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Tag: Dan Oest

As superintendents face twin challenges, NIU works to prepare ‘visionary’ leaders

October 3, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Ask Danny Oest to name the Top 5 challenges confronting school superintendents, and he succinctly boils his list down to just two. But they’re big ones. First, says Oest, the former shared superintendent of Richmond-Burton Community High School 157 and Nippersink School

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Ed.S. student accepts new challenge while closing in on NIU superintendency degree

April 29, 2019 Mark McGowan LEPF

During Matt Birdsley’s high school days in Fulton, Ill., he took advantage of – and thoroughly enjoyed – service-learning opportunities that allowed him to work with elementary school students. Those positive interactions led Birdsley to the NIU College of Education, where he

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More than meets the eye: Two principals from one district take Ed Admin journey

December 11, 2018 Mark McGowan Alumni, enewsletter, LEPF

Tricia Rollerson grew up in various homes around the country, moving from one state to the next. So did Teresa Polson. Both went to college, earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology and social work, respectively. Later, they both found paths into education, eventually

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CoE welcomes new faculty, staff

August 25, 2017 Mark McGowan CAHE, CI, enewsletter, ETRA, KNPE, LEPF, SEED

Twelve new faculty members are joining the College of Education this fall, including a few familiar faces. The roster includes Melanie Walski, who has been a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Jenn Jacobs, who has taught

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Ed.D. in Ed Administration receives new name, focus

February 21, 2017 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Following the Illinois General Assembly’s update of the Illinois School Code standards for new school superintendents, the NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations accordingly redesigned its programs. That work has resulted in untangling the Ed.S. – an educational specialist degree

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