Leadership Academy Staff Members
Doug Miller, Ph.D, Coordinator of Professional Development
For information concerning all Leadership Academy programming, Professional Development programming, Leadership Development, Regional Professional Development Center's (RPDCs), Staff Development Leadership Council (SDLC) Missouri Staff Development Council (MSDC), and SB380 funding and grant management related questions.
Linda Dooling, Director of Professional Development
For information concerning Professional Development programs such as, Select Teachers as Regional Resources (STARR), National Board Certification (NBC), Character Education, Technology Training, and Professional Development Guidelines for Student Success.
Paul Katnik, Director of Leadership Academy
For information regarding the Pathway's Conference, Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation (PBTE), Performance-Based Principal Evaluation (PBPE), State Action For Education Leadership Project (SAELP), Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC), School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA), School Superintendent Assessment (SSA), Administrators Mentoring Program (AMP), Gold Star, No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon,and Satellite Academy Program.
MaryAnn Burns, Director of School Improvement Initiatives
For information concerning School Improvement Initiatives: Professional Learning Communities and the Powerful Learning Conference.
Susan Hodges, Supervisor
For information regarding the Professional Development Series, Satellite Academy Program, marketing and publication information on the Leadership Academy, and other Professional Development opportunities.
Janice Rehak, Supervisor
For information regarding Professional Development grants, National Staff Development Council's Assessment Inventory Program, Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation, Performance-Based Principal Evaluation, Administrators Mentoring Program (AMP), Satellite Academy Program, and other professional development opportunities.
Tom Schlimpert, Supervisor
For information regarding School Leaders Licensure Assessment, Aspiring Principal Programs, Beginning Principal Programs, Performance-Based Principal Evaluation, Administrators Mentoring Program (AMP), Satellite Academy Program and other professional development opportunities.
Gary Sanders, Supervisor
For information regarding Professional Development applications, status of contracts, invoices, payments, Mid-Year and Final Report requirements related to SB380, Leadership Academy presenter and related contracts, Division of Teacher Quality and Urban Education web pages.
Heather Northway, Administrative Assistant
For information regarding all Leadership Academy programs and staff, payments, school voucher reimbursements, travel expense reimbursements, invoice payments, web page maintenance, CEU's, School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) and School Superintendent Assessment (SSA).
Missi Gaggens, Administrative Assistant
For information regarding the Administrative Mentoring program, trainings, invoicing
and webpages.
Leigh Murphy, Administrative Assistant
For information regarding all Leadership Academy programs including the Satellite Academy Program , Professional Development Series, Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation (PBTE), Performance-Based Administrator's Evaluation (PBAE), all workshop registrations and participant/district billings. For information regarding the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards program and subsidy funding.
Karen Shanks, Administrative Assistant
For Information regarding the Select Teachers As Regional Resources Program (STARR), Professional Learning Communities and Gold Star/Blue Ribbon Programs, payments, travel expense reimbursements, invoice payments, and web page maintenance.