Principal ELI Educators

Dorsey Yearley, Executive Director of EDCO has been a special educator and special educaztion administrator for 32 years, including 14 years as the Director of Student Services for the Wellesley Public Schools. She has supported the training of special education administrators in a variety of degree and licensure programs.

Gerry Leader, Professor Emeritus, Co-Director ELI, was a faculty member of Boston University for 25 years and has over 20 years of experience with preparing educational leaders.

David Castelline, Ed.D., Principal of Newton’s Underwood Elementary School, Faculty Instructor, Practicum Supervisor, has 17 years of experience as a principal, and also he has served as a science department chairman and classroom teacher. He is an active soccer coach and was elected National Girl's Soccer Coach of the Year in 1987.

Ruth Chapman, Faculty Instructor for Standards-Based Curriculum, Practicum Supervisor, She has had 18 years of experience as a principal, 15 of which were in Newton's A.E. Angier School, and also served as a mathematics curriculum specialist and a classroom teacher. At the request of Newton's Superintendent of Schools, she has been appointed for a year as the Interim Principal at Newton's Franklin Elementary School.

Natalie Cohen, Faculty Instructor, Practicum Supervisor, is the Assistant Principal of Weston High School and a graduate of the ELI Preparation Program. She has over 30 years experience as an English teacher and department chair, as well as 6 years experience as a store manager at Crate & Barrel.

Robert Desaulniers, Faculty Instructor, Practicum Supervisor, formally held principalships at Weston and Littleton High Schools, has had over 35 years of experience as a teacher, guidance counselor, and educational administrator.

Kim Marshall, Faculty Instructor for Performance Appraisal and Supervision, has 15 years of experience as an urban principal. He is currently a leadership coach and nationally recognized educational author. For example, his, “Recovering from H.S.P.S. (Hyperactive Superficial Principal Syndrome): A Progress Report,” Phi Delta Kappan, May 2003, is now a classic in the educational leadership literature.

Louise Lipsitz, Faculty Instructor, Practicum Supervisor, is currently in her ninth year as the Principal of Westwood’s Deerfield Elementary School. Previously, she was a classroom teacher and special educator for PreK-a2 for 23 years.

William Lupini, Ed.D., Faculty Instructor for Educational Leadership and the Law, is Superintendent of Schools in Brookline and former Superintendent of Schools in Beverly, MA and Kutztown, PA, as well as a director of curriculum and instrucation adn assistant high school principal.

 
Program Activities (All courses and seminars will be held in EDCO’s Waltham Classroom)

COURSEWORK

SPRING SEMESTER 2008
Performance Based School Leadership and Pre-Practicum
February through June 2008: Wednesdays 4-7:30 PM

July 2008 (Classes are on Weekday mornings, 8-12)
Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment
Educational Leadership and the Law
Performance Appraisal and Supervision


ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
Practicum
A nine-month, September 2008 through June 2009, supervised practicum at the candidate’s school or another school site more appropriate to the candidate’s career aspirations. ELI’s Practicum Supervisor, in collaboration with the Principal or Director/Supervisor at the school site, assume the mentoring role during the candidate’s practicum.

Practicum Seminar
A nine-month, September 2008 through June 2009, bi-weekly seminar meeting Wednesdays 4-7:30 PM, except for public and school holidays, is a substantively-based and reflective seminar accompanying the practicum. Topics include, but are not limited to: Major Project Responsibility; Shared Leadership through Delegated Responsibility and Accountability; Equity and High Expectations; Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; Readiness for Continual Student Performance Improvement; Recruitment, Mentoring, Supervision, and Evaluation; Special Education and Student Support Services; Parental and Community Relationships; School Improvement Planning; Leadership, etc.
At the completion of the practicum seminar, candidates synthesize their learnings and present them to their Cohort peers, ELI faculty, and invited practitioners. The presentation anticipates candidates presenting their professional portfolio to prospective employers.

Graduate Credit
Currently, 15 graduate credits from Endicott College are available for candidates who successfully complete the coursework and Practicum seminar. An additional 5 graduate credits will be available in academic year 2008-09 with no additional cost of the program currently stated on page 8. An additional 5 credits, beyond the 20, will also be available in academic year 2008-09 for the added cost of $500. The credits can be applied toward Masters, CAGS, or Doctoral degrees at other schools of higher education.