School Leadership in North Carolina
The goal of the School Leadership in North Carolina Research Alliance is to learn about and improve the quality of principals and assistant principals in North Carolina’s educator workforce, particularly principals leading low-performing schools.
- Dr. Pat Ashley
Cohort Director (Durham) for the Northeast Leadership Academy
North Carolina State University - Dr. Nancy Barbour
Director
District & School Transformation NC Department of Instruction - Dr. Kathleen Brown
Professor and Coordinator of Educational Leadership & Policy
School of Education at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Dr. Brenda Champion
Executive Director of Leadership Academies
North Carolina State University Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development - Dr. Lora Cohen-Vogel
Associate Professor of Education Policy and Reform
School of Education at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Dr. Tim Drake
Assistant Professor of Ed Leadership
North Carolina State University - Dr. Catherine Edmonds
Director of Educational Leadership Director of North Carolina Principal Fellows Program
Office of the President UNC General Administration - Dr. Lisa Bass Freeman
Assistant Professor Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development Associate Co-Director, UCEA Jackson Scholars Network
North Carolina State University - Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli
Professor Director of The Northeast Leadership Academy Educational Leadership Program Coordinator Department of Leadership, Policy, Adult & Higher Education
North Carolina State University - Dr. Glenn Kleiman
Executive Director
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University - Dr. Julie Malcolm
Research and Assessment Specialist
District and School Transformation NC Department of Instruction - Ms. Tracy McBride
Assistant Executive Director
North Carolina Principal and Assistant Principal Association - Mr. Alessandro Montanari
Academic Services and Instructional Support
Federal Programs NC Department of Public Instruction - Dr. Shirley Prince
Executive Director
North Carolina Principals & Assistant Principals Association - Dr. Hiller Spires
Founding Director Professor of Literacy & Technology
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University - Dr. Dallas (Trip) Stallings
Director of Policy Research
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University - Dr. Kathy Terry
Senior Researcher
American Institute for Research - Dr. Catherine Truitt
Assistant Vice President for Academic and University Programs
UNC General Administration - Dr. Tiffany Watts
Director of Research Division of Academic & University Programs, Office of the President The University of North Carolina-General Administration
Contact
Dr. Marcia Kosanovich is a reading educator with over 25 years experience in teaching, creating and delivering professional development, and designing curricula. She is the Chief Executive Officer for MK Educational Research & Practice, LLC (MKE). MKE is a partner of the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. Dr. Kosanovich is the manager of the School Leadership in North Carolina Research Alliance and engaged in literacy projects for the REL Southeast.
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