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Leader Developers: Perspectives Of Mentor Principals In An Administrator Preparation Program, Patricia Virella, Casey Cobb
Leader Developers: Perspectives Of Mentor Principals In An Administrator Preparation Program, Patricia Virella, Casey Cobb
Journal of Educational Supervision
Principal preparation programs use various components to develop candidates, including course work, core assessments, and field-based internships or practicums. The internship represents an exceptionally high leverage learning opportunity (Lochmiller, 2014). The success of the internship depends highly on the abilities of a mentor via informal instructional supervision. Mette (2020) explains that supervision has a potential transformational quality. This study explores mentorships in a university principal preparation program through the mentor’s perspective. We interviewed a sample of mentors nominated as effective by peer and program informants. We learned that mentors were deliberate in developing three specific skills -- metacognitive ability, developmental …
Leading For School Change In A Divided Community, Casey Jakubowski
Leading For School Change In A Divided Community, Casey Jakubowski
Journal of Educational Supervision
This case study examines the intersection of rural education, new leadership, and supervising teachers when a power imbalance exists. Using a real-life example of supervision and professional interactions, this case study focuses future administrators on the real-life conflicts inherent in supervision and employee rights. The case study examines the inherent power dynamics in some rural school systems, where changing demographics have resulted in the dissonance between what the Board of Education, the superintendent, and a newly appointed principal see as an educational environment for cultural responsiveness which acknowledges changes in the community and the pre-existing, established norms. The interactions between …
A Life Committed To Leadership: Life Lessons From Margaret Chase Smith And Outcomes That Would Please Her, Linda Cross Godfrey
A Life Committed To Leadership: Life Lessons From Margaret Chase Smith And Outcomes That Would Please Her, Linda Cross Godfrey
Maine Policy Review
Seeing Margaret Chase Smith during the GOP Convention in 1964 triggered an epiphany for the teenage Linda Cross Godfrey on women as leaders. In this essay, the author describes what she learned from Margaret Chase Smith during the friendship that developed between them.
Introduction, Linda Silka
Why Leadership Matters, Susan J. Hunter
Why Leadership Matters, Susan J. Hunter
Maine Policy Review
This essay is from a talk University of Maine President Dr. Susan J. Hunter gave on May 30, 2018, at Bangor Public Library as part of Dirigo Speaks. President Hunter feels her time at UMaine has allowed her many opportunities to reflect on leadership and why it matters, and recognizes that many people have shaped her perspectives on leadership.
Incubating Leaders In Maine, Joseph W. Mcdonnell
Incubating Leaders In Maine, Joseph W. Mcdonnell
Maine Policy Review
For a sparsely populated state, Maine has produced an extraordinary number of national, bipartisan leaders. What has made Maine an incubator for such leadership? Alexis de Tocqueville, the author of Democracy in America, provides useful insights into Maine’s culture as a breeding ground for its leadership. But rapid societal changes sweeping the country and the world—particularly globalization, urbanization, and the digitization of the economy—will inevitably alter Maine’s culture. This paper explores steps Maine might take to develop leaders in this new environment by preserving its past strengths and adjusting to these new challenges. Maine could overcome its north/south divide and …
Building The Next Generation Of Maine Leaders: Learning From The Leadership Of Mary Cathcart, Linda Silka
Building The Next Generation Of Maine Leaders: Learning From The Leadership Of Mary Cathcart, Linda Silka
Maine Policy Review
Linda Silka reflects on Mary Cathcart’s work helping build the next generation of Maine leaders through Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership, a bipartisan training for college women to help them reach their full civic potential.
Merton G. Henry: A Legacy Of Leadership, David Richards
Merton G. Henry: A Legacy Of Leadership, David Richards
Maine Policy Review
David Richards describes the many qualities of leadership manifested by Merton G. Henry: dedication, moderation, friendship, wisdom, compassion, humor, knowledge, grace, and humility.
Teamwork Is The New Leadership, David Hart
Teamwork Is The New Leadership, David Hart
Maine Policy Review
David Hart highlights some of the lessons he has learned about teams and leadership and ways to apply these lessons to help develop a new generation of more-capable leaders.
Leading By Example, Yellow Light Breen, Jennifer Hutchins, Marcia Sharp
Leading By Example, Yellow Light Breen, Jennifer Hutchins, Marcia Sharp
Maine Policy Review
Leading by example, three nonprofits faced tough decisions and significant organizational changes to ensure the sustainability and growth of successful leadership programs in Maine. Lessons shared provide insights that may be useful to other nonprofits facing similar challenges.
Collaborative Leadership Is Key For Maine’S Forest Products Industry, Brooke S. Macdonald, Lydia R. Horne, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Jane E. Haskell, Aaron Weiskittel
Collaborative Leadership Is Key For Maine’S Forest Products Industry, Brooke S. Macdonald, Lydia R. Horne, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Jane E. Haskell, Aaron Weiskittel
Maine Policy Review
The forest products industry is economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally important to Maine. Thus, Maine’s future economy depends greatly on the leadership in this industry. Effective leadership grows out of understanding the changes that are taking place in the industry and finding innovative ways to address unexpected challenges and emerging opportunities. During times of change, many industry leaders settle for maintaining the status quo. The forest products industry in Maine, however, is systematically assessing the ways the landscape is changing. Rather than continuing on the same path, the industry is gathering insights that could lead to a vibrant, but perhaps …
Margaret Chase Smith And Me: The Importance Of Leadership, Nora Tyson
Margaret Chase Smith And Me: The Importance Of Leadership, Nora Tyson
Maine Policy Review
Vice Admiral Nora Tyson, Retired, discusses the importance of leadership as reflected in her 38-year career in the Navy.
Never Too Old To Lead: Activating Leadership Among Maine's Older Adults, Jennifer A. Crittenden, Lelia Deandrade
Never Too Old To Lead: Activating Leadership Among Maine's Older Adults, Jennifer A. Crittenden, Lelia Deandrade
Maine Policy Review
As Maine’s population ages, there will be a growing need to mobilize older Mainers to effect change in their local communities. There are few models available nationally that illustrate how to effectively train and engage baby boomers and older adults as leaders within community contexts. This article examines what is known about leadership development generally and highlights how one program in Maine is training and supporting older leaders who are using volunteer work to improve the health and well-being of their local communities.
Margaret Chase Smith Essay: High School Student Essay Winners, Emily Parker, Rachel Culley, Miles Kirby
Margaret Chase Smith Essay: High School Student Essay Winners, Emily Parker, Rachel Culley, Miles Kirby
Maine Policy Review
Maine has benefited from the public service of many well-respected and influential national leaders over the last two centuries. One of them, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, offered her reflections on leadership at a time when the United States faced a struggle for civil rights at home and the tensions of the Cold War abroad. With the country currently confronting challenges such as the threat of terrorism, ongoing tensions in the Middle East, and the taint of corporate scandals, the Margaret Chase Smith Library annual essay contest invited Maine high school seniors to reflect on the qualities leaders will need to …
Declaration Of Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith
Declaration Of Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith
Maine History
Text of Senator Margaret Chase Smith's address to U.S. Senate on June 1, 1950