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HQ Happenings

Dear UCEA, it’s time for another month of our #UCEASpotlight! Even as the semester winds down for many, Headquarters continues to move ahead.

Our first bit of good news, we are happy to welcome East Carolina University as a full member! Please visit their website to learn more about their faculty, students, and programs. Go, Pirates!

Second, we are still accepting program nominations for the Excellence in Educational Leadership Award. This award recognizes a practicing school administrator who has made significant contributions to your program. Nominations must come for your institution’s PSR but you can certainly help in the process! The deadline to submit nominations is May 15th, 2021.

Lastly, please keep an eye out for the call for Jackson Scholar nominations. Nominations are due at the end of June and we will have the info out later this month. We will also be calling for JSN mentors. So stay tuned! The deadline for both Jackson Scholar and JSN mentors is June 30, 2021.

As always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions or news to share!

Adelante UCEA!

Mónica

Mónica Byrne-Jiménez

Executive Director

Convention Corner

UCEA 2021 ANNUAL CONVENTION

Mónica Byrne-Jiménez (Executive Director), David DeMatthews (Convention Chair), and Karl Gildner (Event Manager) share updates for this year’s convention. Watch the video to learn about the exciting changes coming in November!

Watch the Video

Submit your proposal submissions for our 35th Annual Convention. The deadline is May 16.

Submit Proposal (s)

Proposal submitters will receive proposal reviews on or around May 18. Be on the lookout for an email and on social media for the announcement. The reviews are due on May 30.

Graduate Student Hub

10th Annual Graduate Student Summit

The UCEA Graduate Student Summit (GSS) is an annual pre-convention event organized by the UCEA Graduate Student Council. In its 10th year, the UCEA GSS has grown each year. It has become recognized by UCEA faculty members and graduate students as a valuable developmental experience for aspiring educational leadership faculty.

Read the Call for Proposals

Policy Minutes

BIDEN FUNDING PLANS

In addition to his $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill and the already-passed, $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, President Biden proposed the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan . This new bill would direct billions of dollars to education-related initiatives like universal preschool, childcare, paid family leave, teacher workforce development, nutrition, community colleges, and HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.

BANS ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY

State legislatures in Idaho and Arkansas recently banned the teaching of critical race theory and related ideas in schools. Several other states, including Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, are considering similar legislation. Several bills include provisions banning The 1619 Project in schools.

ANTI-TRANS ATHLETE BANS

West Virginia and South Dakota have banned the participation of transgender girls in all girls’ sports, part of a widespread push for similar policies across a majority of states. You can find out where your state stands through this resource.

ED LEADERSHIP FOREFRONT

WALLACE FOUNDATION

ICYMI: Check out insightful new research about the state of the assistant principalship, supported by The Wallace Foundation. Authors Ellen Goldring, Mollie Rubin, and Melissa Herrmann find that assistant principal positions have become more prolific, and the roles and demographics of assistant principals have shifted over the last twenty years. They also discuss important equity implications and provide guidance for future practice and research.

For further insight, read an analysis of the report on UCEA’s Quality Leadership Matters blog. The full report and accompanying webinar are also available to the public.

UCEA Library

Educational Administration Qtrly

Journal of Research on Leadership Education

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

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Friends Of UCEA

THE MWERA CALL FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED

The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) will be held at the Graduate Hotels (formerly Kingsgate Conference Center) in Cincinnati, Ohio, from October 13-15, 2021. Proposals are now due before June 1, 2021, via the 2021 MWERA Annual Meeting All-Academic website. Please check out this quick 6-minute tutorial on how to submit a proposal if you are new to All-Academic and/or you need a refresher. We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

ASCD 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Empowered AND Connected

Experience ASCD's biggest event of the year and learn best practices, strategies, and skills that will inspire you and spark your summer learning plans.

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ZOOM INTERNATIONAL FOR PRACTITIONERS AND SCHOLARS (ZIPS)

The UCEA Center for the International Study of School Leadership introduces its inaugural four-part symposium series - Zoom International for Practitioners and Scholars (ZIPS). ZIPS brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss topical issues affecting schools worldwide. The sessions will include presentations by practitioners from throughout the world as well as preeminent international educational leadership scholars.

THE CONSORTIUM FOR THE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION

The Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education, a UCEA Program Center, invites you to submit your proposals to the 25^th Annual Values and Leadership Conference. The conference will take place on November 8-10, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, OH. Read the conference website for more information.