior Warden, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1993-94

Vestry Member, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1992-95; 1997-2000

President, San Marcos Breakfast Lion’s Club, 1995-96

Secretary, San Marcos Breakfast Lion’s Club, 1992-1995

Chair, Hays County Caring for Children Program Steering Committee, 1991-93.

Employment History

Professor, Educational Administration & Psychological Services, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, 2002 to the present.

Associate Professor, Educational Administration & Psychological Services, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, 1996 -2002.

Assistant Professor, Educational Administration & Psychological Services, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, 1988-1995.

Superintendent, Winlock, Washington Independent School District, 1983-1988.

Superintendent, Touchet, Washington Independent School District, 1979-1983.

Associate Principal, Mead Senior High School, Spokane, Washington, 1976-1978.

Principal, Mead Junior High School, Spokane, Washington, 1972-1976.

Assistant Principal, Marcus Whitman Junior High School, Port Orchard, Washington, 1970-1972.

Teacher and Department Chair, Shafter High School, Kern County Union High School District, Bakersfield, California, 1966-1968.