2023 TCPEA Fall Meeting & Graduate Research Exchange
September 29th, 2023
The Cedars Room at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
The Cedars Room at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in the 2023 Fall meeting! We had a record crowd for our fall meeting and for GRE! We also want to give a special thanks to Dr. Sarah Morrison who served as the official photographer!
Get to Know the Class of 2023-2024 Executive Board Members
Congratulations to the newest TCPEA board members who were elected at our fall meeting!
Sharonda Pruitt’s primary research interest focuses on school leadership support for postsecondary success and readiness, school-university partnerships, and community-school engagement. Trusting that Pk-12 education performance and improvement rests on leaders in the school and classroom, she maintains a strong focus on teaching educational leadership. Dr. Pruitt joined the faculty of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University Commerce as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022. During her first year in the role, she secured a 1.23-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education. As the principal investigator, the grant focuses on rural post-secondary readiness. She also served as the Director of A School partnership for Education and Innovation (ASPIRE), a collaboration between local rural schools and the university. She has extensive school and district leadership experience. Having spent 21 years as educator in a large urban district, she has served as a teacher, 21st Century Community Learning Center Site Coordinator, department chair, Dean of Instruction, Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning and a head campus leader. She worked as a Legislative Compliance Coordinator, aiding in facilitating newly passed legislation into district policy and procedures. Currently, she serves as the director of the Clifton Porter Memorial Scholarship Fund, a board member for the Young Women’s Preparatory Network, the TAMUC Educational Leadership Masters Comprehensive Exam Coordinator, and a member of the Commerce Community Action Program Executive Board. In 2018, she received the Texas Association of Black School Board Members Administrator of the Year Award. Sharonda has also been named to the U.S. State Department Fulbright Specialist Roster until 2023. In 2023, she was accepted as an Institute for Measurement Methodology in Rural STEM Education Fellow.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Pruitt has been a member of TCPEA for two years. Most recently she presented at the TCPEA Summer Writing conference where she shared her ideas related to transforming research grants into publications. She also serves as reviewer for School Leadership Review. By joining the board, she hopes to utilize her passion for educational leadership to advocate for policies and practices that impact rural and urban school leadership issues in the state of Texas.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Pruitt has been a member of TCPEA for two years. Most recently she presented at the TCPEA Summer Writing conference where she shared her ideas related to transforming research grants into publications. She also serves as reviewer for School Leadership Review. By joining the board, she hopes to utilize her passion for educational leadership to advocate for policies and practices that impact rural and urban school leadership issues in the state of Texas.
Dr. Summer Pannell currently serves as an associate professor and doctoral program coordinator in educational leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University. Prior to joining SFA, she served as associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Houston-Victoria and Co-Director of their Texas Education Agency initiative for the university-district principal preparation partnerships program. Dr. Pannell also served as an assistant professor and Coordinator of Field Experiences for both, superintendent and principal preparation programs, at Texas Southern University and as assistant professor and program coordinator for the Ed.S. in Educational Leadership at Georgia Southern University. During her time at Georgia Southern, Dr. Pannell served on a collaborative committee for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) to develop a leadership disposition instrument to be used by all Tier I and Tier II principal preparation programs in the state.
Dr. Pannell serves as the founding director of the National Leadership Development Consortium, a non-profit organization focused on the development and retention of school leaders and is the founder and director of the National Restorative Discipline Institute, an organization that provides training and support for the implementation of Restorative Discipline in schools across the nation.
Dr. Pannell has over two decades of experience as an educational leadership faculty member and P-12 administrator and teacher. During her tenure as principal, she received a Champion of Change Award for her school closing achievement gaps and served on collaborative committees to develop statewide principal and teacher evaluation systems. Dr. Pannell holds superintendent, principal, and teacher certification in multiple states and is a certified trainer in Restorative Discipline Practices, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Behavior Threat Assessment.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Pannell has been a member of TCPEA for 8 years and a contributor and reviewer for School Leadership Review for 7 years. She has promoted or advocated for TCPEA by recruiting new faculty members at the University of Houston-Victoria and Stephen F. Austin, maintained membership with TCPEA while working out of state, and actively encouraged attendance to presentations by TCPEA members at our international affiliate, ICPEL, conference. She wants to serve on the board because she is passionate about the work TCPEA does preparing school leaders, and wants to help advance the mission of TCPEA in this area. She also wants to bring her 20+ years of experience as a public school administrator and a faculty member to help in any way she can.
Dr. Pannell serves as the founding director of the National Leadership Development Consortium, a non-profit organization focused on the development and retention of school leaders and is the founder and director of the National Restorative Discipline Institute, an organization that provides training and support for the implementation of Restorative Discipline in schools across the nation.
Dr. Pannell has over two decades of experience as an educational leadership faculty member and P-12 administrator and teacher. During her tenure as principal, she received a Champion of Change Award for her school closing achievement gaps and served on collaborative committees to develop statewide principal and teacher evaluation systems. Dr. Pannell holds superintendent, principal, and teacher certification in multiple states and is a certified trainer in Restorative Discipline Practices, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Behavior Threat Assessment.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Pannell has been a member of TCPEA for 8 years and a contributor and reviewer for School Leadership Review for 7 years. She has promoted or advocated for TCPEA by recruiting new faculty members at the University of Houston-Victoria and Stephen F. Austin, maintained membership with TCPEA while working out of state, and actively encouraged attendance to presentations by TCPEA members at our international affiliate, ICPEL, conference. She wants to serve on the board because she is passionate about the work TCPEA does preparing school leaders, and wants to help advance the mission of TCPEA in this area. She also wants to bring her 20+ years of experience as a public school administrator and a faculty member to help in any way she can.
Dr. Joseph “Austin” Vasek is an Assistant Lecturer and Program Coordinator for the Educational Leadership Program-Principal at Texas A&M University-Central Texas (TAMUCT). In this role he serves as program leader, course instructor, field supervisor, and student advisor. In addition, he previously served as the Interim-Chair for the TAMUCT Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Before joining TAMUCT, Dr. Vasek worked 7 years at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) as a graduate faculty member and Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Administration. Prior to serving at UMHB, he spent 18 years in the PK-12 environment as teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and director of curriculum & instruction.
Dr. Vasek was educated in the Waco Public Schools in Waco, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Texas Tech University (1987); his Master of Education degree from Tarleton State University (1995); and his Doctor of Education degree from Baylor University (2002). His doctoral dissertation investigated the relationship between parental involvement and reading achievement.
Dr. Vasek holds valid TEA certifications for Professional Mid-Management Administrator and Standard Superintendent. He is a certified “Trainer of Trainers” for Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL), Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), and Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS). He is also a rater/scorer for the TExES 368 (PASL) Exam Tasks 2 & 3. Dr. Vasek serves on multiple University committees and external advisory boards. His current presentation and scholarship efforts are focused on educational leadership preparation and parent involvement/military connected families. Dr. Vasek is a current member of the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration and a lifetime member of the Texas Congress of Parents & Teachers.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Vasek has been a member of TCPEA for over 3 years. As a member of TCPEA, he has attended all the gatherings, served as a reviewer for School Leadership Review, has been an Awards Committee member for the last two years, and serves as a TCPEA campus liaison to Texas A&M-Central Texas..
Dr. Vasek was educated in the Waco Public Schools in Waco, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Texas Tech University (1987); his Master of Education degree from Tarleton State University (1995); and his Doctor of Education degree from Baylor University (2002). His doctoral dissertation investigated the relationship between parental involvement and reading achievement.
Dr. Vasek holds valid TEA certifications for Professional Mid-Management Administrator and Standard Superintendent. He is a certified “Trainer of Trainers” for Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL), Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), and Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS). He is also a rater/scorer for the TExES 368 (PASL) Exam Tasks 2 & 3. Dr. Vasek serves on multiple University committees and external advisory boards. His current presentation and scholarship efforts are focused on educational leadership preparation and parent involvement/military connected families. Dr. Vasek is a current member of the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration and a lifetime member of the Texas Congress of Parents & Teachers.
TCPEA Involvement
Dr. Vasek has been a member of TCPEA for over 3 years. As a member of TCPEA, he has attended all the gatherings, served as a reviewer for School Leadership Review, has been an Awards Committee member for the last two years, and serves as a TCPEA campus liaison to Texas A&M-Central Texas..
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TCPEA is an affiliate of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (formerly the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration), which is committed to the practice and study of educational administration. Established in 1947 (as NCPEA), ICPEL continues its commitment to serve the interests and needs of professors of educational administration and practicing school leaders.
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TCPEA is a partner organization with the Texas Association of School Administrators, whose mission is to promote, provide and develop leaders who create and sustain student-centered schools and develop future-ready students.
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