56th Annual Southern Regional Council on Education

Administration (SRCEA) CONFERENCE 2015

Thursday, November 19,2015

4 7:30 p.m.
4 - 6:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference Check-in and Registration

SRCEA Board Meeting Conference Room
Southern Regional Council

Friday, November 20, 2015

7:15 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Registration Lobby Conference Center

7:15 8:15 a.m.

Breakfast Embassy Suites or choices

8:30 9:15 a.m.

9:30 10:15 a.m.

GENERAL SESSION
Concurrent Sessions I

10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions II

11:30 a.m. 12:30

p.m.
1:45 2:30 p.m.

Keynote Presentation

2:45 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions IV

5:00 - 7 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions III

SOCIAL RECEPTION
Embassy Suites

On Educational Administration

SRCEA Past Presidents in

attendance at conference
Michael RichardsonColumbus State University
Ric Keaster Western Kentucky University
Tom Valesky Florida Gulf Coast
Sandy Hutchinson Central Missouri State University
T.C. Chan Kennesaw State University
Paul Watkins Southeast Missouri State University
Dr. Cheryl Evans University of Central Oklahoma

7:15 - 8 a.m.
8:15 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Embassy Suites or choices

Concurrent Sessions V

SRCEA Board 2015

9:15 10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions VI

Dr. Mary Chandler President

10:00 11:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion

Dr. Eddie Obleton Conference Chair

Dr. Dana Owens-DeLong Recording Secretary

11:45 a.m. 12:45

p.m.
1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Dr. Shonta Smith Corresponding Secretary

Dr. Art Rouse Treasurer

2:00 2:45 p.m.

General Session - Business Meeting,

ElectionAwards,
Elections,
2015
Concurrent Sessions
VII

3:00 - Until

ATLANTA ON YOUR OWN

Sunday, November 22, 2015

8:00 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Embassy Suites

Past Presidents Breakfast

9:00 9:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions VIII

10:00 10:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions IX

11:00 11:45 a.m.

SRCEA Board Meeting Conference

Rm.

Dr. Jack Blendinger Yearbook Editor

Dr. Evan Mense Board Member
Dr. Tom Hisiro Board Member

We meet this year during an exciting time for SRCEA, as we continue to grow and adapt to
the many changes in our field. Our organization has many opportunities to respond to the
changes in leadership preparation and expectations occurring at the state, national, and
international levels. SRCEA is an exciting group in which to work/study/play, and we will
continue to bring inspired people to our annual meetings to ensure that our organization
remains at the cutting edge.
Our theme: The Art of Leadership: Repaint the Picture promises to provoke new thinking
and ideas as we welcome a new generation of leaders into our schools. Over the next few
days you can expect many opportunities to meet with our Board, exciting speakers, and a
variety of researchers, both new and returning, as they share their thoughts, knowledge, and
insights into how we should prepare our leaders in the future. Together we will become a
part of a new image in school leadership.
SRCEA continues to transform the way we operate to improve our ability to provide you
state of the art services for everything from attending our conference to publishing your
work. Our Board has continued to meet the challenges of our organization and to excel
despite some changes in our organization. I am excited about where we are today and where
we are headed.

Dr. Sidney Brown Board Member

Dr. Angela Farmer - Board Member

I want to thank each of you for attending our conference and bringing your expertise to our
meeting. As school leaders and preparation providers, you have the vision, the knowledge
and the experiences to help us pave the way into the future. You are our greatest asset today
and tomorrow, and we could not accomplish what we do without your support. Throughout
this conference, I ask you to continue to engage, challenge, and be active in shaping the
future of SRCEA. My personal respect and appreciation goes out to all of you.
With warmest regards,
Mary M. Chandler, PhD., MBA
President
Southern Regional Council Educational Administration

Conference Program

Saturday, November 21,2015

The Southern Regional

Council on Educational
Administration (SRCEA)

Welcome SCREA Members,

exists to provide a forum for

presentation and discussion
of research and ideas
among individuals with a
professional interest in the
field of educational
administration and
leadership at all levels of
the education system.
SRCEA members include
higher education faculty
members in educational
administration and related
fields, community college
faculty and administrators,
doctoral students in
educational administration
and leadership, and P - 12
practitioners (teachers,
principals, supervisors and
superintendents) who wish
to grow professionally and
share research experiences
with colleagues. The
organization encourages
participation by members of
all groups as a means of
fostering professional
growth and establishing
collaborative efforts in the
improvement of educational
administration and
leadership.

SUNDAY, November 22, 2015

Concurrent Sessions
Sessions VIII 9 9:45 a.m.
Convener

Location

Mary Chandler

KC 182

Friday, November 20, 2015

7:15 am 5:00pm

Breakfast Embassy Suites or Choices

8:30am 9:15am

General Session

Presenter 2

Bobbi Nicholson, Laura McCollough, Thom

Walker
Marshall University
Crowdsourcing Platforms as Potential
Research Sites

Registration Lobby

7:15am 8:15am

Presenter 1

Eddie Obleton

KC 300

Pamela Lemoine
Columbus State University

Welcome: Mary Chandler, 2015 SRCEA President

Resilient School Leaders: Preparing VUCA

Leaders

Conference Program Overview: Eddie Obleton, SCREA Conference Chair

Welcome: Dr. Bill Swan, CEO, Leadership Coaching Institute (Conference Sponsor)
Welcome: Dr. Arlinda Eaton, Dean, Bagwell College of Education

Angela Farmer
Mississippi State University
Wheres the Beef? Analysis of
Childhood Obesity in Americas Public
Schools

Robert Waller, Michael Richardson,

Pamela Lemoine
Columbus State University
Pay For Performance: Better or Worse

SUNDAY, November 22, 2015

Concurrent Sessions IX 10:00am10:00am- 10:45am

FRIDAY, November 20, 2015

Concurrent Sessions
Sessions I

9:30 10:15 a.m.

Convener

Location

Presenter 1

Presenter 2

T C Chan

KC 174

T.C. Chan

Tom Hisiro & Charles Bishop

Kennesaw State University

Marshall University

Working With Students in the

Dissertation Process

Fundamental Elements of Leadership

Dustin Worsley

Sheila Moore & Lavetta Henderson

Columbus State University

Florida A&M University

Sheila Moore

KC 182

Convener

Location

Jack Blendinger

KC 174

Presenter 2
Leigh Ann Hailey, Angela Farmer, & Jack
Blendinger
Mississippi State University

KC 182

Importance of Soft Skills in School

Leadership
Robert Waller, Pamela Lemoine, Michael
Richardson
Columbus State University

T C Chan

Building Capacity for Teacher Leadership

Work-integrated Learning: Preparing
Through Educational
Educational Leaders

Tom Hisiro

KC 300

Christine Keller
Kennesaw State University

Pamela Lemoine, Robert Waller, Michael

Richardson
Columbus State University

Presenter 1

Bill Bergeron
Auburn University of Montgomery
Forces That Facilitate and Hinder Success
in Rural Schools

Principal Preparation Programs:

Importance and Challenges

Thank you for participating in this years conference!

Testing

Please complete the

online survey which will
be available on the
SRCEA website
beginning Monday,
November 30, 2015.

FRIDAY, November 20, 2015

Concurrent Sessions II 10:3010:30-11:15am

SATURDAY, November 21, 2015

Convener

Location

Mary Chandler

KC 174 Mary Chandler

Location

Jack Blendinger

KC 300

Presenter 1

Michael Richardson
Columbus State University

Presenter 2

Coaching Faculty In Leadership

Roles: A Case Study in Leadership
Development and School
Improvement

Jack Blendinger & Angela

Farmer

Mississippi State University

Reforming Advanced Degree Pay
for Teachers: What Are the
Ramifications?

Eddie Obleton

KC 460

Presenter 2
Don Beach
Tarleton State University

Kennesaw State University

Concurrent Sessions VII 2:45p.m. 3:30pm

Convener

Presenter 1

Art Rouse
Building Positive
Relationships in Schools
through Androgynous
Leadership

Jason Bryant
Auburn University of Montgomery

Jessica Hanna
Marshall University

Cultural Transitions During

Integration in the South: A Time
of Growth and Shared
Experiences Among the Races

The Quality of Education

Leadership Doctoral
Dissertations in the United
States: An Empirical Review

KC 182 Michael Richardson & Pamela Lemoine

Columbus State University
Measuring Principal Capital

Sheila Moore

KC 300

Leigh Ann Hailey, Angela Farmer & Jack

Blendinger
Mississippi State University
Principal Excellence: The Power of
Seven

Repainting the Picture - Reframing the

Conversation: Persistence of African
American and Hispanic Males in
Completing Baccalaureate Degrees
Frances Kochan
Auburn University of Montgomery
Culture and Mentoring: Analyzing the
Connections
Sheila Moore
Florida A&M University
Building Capacity for Teacher
Leadership Through Educational

20155
Friday, November 20, 201
11:30am 1:30pm

Keynote Presentations

Dr. Allene Magill, Executive Director of Page, Professional Association of Georgia Educators

Saturday,, November 2211, 201

20155
Saturday
3:00pm Until

Sunday,, November 2222, 201

20155
Sunday
8:00a.m. 9:00a.m.

FRIDAY, November 20, 2015

Atlanta On Your Own

Breakfast Embassy Suites / Past Presidents Breakfast

Concurrent Sessions III 1:45pm 2:30pm

Convener

Location

Lavetta
Henderson

KC 174

Sidney
Brown

KC 182

Presenter 1

Eugenia Damron
Marshall University
Roundtable

Presenter 2
Lavetta Henderson
Florida A&M University

Keep Our Children in School

Course Delivery Preferences for

Educational Leadership Masters Degree

S. Elder, R. Waller, P. Lemoine, M.

Richardson
Columbus State University

Bobbi Nicholson, Pam Meadows, Amy

Saunders, Candace Stadler, Scott Inghram
Marshall University

Social Media in Instruction:

Revolution or Evolution

The Bubbled-Wrapped Student: Are

Trigger Warnings Necessary in Higher
Education

SATURDAY,
SATUR
DAY, November 2211, 2015
Concurrent Sessions VI
10::0 0a.m.
V I 9 :15a.m. 10
Convener

Location

Presenter 1

Presenter 2

Sidney Brown

KC 182

Michael Richardson, Tom Hackett, Evan Mense,

Pamela Lemoine
Columbus State University

Susan Elder, Pamela

Lemoine, Michael
Richardson
Columbus State University

FRIDAY, November 20, 2015

Concurrent Sessions IV 2:45pm 3:30pm
Convener

Location

Presenter 1

Tom Hisiro

KC 174

Dana Griggs

KC 182

Perceived Benefits of a SchoolIndustry Partnership

Eugenia Damron
Marshall University
Round Table

Art Rouse

Auburn University of Montgomery

Keep Our Children in School

Presenter 2
Arvin Johnson
Kennesaw State University
Meeting the Professional Needs of the 21st
Century Principal

Pamela Lemoine, Evan Mense, Michael

Richardson

Angela Farmer

KC 460

Organization Innovation in Education:

Changing Populations
Intellectual Property Issues
Dorothy Rea, Judy Wilkerson, Cecil Corter, Thomas Valesky,
Angela Farmer
Mississippi State University
Christopher Parafitt
Florida Gulf Coast University

Columbus State University

Validating a Survey to Assess Dispositions in
Educational Leadership Using the 2015 Draft
ISUC Standards

Data- Driven Leaders: Educational Leadership

Reconsidered

Friday, November 20, 2015

5:00p.m.7:00pm

To Be or Not To Be?
That is No Longer the
Question for Online
Learning

Social Reception - Embassy Suites

Networking Hor dOeuvres, Open Bar

Saturday,
Saturday, November 21,
21, 2015

Saturday,
Saturday, November 21
21, 2015
2015
10:00a.m. 11:30am

SATURDAY,
SATUR
DAY, November 2211, 2015

Dr. Tom Hackett,

Provost CSU

Panel Presentation:

Dr. Gary Gibson,

Superintendent Taylor County

Dr. Marti Venn

Provost Middle GA State

Concurrent Sessions V 8:15a.m. 9 : 0 0a.m.

Convener

Location

Eddie Obleton

KC 174

Presenter 1
Leigh Ann Hailey & Donna Shea
Mississippi State University
Green Schools: Impact on
Student Achievement

Angela
Farmer

KC 182

Lynn Irwin
Auburn University of Montgomery
A Study of the Implementation of
Professional Learning
Community Practices and Their

Presenter 2
Tom Hackett, Michael Richardson, Pamela
Lemoine
Columbus State University
Educational Policy: Resilience or
Sustainability

Angela Farmer
Mississippi State University
Little Red Riding Hood: Predators Cloaked
with a Teaching License

11:45a.m. 12:45p.m.
1:00pm 1:45pm

Lunch
Business Meeting, Elections, Awards, 2016 Conference

Relationship to Teacher
Practices and Student Learning

7:15a.m. 8:00a.m.

Breakfast Embassy Suites or Choices