Educational Administration & Supervision Program
Contact Information:
Dean, School of Education
Dr. Crystal Gips
Phone: 454-2147
Carol Pawelek, Secretary
Phone: 458-5388
Chair, Counseling & Educational Administration & Supervision
Programs
Dr. Jelane Kennedy
Phone: 454-5289 E-mail: [email protected]
Educational Administration & Supervision Faculty
Dr. Perry Berkowitz
Phone: 458-5462 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Kevin McGuire
Phone: 454-5259
E-mail: [email protected]
Ed. Admin. Graduate Assistant, Editor of Newsletter, 2003-2004
Karen Crisafulli
Phone: 312-7172
E-mail: [email protected]
Educational Administration & Supervision Program
School of Education
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Lee Bordick, Superintendent of the Lansingburgh Central School District, has been a key player in the success of Saint Rose Education Administration students. Since the fall of 2003, Lee has been active as an Intern Supervisor and assisting in the Internship Seminar course. Lee has done an excellent job illustrating to our students what it takes to be an effective leader in our schools. So that our readers can get to know one of the extraordinary professionals who help future Saint Rose education leaders, we asked Lee to discuss his role as Intern Supervisor.
I have been assisting Dr. McGuire in the Internship Seminar course. As a part of the course, I was asked to discuss the role of the superintendent. Of course, the nature of the discussion has lead to discussions about all aspects of school administration. Each seminar is designed to bring practitioners in on a wide variety of topics related to school administration. Some of the topics include professional development opportunities for administrators, the role of the principal as instructional leader, the impact of special education on the general education program and legal issues related to schools. I have been favorably impressed with the quality of the Saint Rose interns, their varied backgrounds, and their willingness to engage in
discussions. Based on my limited Saint Rose experience, I am encouraged that our schools in the future will be administered by well-prepared leaders.
Lee Bordick began his career in 1969 teaching science in both private and public high schools. In 1976 Lee was appointed as Assistant High School Principal. Two years later, Lee served as Middle School Principal. In 1982, Lee was appointed as Assistant Superintendent of
Lansingburgh Central School District. In 1985, Lee was appointed as Superintendent of Lansingburgh where he is currently employed. Lee received his B.S. degree majoring in Biology at the University of Scranton and his M.S. and C.A.S. at SUNY Oswego.
Written by Karen Crisafulli Ed Admin Graduate Assistant
Intern Supervisor – Lee
Bordick
Superintendent Lansingburgh
Central School District
I am delighted to return to teaching at CSR after a four-year absence. After I received my PhD. in
Educational Administration at the University of Albany in 1986, I was asked to serve as an adjunct professor there and spent six years teaching "The Principalship" to many students who went on to become principals, superintendents and to hold other leadership posts in the region.
During this same period I served as
Superintendent of Schools, first in Schodack and then in Averill Park. To assist several teachers, I served as internship supervisor for their CSR Ed Admin internship programs. I found the CSR program to be
comprehensive and thoughtfully developed. I discovered that the program provided excellent preparation for students making the jump to administration.
So, when an opportunity came to teach "Supervision" at CSR in 1997, I agreed and had a wonderful experience. My appointment to the State Education Department in 1999 cut this teaching experience short but I found that I truly missed the college classroom and CSR students in particular. I returned this semester to teach "Critical Issues" and, once again, have a fabulous class. Like CSR classes in the past, students in the class are bright, articulate and very motivated. It is truly a pleasure to prepare for each class. I really look forward to Tuesday nights and to the exchange of ideas which we share. Though life at SED is really hectic, I find that CSR is great therapy for me. I learn so much from my students and I hope that I am able, in some way, to assist in their preparation to become the educational leaders of tomorrow. It is an important form of "giving back" to my profession and a way to "touch the future". But, most of all, it is a most rewarding experience. I'm glad to be back.
Written by James Butterworth Adjunct professor of Critical Issues
James Butterworth
Adjunct Professor of
Fall 2004 Class Listing
CRN Course # Title Day Time Instructor 1230 EDA 500 Research Ed Admin R 7:15-9:45 Spaulding
904 EDA 500 Research Ed Admin M 7:15-9:55 Byrne 1812 EDA 503 Curriculum Dev & Rev M 4:30-7:00 Capobianco 160 EDA 505 Intro Ed Admin W 4:30-9:30 Berkowitz Class meets 4:30-7:00 on 9/1
Meets 4:30-9:30 9/15, 29; 10/13. 27; 11/10; 12/1, 15 1813 EDA 510 Supervision W 4:30-9:30 Berkowitz Class meets 7:15-9:45 on 9/1
Meets 4:30-9:30 9/8, 22; 10/6, 20; 11/3, 17; 12/8 161 EDA 529 Mental & Ed Meas R 4:30-7:00 Dugan
162 EDA 546 Internship: Pt 1 W 4:30-7:00 McGuire Meets 9/1, 15, 29; 10/13, 27; 11/10; 12/1 163 EDA 547 Internship: Pt 2 W 4:30-7:00 McGuire Meets 9/1, 15, 29; 10/13, 27; 11/10; 12/1 164 EDA 550 School Finance R 7:15-9:45 Robinson 165 EDA 590 Sem: Crit Iss EDA T 4:30-7:00 McGuire
902 EDA 595 Rsch Sem Ed Admin Berkowitz First Class will meet 9/2 at 4:30 in Lally 204
Other Classes TBA 166 EDA 598 Independent Study
167 EDA 599 Thesis 168 EDA 999 Comp Exam EDA
Arranged
“Go for the Job
Night”
Date: Tuesday, April
27, 2004
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Where: TBA
Topics: Interviewing
Skills
Job Search
Internship Meeting
Date: Wednesday, March 24
thTime: 4:30-6:00 PM
Where: Lally Room 304
Come hear Ed Admin students
share their experiences!
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Summer Session I Class Listing
CRN Course # Title Day Time Instructor 77 EDA 500 Research Ed Admin TR 4:00-7:10 Ramos
55 EDA 529 Mental & Ed Meas TR 7:20-10:30 Ramos
145 EDA 545 School Principalship MW 7:20-10:30 Maxwell 21 EDA 546 Internship: Pt 1 TR 4:00-7:10 Bordick
22 EDA 547 Internship: Pt 2 TR 4:00-7:10 Bordick 94 EDA 560 Schl/Comm Rel TR 4:00-7:10 Van de Mark
178 EDA 598 Independent Study
Summer Session II Class Listing
105 EDA 500 Research Ed Admin TR 4:00-7:10 Ramos 8 EDA 500 Research Ed Admin MW 4:00-7:10 Dugan 73 EDA 505 Intro Ed Admin MW 4:00-7:10 Berkowitz 10 EDA 529 Mental & Ed Meas TR 7:20-10-30 Ramos
11 EDA 540 Education Law MW 7:20-10-30 610 EDA 547 Part 2 Intern: Ed Lead & Ad
157 EDA 584 Adm Spc Ed Prg MTWRF 8:00-5:00 Medved
July 12-16
128 EDA 598 Independent Study 12 EDA 599 Thesis
582 EDA 601 Leadership Case Std TR 4:00-7:10 Berkowitz 13 EDA 999 Comp Exam EDA Berkowitz Arranged
St. Rose will be hosting the
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
(RYLA) program this year for the
first time. Seniors level students
who possess leadership potential
are selected from 42 school
districts. Each student will partake
in team building, problem solving
activities, debates and develop
ideas to take back to their schools.
They will also have the opportunity
to hear speakers from different
fields of leadership.
Overall, they will build on the
leadership skills they currently
possess and will come away with a
better understanding of what it
means to be a leader.
The co-directors of the
program are Lisa Patierne and
Scott Clark.
Lisa is currently a teacher at
Shenendehowa School District
where she is doing her
administrative internship
through The College of Saint
Rose. She will have completed
her CAS in educational
administration in May of 2004.
Clark, the co-director, is a
teacher at Shenendehowa.
This is the second program
Lisa and Clark have designed
and gotten off the ground. Last
year, they created a summer
enrichment camp for over 200
students in grade levels 4
through 8.
Three additional teachers from
Shenendehowa, as well as two
administrators from the district
will staff the RYLA program.
They have all worked together
with the co-directors as a
successful team setting up goals,
creating the schedule, and
developing activities.
This new program is an
excellent opportunity for students
with leadership potential. There is
high energy among the staff
members and it is sure to be a
very successful program.
The RYLA program starts June
27
thand runs through July 1
st.
Article Written by Lisa Patierne Director of RYLA Summer Program Current CAS Saint Rose student
Saint Rose to host the RYLA Summer Program
Two superior graduates of the Education Administration program will be honored at the Honors Convocation Sunday April 4th in the Lally forum for their
leadership excellence. Douglas Kelley who received his Master’s degree in Education Administration in December of 2003 and Mary Ann DiChristopher who received her advanced certificate in Education Administration in December of 2003.
Douglas Kelley worked as a social studies teacher and department chair for fifteen years at Averill Park High School. During that time for eight years Douglas served in public office as part time Town Supervisor for the Town of Sand Lake. Douglas left teaching after fifteen years and worked in the private sector for eleven years with an Internet start up company and as a management consultant for a Boston firm. Douglas returned to teaching in 2001 as a social studies teacher and attended the College of Saint Rose in the evening to obtain his masters in Education Administration. In July of 2003, Douglas Kelley was hired as Middle School Principal in Middleburgh Central School District. Middleburgh Middle School is situated in a rural community in
Schoharie County and has a population of 254 students in grades six through eight.
Douglas Kelley told us in an interview that the leadership qualities taught at St Rose have been both relevant and useful. Mr. Kelley found the professors in the Education Administration department to be of the highest caliber and extremely aware of the conditions and trends in education. He went on to say that he has consulted with Dr. Berkowitz since graduation and has obtained useful insight and valuable advice concerning his job as principal. Mr. Kelley concluded, “It’s very
reassuring to know that someone of Dr. Berkowitzs’ stature is available for advice and guidance after graduation.”
From October of 1999 to February of 2001, Mary Ann DiChristopher was the Executive Director of Hope House Funding Corporation. Prior to Hope House Funding, Mary Ann was the CEO/Executive Director of Hope House Inc. for eight years. Before working with Hope House, Mary served at St Anne Institute, LaSalle School, Albany County Department of Social Services and Samaritan Shelters. Currently Mary Ann is the President of DiChristopher Consulting Group and works as a School Social Worker for the Albany City Schools. Mary Ann completed her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Masters of Social Work at Syracuse University. Mary Ann finished the certificate program for Education Administration at the College of Saint Rose with Honors in December of 2003. Mary Ann has also obtained the following NYS
certification: SAS, SDA and SBA.
In 2001 Mary Ann decided to leave the not for profit world and founded her own consulting business which led to a temporary role with the Albany Schools. While there she began to research the need for future educational leaders. In January of 2003 Mary Ann started the CSR Education Administration program. Mary Ann said that her time at Saint Rose was a learning experience that gave her much insight about herself and about the field of education.
In an interview Mary Ann shared her thoughts about the Education Administration program at the College of Saint Rose. She found the faculty and students to be both passionate and committed to the issues highlighted in each of her classes. Mary Ann found the experience to be one that allowed her to look differently at the concepts she was long familiar with while learning the many different facets of the field. She found the opportunity to engage in a reflective process as the most compelling piece of the program. Mary Ann stated, “Overall, I believe I was both challenged and re-energized professionally.”
Articles Written by Karen Crisafulli Ed Admin Graduate Assistant
Douglas Kelley
Mary Ann DiChristopher
Honored for Leadership Excellence
The Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP) is sponsoring two of our Education Administration students. Mei He and Jian Gao, both of the Yunnan Province in Mainland China are continuing their studies at St Rose to become educational leaders in their communities. The International Fellowship Program was initiated in 2000 to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional students who will use their skills to further develop education in their country. The IFP actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic assess to higher education. All candidates are required to have sufficient language ability, substantial experience in community service, a proven track record of educational work experience and a proposed plan indicating how they will apply their studies to the social problems of their communities.
Upon graduation from Yunnan Institute for Nationalities Mei He worked as an English teacher at Ninglang No.1 Middle School in Yunnan Province for two years. Mei He has found the education curriculum and policies at her school to be outdated resulting in underachievement and student struggle. In order to provide the people in her village a better education, Mei He strongly believes the schooling system needs to change. A degree in Education Administration will allow Mei He to utilize her knowledge to effectively lead her school and improve the lives of the villagers.
After graduating from Yunnan
University with a degree in statistics, Jian Gao worked as a Statistics and Mathematics teacher at the Yunnan P.E. College for Adults. In 1998 Jian Gao was sent to Shangri-la, a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Yunnan Province to participate in an educational project where he did extensive research while teaching. Jian Gao also taught secondary, professional and college levels at Kunming. The five years of teaching at different levels allowed Jian Gao to experience firsthand the need for reorganization in his homeland schools. Jian Gao is devoted to school reform and believes a degree in
Education Administration will help him develop a greater education system for his community.
Written by Karen Crisafulli Ed Admin Graduate Assistant
What’s Inside
Meet the Extraordinary Ed Admin personal
Summer / Fall Schedule & Registration Info
Details on the Rotary Youth Leadership Program
Details on internship meeting – March 24th
Details on “Go For the Job” Night –
