Carol D. McCree, Ed.D.

Carol D. McCree, Ed.D. DCarolmac@yahoo.com cdmccree@pvamu.edu EDUCATION Post -doctoral study in History, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas (1999 and 2000) Doctor of Education degree in Educational Administration and Urban Education, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas (1993) Dissertation: An Analysis of Factors Which Influence Urban Students Selection of Schools of Choice Master of Education degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in History, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas (1981) Bachelor of Arts degree in History with an Education minor, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee (1977) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Educational Administration, Whitlowe Green College of Education, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas (August 2012 present) Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, College of Education, Southern University and A. & M. College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (August 2005 August 2012) Teach graduate- level education courses. Serve as university liaison to the Wallace Grant,. Serve on the Louisiana Educational Leaders Network Management Team. Chairperson of NCATE Standard 5 Committee. Served as Interim Departmental Chairperson during Spring 2010. Designed the alternate certification in Educational Leadership program and serve now as its first director. Co-Chairperson of the university NCATE Committee. Advise students and supervise field experiences of candidates. Serve on various departmental committees. Serve on thesis committees and dissertation committees. Program Coordinator of International Studies in the College of Education, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (August 2008 August 2012) Facilitate the educational mission of the Study Abroad Program for the College of Education. Provide administrative and technical support to the Director of the Study Abroad Program in conjunction with international projects in the College of Education. Accompany and teach two courses for students who have been selected to study abroad in Belize City, Belize. Assistant Professor, Graduate and Undergraduate, College of Education, (August 2001 August 2005) Taught graduate and undergraduate courses. Developed new graduate- level course (i.e., The History of Urban Education). Advised students relative to coursework and master s capstone/thesis. Supervised field experiences of candidates. Served on various departmental committees. Served on University Curriculum Committee, the University Admission and Retention Committee, and the National Peace Education Conference Steering Committee. Co-Chairperson of NCATE Standard 5 Committee. Interim Director of Admissions and Retention, College of Education, (August 2002-August 2004) Designed, coordinated, implemented, and monitored all activities relative to the College of Education (COE) admissions process, retention plan, and recruitment efforts. Served as chairperson of the COE Admissions Committee and the Community Advisory Council. Created and published COE admissions and retention guidelines. Published the COE brochure and handbook. Faciltated COE student assemblies. Served as liaison between the COE and the University admissions office, the Junior Division, local community colleges, and local high schools. Adjunct History Professor, Houston Community College-Central (Spring 2000) Taught United States History from 1877 - Present

Adjunct Professor, St. Cloud (Minnesota) State University ( Fellowship- Summer 1993) Taught Multicultural Teaching: Viewpoints Rationale, and Strategies to graduate and undergraduate students in the Teacher Development Department of the College of Education Assistant Principal, Cunningham Middle School, Galena Park (Texas) Independent School District (1993-1998) Active participant in all facets of school administration, including staff recruitment, hiring, and assessment, disciplinary matters, classroom management, instructional needs, campus improvement plan, shared decision making, and community relations. Acquired a $10,000.00 grant from Western Atlas Logging Services to fund a campus program. Served as liaison between Region IV Educational Center, University of Houston-Clear Lake, and teacher interns. Served as campus liaison to law enforcement agencies and the Texas Scholars program. Published A Parent s Guide to CMS Behavior Management System. Acquired funds for and developed curriculum for two cultural diversity classes and related activities. Designed and coordinated campus teacher development program and peer mediation program. Social Studies Teacher, Jones High School, DeBakey High School for the Health Professions, and Hamilton Middle School, Houston Independent School District ( 1978-1993 / 1998 2001) Taught all social studies courses, on all academic levels, to students from sixth grade to twelfth. Lead teacher assessed as exceeds expectations. Achieved Career Ladder III status. Developed curriculum for American Cultural Studies class. Published quarterly newspaper, the Cultural Gazette. Assisted with the design and preparation of the Pre-Advanced Placement program. Served as mentor teacher. Served on district textbook committees. Elected to serve on Site-based Management Committee several years. Sponsored several school organizations. COURSES TAUGHT Prairie View A&M University Admin # 5003 Fundamentals of Administration Admin #5043 The Principalship Admin # 5073 School Curriculum Leadership Admin #5103 School Personnel Admin # 5133 School and Community Relations Southern University and A. & M. College EDLD #600 Capstone / Thesis Writing EDLD #595 Administrative Internship EDLD # 580 Fostering Community Support in Schools EDLD # 540 Curriculum Development: Issues, Trends, & Assessment for Educational Leaders EDLD # 520 Vision of Leadership: Issues, Trends, and Practices EDLS # 582 School and Community Relations EDLS # 544 Internship in Administration and Supervision EDLS # 541 Secondary School Principalship EDLS # 540 Introduction to School Administration EDMT # 670 Creating Classroom Climate EDMT # 660 Diversity and Pluralism in Urban Schools EDMT # 650 Challenging Technology EDMT # 640 Facilitating Synergy: Parent and Community Relations EDMT # 610 Making Curricular Decisions EDMT # 530 Equity Issues in Urban Education EDMT # 510 Intersection of Race, Class and Gender EDMS # 462 Methods and Materials for Teaching Secondary Social Studies EDEL # 362 Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Social Studies EDGN # 325 Student Centered Assessment EDGN # 276 Diverse Learner

EDSN # 226 Historical and Philosophical Organization of the American High School EDMD # 224 Philosophy and Organization of the Middle School EDGN # 211 Speech for Teachers (Communication for the Classroom Teacher) SPCH # 210 Fundamentals of Speech Prairie View A&M University UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS Departmental Student Appeals Committee Lead Professor for Administration # 5043 The Principalship NCATE Standard 6 Committee Departmental Textbook Committee Co-Chairperson, University NCATE Committee Chairperson, NCATE Standard 5 Committee University Liaison, Louisiana State Department of Education Wallace Grant Chairperson, Departmental Field Experience Committee Co-chairperson, College of Education Recruitment Committee Chairperson, Search Committee for College of Education Curriculum and Instruction Chairperson Chairperson and/or member of several Thesis / Capstone Committees Member, College of Education Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee Member, University International Education Jazz Brunch Fundraiser Committee Member, College Curriculum Committee Member, Departmental Re-design Committee Member, Search Committee for Southern University Laboratory School Principal Chairperson, Community Advisory Council Chairperson, Admission and Retention Committee Chairperson, College of Education Recruitment Committee Co-chairperson, NCATE Standard # 5 Committee CONSULTANTSHIPS Editorial Review Board Member, The Journal of Black Education (August 2007 present) Parliamentarian and Board Member, Treme Charter Schools Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 2006 August 2012) Member, Louisiana Educational Leadership Preparation Learning Community (2008-09) Presenter, Increasing Student Motivation, McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School Faculty Retreat, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (July 2010) Presenter, Developing Literacy Objectives for Use in Differentiated Instruction, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas (July 2009) Presenter, Literacy for All, Wesley Jr. College, Belize City, Belize (June 2009) Presenter, HISD in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sino-American International Research Forum, Southern University and A&M College, April 2009 Presenter, Surviving College Life, Gamma Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority College Fair, Baton Rouge, La. (January 2009) Presenter, Addressing Cultural & Socioeconomic Diversity, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas (June 2008) Presenter, Leadership and the Challenges of Public School Curriculum, University of St. Thomas Houston, Texas (Feb. 2008) Presenter, HISD in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, J.K. Haynes Conference, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2007)

Reader, paper entitled HISD in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Southern Conference on African-American Studies Convention, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ( 2007) Presenter, Gender- Based Schooling Workshop, J.K. Haynes Conference, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2006) Panelist, Educational Leadership Re-design in Louisiana, LaLEADS Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (2006) Presenter, Infusing Peace Education in the Social Studies Workshop, National Association for Peace Education Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (April 2004) and Houston, Texas (April 2005) Presenter, Classroom Management Workshop, (January 2002) Contributor, American History textbook activities, McDougal Littell Publishers, (July 2001) PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Leadership Forum Atlanta, Ga. (2012) 24 th Annual High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference Louisville, Ky. (2010) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development San Antonio, Tx. (2010) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Orlando, Fl. (2009) Sino-American International Research Forum,, April 2009 AACTE 61 st Meeting & Exhibits Chicago, Illinois (2009) AACTE 60 th Meeting & Exhibits New Orleans, Louisiana (2008) Association of Teacher Educators (2003, 2004, 2008) Louisiana Mentoring Module University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana (2007) AACTE 59 th Meeting & Exhibits New York, New York (2007) J.K. Haynes Conference, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2006 and 2007) National Alliance of Black School Educators (2001, 2005, 2007) Wallace Foundation s 2 nd National Leadership for Learning Conference St. Louis, Missouri (2006) Wallace Grantee Conference Atlanta, Georgia ( 2006) Louisiana Educational Leaders Network Management Team Retreat Robert, Louisiana (2006) Grant Planning and Writing Southern University Office of Sponsored Programs (2006) Southern Regional Education Board Leadership Training (2006) Professional Learning Communities (2005) Promoting Excellence by Empowering Communities through Education- Louisiana State University (2005) Louisiana Staff Development Council (2005) 2nd Annual Southern University Joint Convocation LIGO Livingston Observatory (2005) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (2004) National Association for Peace Education (2004 in New Orleans, La. and 2005 in Houston, Tx.) White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2004) National Education Association (2003) Race, Class and Gender ( 2001 and 2002) Plain Talk (2002) NCATE (2002) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Louisiana Educational Leaders Network Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Southern Conference on African-American Studies Association of Teacher Educators National & local Alliance of Black School Educators Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS HISD in The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2006) Published College of Education admissions and retention guidelines. (2004) Published the College of Education brochure and handbook. (2004) The following manuscripts are pending publication: 1. The Life & Times of Robert P. Daniel 2. Race Matters in Educational Policy

GRANTSMANSHIP Title III Accreditation Across the University (2001-03) Title III Comprehensive Communications Center / Speech component (2001 and 2002) Co-PI, Capital High School Pre-College Academy Research Team (2001-2008) Co-PI, Institutes for Robotics, Engineering, and Entertainment Technology. National Science Foundation. $1,499,358 for 36 months.(2008) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Top Ladies of Distinction Humble Intercontinental Chapter - Houston, Texas Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter - Houston,Texas International Heritage Committee Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (2010-11) International Archives Committee Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.(2011-12) Fisk University Alumni Association Jack Yates High School Alumni Association Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church REFERENCES Dr. VerJanis A. Peoples, Vice Chancellor Dr. James Taylor, Chairman Academic Affairs Educational Leadership Former Dean, College of Education College of Education Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 VAPeoples@aol.com jamesa_taylor@subr.edu (225) 337-0154 or 775-0096 or 771-2291 edleaders@bellsouth.net 13315 London Drive (225) 588-4424 Baker, Louisiana 70714 8122 Royalwood Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Dr. Denise Charbonnet, Principal Dr. Luria Young, Interim Dean Broadmoor Middle School College of Education 1225 Sharp Road Baton Rouge, Louiaiana 70815 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 dcjarbonnet@ebrschools.com Lshaw8944@aol.com 5959 Annunciation Street (225) 771-2291 or (225) 205-7158 New Orleans, La. 70115 P.O. Box 1764 (225) 272-0540 or (504) 473-7296 Zachary< Louisiana 70791 * Former Dean of the College of Education