Faculty PresentationAssociate Dean of Academic Affairs and

ResearchRob Knoeppel

January 5, 2015

Making Sense

The Job:Collaborat

e

Faculty

Department Chairs

Support

Research

Programs

Introduction and Purpose

Research Agenda

Education Finance Accountability Policy Leadership for School

Improvement Equality of Educational

Opportunity

Mission Aligned Projects

SCSSPPLeadership 2.0/3.0National Dropout

Prevention CenterGrants

School Responses to Accountability and Improvement Low performing schools lack ‘internal

accountability;’ they lack coherence surrounding expectations for student learning as well as the means to influence the instructional process (Elmore, n.d.).

One problem with accountability is that the messages given to schools is – get better. Schools are not told HOW to get better (Elmore, n.d.).

The problem with most incentive structures is not getting people to do the right thing. It’s getting people to know the right thing to do (Schelling, n.d.).

It’s in the HOW….. How does the leader

understand policy and expectations?

How does the leader share information and allow others to understand context?

How does the leader build capacity to support faculty and organizational growth?

How does the leader provide feedback?

Enter Clemson The Eugene T. Moore School of

Education is a transformative leader in systemically improving education, beginning at birth. Our mission is to engage our students in high quality applied research, professional learning, and immersive experiences. We prepare culturally competent scholar practitioners who promote the growth, education, and development of all individuals, with emphasis on underperforming schools and underserved communities across the state and nation.

Our Context Unprecedented change

Structure Budget cuts Mission

Increased accountability Graduate Impact Scholarly publications Revenue generation

Back to the Wordle

Programs

Research

What degree of support is required for each of these activities?Have we aligned the necessary resources to achieve excellence in both?

Decision Making Guiding Principles

Students and programs are prioritized

Mission focused? Data that informs the

decision? Policy Where can we collaborate? How does this build

capacity?

Barriers to Change

State MandatesFederal

MandatesCommunity

ExpectationsCalls for change

Administrative Practice

Teacher Practice

the gap

the

buffer

Finding Identity in Change – Leadership Lessons Clear communication around policies and initiatives Time and space to make sense of new initiatives Finding literature that informs the issue Identifying the resources that are needed Allowing idea generation, build consensus, and provide support

4 examples Accreditation Rubrics and metrics Revenue generation New Program Development

Leadership for Change

Graduate ProgramsResearch

ProductivityImpacting SC

Graduate ImpactRevenue

GenerationAccreditation

Administrative Practice, Literature, Resource allocation aligned to mission

Faculty Identity, Development &

Productivity

the space

COMMUNICATION

Building Capacity