Vol. 40, No. 13
April 14, 2006
Who Will Lead Our Schools?
New York Times Will Moderate Special Forum on
School Leadership Next Week at Lincoln University
In an era when public schools are facing intense pressure to improve academic performance, many school systems are having trouble attracting qualified men and women to serve as superintendents and principals.
The leadership issues facing school systems and aspiring school administrators themselves will be the the focus of a town hall forum next week (April 19) at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. The meeting is sponsored by The New York Times and The Wallace Foundation in cooperation with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The forum, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., is titled "Education Leadership: Which Way to a Smarter America?" It will feature a panel of four public school and higher education leaders:
- Dr. Joyce Dana, assistant professor, Saint Louis University Department of Educational Leadership & Higher Education
- Dr. D. Kent King, Missouri Commissioner of Education
- Dr. Creg Williams, superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools
- Dr. Michelle Young, executive director, University Council for Educational Administration
- Alan Finder, correspondent for The New York Times, will moderate the discussion.
The meeting will be held at the Scruggs University Center, 819 Chestnut St., on the Lincoln University campus in Jefferson City.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the St. Louis Public Schools, with grants from The Wallace Foundation, are working together in the State Action for Education Leadership Project, to support local school leaders and strengthen state policies related to educational leadership.