News

• Heidi Sipe Ed.S. ‘11 will help lead changes in Oregon education
  Sweeping changes may be coming to Oregon’s PK-12 education system in the coming years. Helping lead the effort will Heidi Sipe Ed.S. ‘11, who recently joined the Oregon Department of Education as the assistant superintended for the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation (EII). Sipe completed her administrative credentials at Lewis & Clark.
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  David Parker MAT ’00 joins Newberg schools as assistant superintendent
  David Parker MAT ‘00 has been named the assistant superintendent for Oregon’s Newberg School District. Parker began his education career as a science teacher and has since served as principal for numerous schools. He earned a masters degree and obtained his administrative credentials from Lewis & Clark.
  
  
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  Alumnus Rick Hensel leads a struggling school district to creative fiscal solutions—via New York Times
  A New York Timesstory about the efforts of the Gervais School District to save money highlights the financial challenges facing rural schools and demographic changes in Oregon. Rick Hensel, the district’s superintendent and an alumnus of the continuing administrator license program, helped lead the district to a solution involving the sale of school buildings and green design.
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  Alumnus named Washington’s Middle School Principal of the Year
  Kenny Renner-Singer, M.A.T. ‘00, has been named Washington State Middle Level Principal of the Year. He is the principal at Icicle River Middle and Beaver Valley Elementary schools in Leavenworth.
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  Professor recognized as an “ally” of Latino educators
  Carolyn S. Carr, professor of educational leadership, has been recognized as an “ally” of Latino school administrators in Oregon.
• Adjunct professor of educational administration comments on new testing standards in Eastern Oregon
  In the next few years, graduation requirements in Eastern Oregon will grow more difficult; students will have to pass a series of state and national tests in addition to accruing credits to graduate. Heidi Sipe, superintendent of the Umatilla School District and an adjunct profession of educational administration at Lewis & Clark, comments on the new standards in an article from the East Oregonian.
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  Free online violence prevention program
  Learn more about how to stop violence through the web.
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  Lead with Love
  A video to help parents with an adolescent child coping out of the closet.
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  A Leap of Faith in the Right Direction
  Pastor Chappell and Dr. Andrae Brown, an associate professor of L&C in the MCFT program make a commitment to ending domestic violence in African American and Latino/a churches.
• Itunes podcast for counselors
  The Association of Family Therapists of Northern California, a multidisciplinary group of MDs, MFTs, LCSWs, PhD/PsyDs, and RNs, has just published its own podcast channel on itunes.  The AFTNC has over 350 members in the Bay Area and numerous free workshops on various topics in family and couples therapy.
• Links to professional associations for educators and counselors
  Check out these links to professional associations for counselors and educators.
• Alumnus Donald Grotting is named local school district superintendent
  Alumnus Donald Grotting has been selected to lead Oregon’s David Douglas school district. Grotting earned his superintendent’s license from Lewis & Clark in 2001.
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  Professor Marla McGhee Discusses How School Principals Can Affect Writing Instruction in Schools
  Professor Marla McGhee discusses her research into how principals’ knowledge, beliefs, and interventions affect writing instruction in schools in a recent interview.
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  Meet the Dean of the Graduate School
  Noted teacher and scholar Scott Fletcher came to Lewis & Clark from the University of New Hampshire in August 2008. In his first year, he has focused on the graduate school’s commitment to community engagement, further developing the doctoral program in educational leadership, and building stronger relationships with alumni.
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  New Journal of Educational Leadership
  The Educational Leadership Program is proud to announce a new online journal, Pioneer Perspectives: Commentaries on Educational Leadership, which will feature original scholarship produced by Lewis & Clark doctoral students.