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Empowering Teacher Teams To Expand Student Ownership, Paul Martuccio, Paul J. Bloomberg Dr.

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The notion of empowerment is at the core of The Public School 13 learning culture. Empowerment is about creating conditions for strengthening efficacy school wide – for students, for teachers, for teams – for the COLLECTIVE! Learn how The Public School 13 cultivates teacher leadership through collaborative inquiry with a laser-like focus on expanding student ownership and agency.

Presidential Action - Revision Of Academic Standing Policy - Suspension 1, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

The Academic Standards Committee recommends that the University revise the academic standing policy to standardize the time students on Suspension 1 would be out for 1 full academic year (Fall, Spring, and Summer in any order).

Presidential Action - 9 Month Contract, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

The Faculty Senate at Georgia Southern University recommends that faculty can choose between receiving their 9-Month Contract salary over a 10 month period or a 12 month period as soon as possible as allowed by University System of Georgia.

Presidential Action - Revised Academic Standing Policy, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

The Academic Standards Committee recommends that the University only re-admit undergraduate students on an appeal in the Fall or Spring semester, not to allow undergraduate students with approved appeals to return in the Summer semester.

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

March 11, 2020 Faculty Senate Minutes

Integrating Social, Emotional, And Academic Learning (S.E.A.L.) Into School Culture: It Starts With All Of The Adults, Joelle Hood

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

In this engaging session, Dr. Joelle Hood will demonstrate how SEL needs to be modeled from all adults and integrated into all areas of the school site and district. She will share how she has brought this deep dive learning into Executive Cabinets and District Management Retreats, into multi-day sessions with teachers and counselors, and into an innovative and interactive online course to empower educators with the opportunity to strengthen their own social-emotional intelligence, well-being and resilience, and deepen their understanding of WHY these skills are so important to students and staff. Participants will engage in discussions and activities that …

The Domino Effect: Lessons From The Prison Walls, Trent Grundmeyer, Jamie Ross

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

This presentation is designed to provide insight to those who serve at-risk populations. Participants will explore the risk factors and statistics around at-risk youth. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to hear first-hand from an incarcerated women who can testify to successful and unsuccessful interventions adults attempted to help her with. She is both a victim and success story that is the face of how education can indeed make a difference for kids.

After successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Build empathy for students who do not have support from parents.
2. Understand why attendance is often …

Paying 9 Month Contract Faculty Over 10 Or 12 Months, James Harris

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Librarian's Report 3-3-2020, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Librarian's Reports

March 3, 2020 Faculty Senate Librarian's Report

Student Food Bank, Lisa Abbott

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Approval Of Curricula Actions - Graduate Committee Minutes - February 2020, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

Georgia Southern University's Faculty Senate has approved the Graduate Committee meeting minutes, which include approved curricula actions.

Academic Standing Policy; Suspension 1, Kelly Sullivan

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

February 5, 2020 Faculty Senate Minutes

Librarian's Report 1-24-2020, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Librarian's Reports

January 24, 2020 Librarian's Report

Approval Of Curricula Actions - Graduate Committee Minutes - January 2020, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

Georgia Southern University's Faculty Senate has approved the Graduate Committee meeting minutes, which includes approved curricula actions.

Graduate Assistant Stipend Changes, Lori Gwinett

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Approval Of Curricula Actions - Undergraduate Committee Minutes - January 2020, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate Index

Georgia Southern University's Faculty Senate has approved the Undergraduate Committee meeting minutes, which include all approved curricula actions.

Implementation Of The Inclusive Excellence Study's Recommendations For Fostering Community On The Armstrong Campus, William Dawers

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Termination Of Limited Term Faculty In May 2020, Sarah Mendenhall

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Curriculum Changes On Dropping Enrollment, Patricia G. Holt

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Update On Honors College Strategic Plan, Michelle Haberland

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

White Supremacy At Georgia Southern, Christopher Cartright

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Preferred Name Rollout, Lisa Abbott

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Working Environment Over Break, Donna Mullenax

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

2020-2021 Faculty Senate, Committees, And University Committees, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Instructional Leadership Practices And School Leaders' Self-Efficacy, Juliann Sergi Mcbrayer, Carter Akins, Antonio P. Gutierrez De Blume, Richard E. Cleveland, Summer Pannell

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development Faculty Publications

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate instructional leadership practices and the degree to which these practices predict the leadership self-efficacy of school leaders while controlling for years of experience as a school leader. With educational reform focused on school accountability, principals must attend to tasks that lead to school improvement. Identifying such tasks as instructional leadership practices and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of instructional leadership practices through leadership self-efficacy may contribute to school improvement. The methodology utilized a survey and the participants were 100 principals and assistant principals of public schools in the southeastern United States, …

Making Sense Of Georgia School Leader Evaluation: Climate, Engagement And The District Office, Bipul Singh, Matt Townsley

Georgia Educational Researcher

Assessment of principal effectiveness is a complex process due to the multidimensional nature of their job. Historically, a disproportionate significance has been placed on standardized assessment scores when evaluating school leaders, therefore states are beginning to emphasize other factors such as school climate in order to increase employee retention. This study investigated any correlation between leadership effectiveness, the staff perception of school climate, and employee engagement in a suburban Georgia school district’s 139 schools. An improved understanding of these constructs may assist principals and assistant principals modify their leadership practices to better meet the needs of their teachers. Results suggest …

Georgia’S Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program: Current Status, Web Presence, And Web Content, Donald L. Ariail, W. Ken Harmon, David Nwokocha

Georgia Educational Researcher

Senior citizens are becoming a larger and more significant part of the workforce as they desire to work longer. Companies have found these individuals bring valuable skills to the workplace; however, they frequently need to update those skills or pursue new degrees. Since 1976, Georgia has had a law granting senior citizens tuition waivers in the state’s public higher education institutions, thus allowing them the ability to take courses to update their skills. This study assessed the current status of the tuition waiver program by reviewing web sites of the 26 institutions in the University System of Georgia to determine …

Aware I Am Alone: Intersections Of Solitude And Mindfulness, Richard Cleveland

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development Faculty Publications

This paper explores the relationship between solitude and mindfulness. Parallels between the two constructs exist, allowing them to complement each other in furthering the well-being of individuals and communities. Three perspectives through which mindfulness may assist in forming foundational understandings of solitude are presented; these comprise Theoretical, Practice, and Research. The Theoretical lens provides introductory understandings of both solitude and mindfulness. On this basis, integral parallels between the two constructs are outlined. Next, Practice reviews solitude that is fostered through mindfulness practices. Further, additional models for recognizing solitude as a part of mindfulness are proposed. Finally, Research …

The Relationship Between Servant Leadership And Teacher Retention And Student Achievement, David Earl Murphy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This non-experimental quantitative study aimed to determine if servant leadership influenced teacher retention or student achievement and if teacher retention influenced student achievement. This study’s respondents were 145 middle and high school teachers within a contiguous rural region of the Southeastern United States. Survey responses were received and analyzed during the late summer of 2020. Three research questions guided this study: Does servant leadership [high, low] influence teacher retention intention; What is the effect of servant leadership [high, low] on student achievement by categorical population groups as identified by the GaDOE; and lastly, What is the effect of teacher retention …