Faculty Presentation Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research Rob Knoeppel January 5, 2015

Making Sense

The Job: CollaborateFaculty Department Chairs SupportResearchPrograms

Introduction and Purpose

Research Agenda  Education Finance  Accountability Policy  Leadership for School Improvement  Equality of Educational Opportunity

Mission Aligned Projects  SCSSPP  Leadership 2.0/3.0  National Dropout Prevention Center  Grants

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 Mandates Federal Mandates Community Expectations Calls for change Administrative Practice Teacher Practice the gap thebufferthebuffer

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 Programs Research Productivity Impacting SC Graduate Impact Revenue Generation Accreditation Administrative Practice, Literature, Resource allocation aligned to mission Faculty Identity, Development & Productivity the space COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

Building Capacity