NGLA Program Schedule & Format
 Program Schedule
- Friday, September 21, 2007
- Welcome Luncheon, Program Orientation & Keynote
Jepson Alumni Center Pavilion
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Keynote: "Make a Difference, LEAD"
Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,
Director
Center for School Improvement
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Wednesday, October 17, 2007
- What Is Leadership?
Dr. Catherine S. Fisher, Director
Teacher Licensure Program
School of Continuing Studies
University of Richmond
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Dr. Thomas J. Shields, Director
Center for Leadership in Education
University of Richmond
Summary: This class will examine the basics of leadership and what it means to be a leader. It will go over concepts that are fundamental to leadership and will describe mechanisms on how to lead change in an organization. There will be discussion of what it means to be a leader, a follower and the importance of context in leading. Participants will examine current thinking on transformational leadership, transactional leadership, situational leadership, servant leadership, and many other theories. There will also be examination of the values of leadership that are necessary in leading a public school.
- Friday, November 16 , 2007
- Group Dynamics and Leadership
Dr. Donelson R. Forsyth, Professor
The Leo K. and Gaylee Thorsness Chair in Ethical Leadership
University of Richmond
Summary: Leadership can occur across great distances, as
when a leader influences, and is influenced by, followers
who are distributed across differing domains,
but in many cases leadership is nested in an intact
group that exists in a specific locale: teams, boards,
advisory councils, and classrooms are all examples
of groups that work toward shared goals under the
direction of a leader. Because so much leadership
takes place in groups, skilled leaders must understand
the basic principles of group dynamics; the
interpersonal processes that unfold in groups over
time. This session will explore key aspects of interaction
within groups, including development and
cohesion (team-building), structure, communication
and influence, power, performance, and decisionmaking.
Session participants will be asked to refocus
their attention on groups, rather than individuals
in groups, and take note of aspects of groups that
are sometimes overlooked by members, such as
roles, patterns of influence, and norms. Participants
will also, time allowing, be asked to contemplate
their individual and group identities, identify ways
to improve the functioning of the groups to which
they belong, and examine closely the process by
which groups make decisions and solve problems.
- Tuesday, January 22, 2008
- Ethics and Leadership
Dr. Douglas A. Hicks, Associate Professor
Jepson School of Leadership Studies
Director of Center for Civic Engagement
University of Richmond
Summary: This presentation explores the moral dimensions of leadership, particularly in the context of primary and secondary education. Special attention is paid to the relationship of ethics to effectiveness; the special responsibilities placed upon leaders (e.g., administrators and teachers) because of the power of their position; the relevance of ethical theories (e.g., deontology, consequentialism, virtue ethics) for ethical practice; the relationship of compassion and reason in ethics; and the nature of the school as a moral community.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Leading Change for Organizational Allignment
Dr. Robert Kelley
President and Principal Consultant
Pure Culture Consulting
Summary: Leadership is the process of influencing followers to achieve organizational objectives through change. Organizations must constantly cope with unfamiliar events or situations in order to survive and stay competitive. Ultimately, the role of leadership is to facilitate change that results in better organizational performance. Dealing with constant change, or permanent white water, is not easy for most of us. This presentation will define the core elements of change and analyze why employees and cultures are so often resistant to it. The workshop will offer a prescription that the audience can use to lead the change in their lives and in their organizations more effectively.
- Monday, March 17, 2008
- Leading and Communicating
Dr. Jeanette (Nettie) Meluch
Associate Professor of Management Development
Management Institute
University of Richmond
Summary: While there are hundreds of different definitions of leadership, there is one component virtually everyone agrees with that is fundamental to effective leadership, and that’s the ability to communicate. All the visions, aspirations, and challenges are futile unless leaders can effectively communicate their message in a powerful way. In this workshop, you will have the ability to assess your communication style and how it impacts your message. You will be able to identify the strengths and limitations of your style and adapt your style for greater effectiveness. Finding your leadership “voice” is critical if you are to be seen as an authentic leader, and as someone whom people feel compelled to follow.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2008
- Equity and Education
Dr. Tierney Temple Fairchild
Former Executive Director
Darden-Curry Partnership
University of Virginia
Summary: This session will focus on issues of equity in education, addressed first from a theoretical perspective and then taken to a practical level through a case-led discussion. In the first part, we will discuss the values involved in education policy development and implementation, the notion of “public” education and the value of equity underlying it. We will cover stakeholder theory and discuss the stakeholders in education and their often competing perspectives of equity. In the second part, we will turn to some practical examples of inequities in education – specifically related to race, class, and special education. We will then engage in a case discussion of a chronically underperforming school facing the challenges of equitably serving its diverse student body. Throughout the session we will examine ways of ameliorating inequities in serving all students and, ultimately, improving and sustaining student achievement.
- Thursday, June 26, 2008
- Book Discussion - Commencement
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Session Format: Beginning with the October 17 session, the following session format will be followed. All sessions are held at the Jepson Alumni Center Pavilion at University of Richmond.
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Presentation, Jepson Alumni Center - Pavilion
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch, Jepson Alumni Center - Pavilion
- 1:00 - 3:00 PM: Leadership Applied Sessions
Program Format
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- Theoretical
Sessions
University of Richmond Center for Leadership in Education
Discuss Readings and Present Papers on BlackBoard
- What is Leadership?
- Organizational/Group Dynamics
- Relational Centered Leadership
- Ethics and Leadership
- Individual and Cultural Alignment
- Communicating and Leading
- Leadership for Transforming Change
- Practical Sessions
Directors of Instruction, Local School Divisions
- Using Data
- Budget
- Federal Programs/NCLB/Title I
- Personnel
- Exceptional Education
- Specific LEA Issues
- Working with Community
- Book Discussion/Mini Conference
University of Richmond & School Division
- National Leadership Expert
- Colleague Component
- Formalized Mentor/Mentee Programs
- Sessions with a Colleague from Local School Division
Participant Biographical Sketches
Catherine S. Fisher
Dr. Fisher is the director of the Teacher Licensure Program (TLP) offered through the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond where she is also a full-time faculty member. Prior to coming to UR, she was the Director of High Schools for the Henrico County Public Schools. Dr. Fisher has also served as a school principal, assistant principal, and classroom teacher.
She has made numerous presentations to teachers, administrators, parents, and school boards on a variety of topics including curriculum development, SAT preparation, integration of technology in instruction, and content seminars for teachers and administrators. She is a member of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, the Central Virginia Leadership Assessment Center, and the International Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Thomas J. Shields
Dr. Shields is on the faculty at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and is director of the Center for Leadership in Education at the University of Richmond. He is also an instructor at the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia.
As director of the Center for Leadership in Education, Dr. Shields is responsible for the implementation of programs and research in leadership studies for students, teachers, and administrators in the k-12 market. At the Jepson School, he has taught classes on the Political Context of Leadership, Foundations of Leadership, Histories and Theories of Leadership, and Leadership and Analyzing Public Policy.
Crystal L. Hoyt
As a social psychologist, Dr.Hoyt brings a psychological perspective to the study and teaching of leadership. Her curricular interests include social behavior, leadership and group dynamics, and research methodology in the social sciences. Her research interests include examining the effects of stereotypes and discrimination on women and minority leaders, the role of confidence in shaping group leadership, transformational and transactional leadership, and new methodological tools for social scientists.
Her research has appeared in journals including Psychological Inquiry, Presence, and Leadership Review. She has presented her research at invited talks and professional conferences including the Western Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Douglas A. Hicks
Dr. Doug Hicks is associate professor of leadership studies and religion and director of the University’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement. In 2003 he served as a visiting assistant professor of religion and society at the Harvard Divinity School. He holds an A.B. with honors in economics from Davidson College, an M.Div. from Duke University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in religion and economics from Harvard University.
Hicks’s research focuses on religion in public life and the ethical dimensions of economic issues. He is author of two books, Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000) and Religion and the Workplace (2004), both published by Cambridge University Press. He is an editor, with J. Thomas Wren and Terry L. Price, of the three-volume reference work The International Library of Leadership (2004).
Robert Kelley
Since his undergraduate days at Florida State University, Dr. Kelley has had a passion for organization culture. In 2004, he founded Pure Culture Consulting, Inc. to help organization leaders build committed, ethical cultures that are aligned with the strategy of the organization. Dr. Kelley has been speaking publicly since 1987 and during that time has shared his inspirational messages about strategic leadership, retail leadership, customer service, ethics, and high-performance teams to thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. and seminars.
Dr. Kelley spent 17 years assisting Jim and Bob Ukrop, owners of one of the world’s most innovative supermarket chains, build and sustain a strong culture that is envied by food retailers all over the world. Ukrop’s has been chosen as one of the Top 100 Companies in America to Work For by Fortune Magazine from 1999 to 2004. He currently teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in human resource strategy, human resource management, and retail management at the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies.
Jeannette (Nettie) Meluch
Dr. Nettie Meluch is an Associate Professor of Management Development at the University of Richmond’s Management Institute. She is involved in ongoing research to discover and test today’s best practices in management and leadership, and she consults and trains in the areas of leadership, team development, motivation, communications, and Myers-Briggs. With more than 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, she brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and insight to her programs. A consistent stand-out in generating results, glowing participants evaluations and insightful follow-ups, Meluch provide provides education and consultation to successful and innovative regional and Fortune 100 Firms.
Tierney Temple Fairchild
Dr. Fairchild is a writer and consultant specializing in race, turnarounds and executive leadership and policy issues in education. Most recently, she served as the founding executive director of the Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE) a partnership of the Darden School and the Curry School of Education focusing on executive leadership for school administrators. She has been a visiting lecturer at both Darden and Curry, and her research and teaching interests focus on race, stakeholder collaboration and executive leadership in schools. She led the development Governor Warner’s Virginia School Turnaround Specialist Program and, with the Commonwealth, was awarded a $3M grant from Microsoft Partners in Learning to scale the program nationally.
For 10 years prior to joining the PLE, Tierney worked in the areas of executive and leadership selection and development, and corporate contributions at the United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Tierney’s professional expertise includes leadership development program design, executive coaching and career counseling, succession planning, leveraging business-education partnerships and designing strategic philanthropic efforts to promote social change.
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