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Doctoral Program (Ed.D.)
In Educational Leadership

 

Priority Admissions Deadline - February 8, 2013 (Applications will be accepted after this date on a space available basis only)

Leading Education for Educational Leadership

CSU Stanislaus’s Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, with specializations in P-12 and Community College Education, is positioned to have a major impact on the education community throughout the six county region of the northern San Joaquin Valley. Preparing outstanding leaders to improve teaching and learning in schools and colleges, the program is committed to developing tomorrow’s change agents for complex educational organizations in multicultural settings.

Emphasizing models of instruction, research, and practice, the program provides an opportunity for candidates to work in learning communities as educators, leaders, policy makers, and policy advocates.

WASC markThe Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is fully approved by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

 

Celebrating Our Student's Promotions
and New Positions



Student
Position Location
Brandon Price
Researcher, Division of Science & Technology Cañada College
Jeffery Rhoades
Assistant Project Director, Center for International & University Studies Cañada College



Congratulations Dr. Kathleen Pon for defending your dissertation:
"The Predictive and Instructional Value of Interim Assessments"
Dr. Kathleen Pon Headshot Currently, Dr. Pon is Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services, Merced County Office of Education. She has three children who are in graduate programs and college. Her husband works in agriculture and they have a ranch in Gustine.

Publications/Awards:

  • Anticipating publication of "What Effective Data Analysis Practices Should Be Used With Next Generation Assessments?" for Ed Leadership, Jan./Feb., 2013.
  • Accepted to present research paper, "Teacher Analysis and Use of Interim Assessment Information in Mathematics" American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, 2013.
  • Co-Author, "Sowing Success", Language Magazine, 2012.
  • Awarded ACSA Region VII Curriculum/Instruction Administrator of the Year, 2010.

Welcome Dr. McKenzie

Dr. Kathryn Bell McKenzie

Dr. McKenzie comes to CSU Stanislaus from Texas A&M University, where she was an associate professor in the department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and affiliated faculty in Women and Gender Studies. She received her Ph.D. in educational administration from The University of Texas in Austin. Her research focuses on school improvement, instructional leadership, equity and excellence in education, and qualitative methodologies.  Prior to becoming a professor, Dr. McKenzie was a public educator. During her nearly thirty years in public education, Dr. McKenzie was a classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant principal, principal, and Deputy Director of the University of Texas/Austin Independent School District Leadership Academy. Maintaining her commitment to practice and practitioners, Dr. McKenzie works extensively in public schools that serve diverse student populations, working with teachers and leaders in elementary and secondary schools as well as district leaders and school boards. In addition to her work in the United States, she was a consultant to Qatar University, developing their master’s program in educational administration. In addition to her work in schools, Dr. McKenzie has published numerous articles in major journals, along with book chapters, and books. Her newest book, co-authored with Dr. Linda Skrla, is Using Equity Audits in the Classroom to Reach and Teach all Students.



Asked about coming to CSU Stanislaus Dr. McKenzie said, “This is the perfect place for me to be. The Valley is richly diverse and has untapped talent at the student, teacher, and leader levels. It is here where I can finish my career and put the capstone on my goal of improving schools and schooling for literally ALL students.”

 

 

Updated: 01/16/2013
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