Ellen Retelle, Ph. D. Department of Educational Leadership School of Education and Professional Studies Central Connecticut State University 1516 Stanley St New Britain, CT Tel: 860-490-8563 [email protected] ACADEMIC PREPARATION Doctor of Philosophy 2003 Faculty of Education University of British Columbia, BC

TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION British Columbia Certificate: Teacher Grades K-7 No. 156295

Master of Education 1990 Educational Administration University of Houston, TX

Texas Certificates: Administration: K-12 No. 15522034 Teacher: Grades 1-8 No. 15522034

Bachelor of Science 1982 Elementary Education Salem State College, MA

Massachusetts Certificate: Teacher: Grades K-6 No. 0261649

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education and Professional Studies, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.

2007-2010

Adjunct Professor for the Educational Leadership, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB, Canada.

2004-2007

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Leadership, Coordinator for Student Teaching, Professional Semester III (2006-07); Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.

2003-2004

Instructor/Faculty Associate for Problem-Based Learning Cohort, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2000-2003

Teaching Assistant, Educational Leadership Department, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

1993-1998

Elementary School Principal, International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan.

1990-1993

Elementary School Teacher, Grades Two and Four, Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan.

1985-1990

Elementary School Teacher, Grades One, Two, and Five, Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX.

1988

Summer Teacher of English as a Second Language for Adults, Centre of English Learning, Houston, TX. 1

1984-1985

Elementary School Teacher, Grade Three, St. Mary’s Elementary School, Lawrence, MA.

1982-1984

Reading Teacher, Grades One to Grade 10, US Peace Corps Volunteer, Langhorn Reading Center, St. John, Antigua, West Indies.

HONORS  2010 Finalist for Excellence in Teaching Award at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.  2008 Honor Roll for Excellence in Teaching Award at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.  2006 Award for Teaching recognized by Faculty of Education’s Education Undergraduate Society University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.  1982-1984 United States Peace Corps Volunteer, St. John’s Learning Center, St. John, Antigua, WI.

LOAD CREDIT ACTIVITY AT CCSU Courses Taught at CCSU: EDL 712/713 Quantitative and Qualitative Research EDL 705 Leadership to Promote Effective Teaching and Learning I EDL 605/606 Leadership in Teaching and Learning EDL 615/616 Understanding Political and External Environments of School Leadership EDL 610/611 School Leadership EDL 690/691 Internship in Educational Leadership EDL 618: Understanding political and ethical environments of school leadership (WCSU) EDL 656: Leadership in Teaching and Learning (WCSU) EDL 517 Evaluation (Sam Sharpe, Teachers College, Jamaica) Courses taught at the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB Professional Semester III Coordinator EDUC 6000 Student Leadership Portfolio-Capstone Project EDUC 5300 Foundations of Modern Educational Leadership Theory and Practice EDUC 3501 Curriculum & Instruction EDUC 3504 Evaluation of Student Learning EDUC 3603 Social Context of Education EDUC 3700 Seminar for Professional Development Courses taught at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Faculty Associate/Tutor for Problem-Based Learning Cohort EDST 428 Foundations of Education EDST 429 Sociology of Education EDST 314 Analysis of Education

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Primary Dissertation Advisor: Carol Wright How Do Collaborative Grade Level Teams Impact Student Performance? Defended Dissertation November, 2010. Katherine Field In Process: Frank Cardona Maxine Ursery Doreen Crawford Dissertation Committee Member: Yvette Santiesteban: The Role of School in the Adjustment of Immigrant West Indian Adolescents: A Case Study of a Program for New Arrivals. Dissertation Defense 2009. Mike Lorenzo: Attaining Success in a Public School and Sustaining It: A Case Study. In process. Susan Iwanicki: Promoting Teacher Efficacy and Leadership Through Statewide Professional Development. Dissertation Defense 2009. Teresita Nieves: Language, Learning, and the Achievement Gap: The Influence of Classroom Practices and Conversational Interactions on Academic Performance. Dissertation Defense 2008.

SCHOLARY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY PUBLICATIONS: Retelle, E., & Cohan. (in press). In Transforming Schools. D. Mulcahy (Ed.). Social Justice and District Leadership in Public Schools: Guidelines for Practice. Retelle, E. (2011). First year assistant principals mentoring experiences. Journal of Educational Administration Foundations. (Editor’s email included). Retelle, E. (2011, June). First-Year Principal Encounters Homophobia. Journal of Case Studies in Educational Leadership, 14 (2), 61 - 69. DOI 10.1177/1555458911408790 Retelle, E. (2010, January – March). Promotion of the assistant principal to the principalship: Good work is not a guarantee. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 5, (1). Retrieved from http://cnx.org/content/m33961/latest/ Retelle, E. (2007, July). Educating aspiring teachers about instructing from a social justice perspective. The Learners Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, Online publication. Retrieved from http://l07.cgpublisher.com/session_descriptions.html. Retelle, E. & Poole, W. (2006). Identity-based “othering” and conflict by teachers and administrators. Journal of School Leadership, 16(3), 319-350. Retelle, E. (2005). First-year elementary vice-principals: Making sense of school leadership. In H. Armstrong (Ed.) Exploring the Practice of Educational Administration in Canada (pp. 145-176). Calgary, AB: Detselig Enterprises Ltd. 3

DISSERTATION Retelle, E. (2003). Understanding the dynamics of the transition to the elementary viceprincipalship (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada) ubc_2003-859711.pdf. Retelle, E. (2010, August). First year assistant principals mentoring experiences. Submitted to the Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, Edmonton, AB, Canada. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Retelle, E. (2012). Central office and building leaders roles and involvement in the instructional rounds process. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Vancouver, Canada. Retelle, E. (2011, April). Social Justice and Diversity in Connecticut Public Schools Proposal accepted. American Educational Research Association for the annual meeting held in April 2011. Retelle, E. (2011, February). Evaluating the implementation and follow up of instructional rounds in a northeastern school district. Conference proposal accepted. Eastern Education Research Association for the annual meeting held in February 2011. Retelle, E. (2010, November). Central office and building leaders roles and involvement in the instructional rounds process. Conference proposal submitted to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education for annual meeting in May 2011. Retelle, E. (2010, May). Understanding leadership from an LGBT perspective. Paper presented at the June Baker Higgins 20th Anniversary Conference and Celebration at CCSU, New Britain, CT. E. Retelle. (2009, August). Reducing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic isolation in Connecticut schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, San Antonio, TX. Retelle, E. (2008, April). Aspiring teachers learn about and reflect on LGBT issues in schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the annual American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Retelle, E. (2007, November). Leadership preparation and development of Canadian elementary assistant principals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC. Retelle, E. (2007, May). Preparation and promotion of elementary vice-principals to the principalship. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

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Retelle, E. (2006, November). Pre-service teachers: Understanding and learning about social justice in schools. Paper presented at meeting of the International Conference on Teacher Education, Calgary, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, May). Understanding leadership from a queer perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, York, ON, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, April). Preparation and promotion of vice-principals to the principalship. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Retelle, E. (2005, May). Teachers’ diverse views of the leadership of elementary principals. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. London, ON, Canada. Retelle, E. (2005, April). Preparing school leaders: The (non) mentoring of vice principals. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, PQ, Canada. Retelle, E. & Poole, W. (2004, April). Identity-based “othering” and conflict by teachers and administrators. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Retelle, E. (2002, May). First-year elementary vice-principals: Making sense of administration and school leadership from a micropolitical perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, ON, Canada. CONFERENCE PROPOSALS UNDER REVIEW 2010 Retelle, E. (2010, August). Preparing aspiring teachers to embrace a social justice and multicultural philosophy in their teaching: A Canadian perspective. Proposal submitted & accepted to the Hawaii International Conference on Education held in January, 2011. Retelle, E. (2010, July). Social Justice and Diversity in Connecticut Public Schools Proposal submitted to the American Educational Research Association for the annual meeting held in April 2011. Retelle, E. (2010, September). Evaluating the implementation and follow up of instructional rounds in a northeastern school district. Conference proposal submitted to the Eastern Education Research Association for the annual meeting held in February 2011. Retelle, E. (2010, November). Central office and building leaders roles and involvement in the instructional rounds process. Conference proposal submitted to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education for annual meeting in May 2011. TECHNICAL REPORTS

Retelle, E. (2010, August). Engagement in instructional rounds process report for the Plainfield School District: CCSU, New Britain, CT. 5

Retelle, E. (2010, August). Diversity taskforce survey report. CCSU, New Britain, CT: School of Education and Professional Studies Diversity Taskforce. Retelle, E. (2010, May). Moving forward-The social justice and diversity April 21st forum report. CCSU, New Britain, CT: Faculty Senate Diversity Committee. Retelle, E. (2008, November). Sixth-Year program reports (Building and District Levels) for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education/ Educational Leadership Constituent Council. CCSU, New Britain, CT: Department of Educational Leadership. Retelle, E. (2008, November). Superintendent program report for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education/ Educational Leadership Constituent Council. CCSU, New Britain, CT: Department of Educational Leadership. Retelle, E. (2002, March). Educational expectations and attainments of students from low socioeconomic families: Informing British Columbia policymakers. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ministry of Education BC Education Research Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retelle, E. (1999, May). Topham School. In D. Brown The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools. Kelowna, British Columbia: The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education. PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS Retelle, E. (2012, April). Are You a Culturally a Culturally Proficient Teen? Middletown High School students. Middletown, CT. Retelle, E. (2012, February) Prejudice Reduction Diversity Workshop. Southington High School Juniors and Seniors. Southington, CT. Retelle, E. (2010, October). Teaching controversial issues in schools. Workshop presented at the New England Multicultural Conference, Farmington, CT. Retelle, E. (2010, May). Connected understandings about social justice practices and philosophies in suburban, rural, and urban schools. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montreal, PQ, Canada. Retelle, E. (2008, October). Teaching controversial in schools. Workshop presented at the New England Multicultural Conference, Hartford, CT. Retelle, E. & Holmes, G. (2008, May). Social justice education. Workshop presented at The Intersection of Race and Education Symposium, Meriden, CT. Retelle, E. (2008, March). Northern exposure: What we can learn from Canadian cases, school policies, and resources. Workshop presented at the True Colors Conference, Storrs, CT. Retelle, E. (2007, March). Mentoring beginning teachers and interns. Workshop presented at the Prairie Rose School Division, AB, Canada.

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Retelle, E. (2007, February). Stopping homophobic harassment and name-calling in schools: For school leaders. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention Association, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, September). Addressing gay and lesbian themes in literature. Workshop presented at the Literature Fair, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, February). Being a social justice teacher. Workshop presented at the South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention Association, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, February). Integrating gay and lesbian themes across the curriculum. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention Association, Lethbridge, AB, Canada Retelle, E. (2006, February). The language and practices of social justice teaching: Educating preservice teachers. Workshop presented at the annual meeting for Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retelle, E. (2006, January). Effective use of time in the classroom. Workshop presented to the Education Students Club at University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2005, September). Integrating gay and lesbian books into the literature. Workshop presented at the University of Lethbridge Literature Fair, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Retelle, E. (2002, March). First-year elementary vice-principals: Making sense of administration and school leadership from a micropolitical perspective. Workshop presented at the meeting of Phi Delta Kappa, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retelle, E. (2002, March). Educational expectations and attainments of students from low socioeconomic families: Informing British Columbia policymakers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Ministry of Education BC Education Research Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retelle, E. (1999). Socialization of first-year administrators. Presented at the meeting of the Educational Studies Department Research Day, Vancouver, BC, Canada. GRANTS 2012 Research Grant $15,000. Project: Educational Leadership Graduates: An Investigation of Career Preparation at CCSU and Success in Connecticut Schools. With Drs. Penny Lisi and Tony Rigazio-Digilio. 2010 Research Grant $4706. Project: Evaluating the impact of instructional rounds on student learning and school improvement. Connecticut State University System, Hartford, CT. 2010 Professional Development Grant $2000. Project: Improvements in teaching and learning in the 6th Year Program. Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT. 2008 Research Grant $5000. Project: Social justice and school leadership in Connecticut public schools. Connecticut State University System, Hartford, CT. 7

2007 Research Grant $4500. Project: Preparation and promotion of vice-principals to the principalship. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB, Canada. 2006 Research/ Teacher Development Fund Grant $4100. Project: Educating PSII students about the beliefs and practices of social justice teaching in the social context of schooling course. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada. 2001 Research Grant $1000 for Ph.D. Students. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

SERVICE at CCSU DEPARTMENT of EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE Curriculum Committee (2007-Present) Writer and Coordinator of NCATE Reports and Assessments (2007-Present) Graduate Studies Committee-Secretary (2009-Present). Policy Subcommittee (2008-09, 2010-2011). Member Annual Network Reception (2009-Present) Evaluator for the Connecticut Administrators Test for CT State Department of Education (2007-Present) Member of Hiring Committee (2009-10) UNIVERSITY SERVICE Senate Diversity Committee Member Committee for the Concerns of Women Member University LGBT Advisory Committee Member SEPS Diversity Chair STAT Committee Member GSC Committee Member Lindgren Scholarship Committee Connecticut Administrator Test Reviews 3 times/year. SERC IRB advisory board SEPS Creativity Committee School of Education and Professional Studies Strategic Planning Committee (2010) SEPS Diversity Taskforce-Co Chair (2009-Present) University Academic Assessment Committee (2009-10) Faculty Senate Diversity Committee-Program Chairperson (2009-Present) Committee for the Concerns for Women (2010-2011) Member of search committee for hiring a principal for Smalley Academy, New Britain School District (June 2009) Member of State Education Resource Center stakeholders task force to reduce the achievement gap in Connecticut Public Schools (2007-2008)

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Productive Service to University University Diversity Task Force Report: Anticipated distribution date: February 28, 2011 Currently, I am a co-facilitator for the Diversity Taskforce. Dean Sakofs appointed a diversity task force to conduct self-study and review of the current status of diversity efforts in the School of Education and Professional Studies. Task Force Objectives include: a) complete a self-study and review of the current status of diversity and equity efforts in the School of Education and Professional Studies; b) lead to judgments about our unit strengths and challenges; and c) use results of the data analyses to guide the goals and initiatives in the School of Education and Professional Studies Diversity Strategic Plans. I am writing the Diversity Taskforce report, which consists of the following four areas: a) Institutional leadership and commitment-decisions policies, and practices; b) Representational Diversity—faculty, students, staff, alumni-head count; c) Curriculum, pedagogy, practices, behaviors and professional disposition; and d) culture and climate. Grant from Office of Equity and Diversity for Faculty Senate Diversity Committee to Action Group Discussions among student, faculty, and administration. The discussions are entitled, Continuing the Conversations. (Letter included.)

Scholarly Community Reviewed Canadian Society for the Study of Education proposals (December 2010). Reviewed National Council of Professors of Educational Administration proposals and article (December 2010). Local Community Litchfield Professional Development-Workshop on developing a district wide leadership team September 2010. Vernon Professional Development-Facilitating Instructional Rounds process in all schools in the district, January 2011 to May 2011. (Power point included as background information.) Parents Supporting Educational Excellence facilitators training January 7 & 8, 2011. Substitute trainer in Bristol, CT. February to May 2011 (Certificate included.) SERVICE: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada Research Committee Human Ethics Research Committee Coordinator of Professional Semester III Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Equity Committee Faculty Association Gender & Diversity Committee for Faculty Association (Chairperson) 9

Graduate Student Committees Coordinator of Intern Teachers’ Convention, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB 2006.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY SERVICE IN PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Retelle, E. (2009, September, October). Social justice and teaching. Two workshops presented at the Shepaug High School, Washington, CT. Retelle, E. (2009, January). Social justice and teaching. Workshop presented at the East HartfordGlastonbury Magnet School, East Hartford, CT. Retelle, E. (2008, October). Building teams across school and district leader groups. Workshop presented for Greenwich School District, Greenwich, CT. NON UNIVERSITY SERVICE President of Somerset Condominium Association, CT (2008-Present) True Colors Board Member, CT (2007-2009) Sponsor for Love Makes a Family Fundraiser – local LGBT activist group (2008) Co-Chair for Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accreditation for International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan (1995) Coordinator of Japan Council of International Schools Conference, Tokyo, Japan (1994)

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association – Special Interest Groups: Administration, Social Justice, LGBT, Washington, DC Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Reston, VA Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, ON, Canada National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI National Association of Multicultural Education, Washington, DC Phi Delta Kappa, Bloomington, IN State Education Resource Center, Middletown, CT

Added February 18, 2011 Decide how to integrate. Research Aspiring School Leaders & Social Justice: What Are Sixth Year Students Learning at CCSU? Timeframe: from February 2, 2011 to August 2011. Summary: The purpose of the research is to explore and examine what CCSU Sixth Year students in the Department of Educational Leadership are learning about cross-cultural competence, multiculturalism, professional skills, and commitment to multiculturalism, social justice, and diversity work in the Sixth Year program. Students enrolled in EDL 590 Leaders as Learners: Educational Leadership and Self-Assessment, the first course in the Sixth Year Program, will be invited to complete the “Multicultural Disposition Index” survey (see below) for the study. (Additional information included, i.e., exemption form, survey, & consent letter.) CSU Research Grant Submission Evaluating the Impact of Instructional Rounds on Student Learning and School Improvement in 12 Connecticut School Districts Timeframe: March 2011-July 2011. Summary: Instructional Rounds (IR) process is a recent innovation (2008-09) that focuses on improving student learning and instructional practices in schools and across a district via the network’s classroom visitations. The IR network consists of administrators and teachers who observe in classrooms, analyze the classroom observations, and provide feedback to the host school. The goal of this study is to examine how IR improves student learning and achievement, instructional practices, district and school leaders’ collective and collaborative leadership practice, and the instructional rounds team in 12 Connecticut school districts. Teachers and administrators in the 12 school districts will complete a survey. Approximately 40-50% of them will be interviewed. (Proposal included.) Faculty Development Grant Proposal 11

Request funding to attend the Canadian Society for the Study of Education in New Brunswick. Timeframe: May 28 to June 1. (Proposal included.)

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