Lawrence F. Garrison, Ed.D. 500 Rock Hollow Drive Shreveport, LA 71115 Work phone: (318) 797-5281 Home phone: (318) 798-1037 Cell phone: (423) 596-2846 E-mail: larry.garrison@lsus.edu EDUCATION Arkansas State University Ed.D. Educational Leadership M.M.E. Music Education University of Central Arkansas B.M.E. Music Education Jonesboro, AR Conway, AR Aug. 2003 Aug. 1976 May 1972 Professional Certifications: Arkansas: Administrator (Superintendent), Secondary Principal, Music II K-12. Texas: Superintendent, All-level Music. Other Education/Professional Development School Turnaround Specialist training: University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Oct. 2009 & Jan. 2010 Louisiana Department of Education Fall, 2009; Fall & Spring 2010 Educational Leadership Modules Train-the-Trainer by Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA March, 2010 POSITIONS HELD Louisiana State Universtiy in Shreveport College of Business, Education and Human Development Assistant Professor of Education August 2007-present Duties included: Lead Professor for Louisiana Leadership Fellows program, Interim Director of Education Dept. Technology Center, Advisor, Program Director for Louisiana School Turnaround Specialist Program. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies Adjunct Professor of Education (Ed. Leadership) August 2007-present University of Tennessee at Chattanooga August 2004-July 2007 Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 1
College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies Coordinator, Osborne Fellows Initiative Adjunct Professor of Education (Ed. Leadership) Information Technology Division Director of Technology and Business Support Operations Arkansas State University June 2004-August 2004 College of Education Adjunct Professor (Ed. Leadership) Acxiom Corp., Little Rock, Arkansas September 2000-March 2004 Training and Development Team Leader and Organizational Development Specialist Marked Tree School District, Marked Tree, Arkansas July 1997-August 2000 Superintendent/CEO/CFO Marked Tree High School, Marked Tree, Arkansas August 1994-June 1997 Principal Other Positions Held Employer Place Dates Position Paul H. Pewitt H.S. Omaha, TX 1992-94 Band Director New Boston Jr.H.S. New Boston, TX 1990-92 Jr. H.S. Band Dir. Morrilton H.S. Morrilton, AR 1982-90 H.S. Band Director Sequoyah H.S. Claremore, OK 1981-82 Band Director Dollarway H.S. Pine Bluff, AR 1976-81 H.S. Band Director McCrory H.S. McCrory, AR 1974-75 Band Director Bald Knob H.S. Bald Knob, AR 1973-74 Band Director TEACHING Courses Taught Louisiana State University in Shreveport EDL 711 Funding Public Education EDL 730 Supervision of Instruction EDL 715 Internship in Educational Leadership EDL 713 Mobilizing the Community EDL 702 Legal and Ethical Issues in Education ED 778 Practicum in Clinical Supervision ED 785 Technology Leadership in Education ED 784 Educational Telecommunications, Networks, and the Internet ED 780 Educational Technology Applied to the Classroom ED 202 Introduction to Technology in Education The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 2
EDAS 563 EDAS 590 EDAS 605 EDUC 503 EDUC 575 EDUC 5390 EDUC 5120 EDAS 5770 School Law Capstone Experience in School Leadership Reflective Leadership Urban Parent and Community Resources (developed this course) Education Technology Teachers and the Law (developed this course) Learning and Education School Management (developed this course) Arkansas State University ELAD 6053 Planning and Resource Allocation EDAD 6003 School-Community Relations Advisement Responsibilities Louisisana State Universtiy in Shreveport Advisor for graduate students in Educational Leadership program (38 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Graduate Studies Division (2004-2007) Osborne Fellows, Program Advisor for M.Ed. in Elementary Education Program and Course Redesign Lead Faculty, Louisiana Leadership Fellows Pilot Program (2008). Fourteen public universities and two private providers with state approved educational leadership programs were invited to submit proposals to be selected to participate in the Louisiana Leader Fellows Program. The LSUS proposal was selected as one of two programs to be funded. Ten teacher leaders from across Louisiana were selected to participate in the intense 13-month program which utilized interactive technology-based instruction as well as building and district level field experience as part of the learning process. PUBLICATIONS Dissertation Garrison, Lawrence F. (2003). A comparison of the extent to which charter schools in states with strong and weak charter school laws implement the Effective Schools Correlates. (Doctoral dissertation, Arkansas State University, 2003). Dissertation Abstracts International, 64 (10A), 3549. Peer-reviewed journal articles Garrison, L.F., & Holifield, M. (2005). Are charter schools effective? Journal of Planning and Changing, Vol. 36, No. 1 & 2, pp. 90-103. Lease, A., & Garrison, L.F. (2008). Improving teacher effectiveness through focused graduate education. Action in Teacher Education, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp.11-22. Garrison, L. F., Krug, K., Bergeron, J., Jackson, R.R. (2012). Motivational factors for school leaders: A closer look at the perspectives of current school leaders from Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 3
four Louisiana school districts. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 6-11. Retrieved from http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/vol_2_no_7_april_2012/2.pdf Other publications Garrison, L.F., Krug, K, Bergeron, J., & Ray, R. (2009). Working conditions study: Perspectives of current school leaders from four Louisiana school districts. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Board of Regents. A research report prepared for the Louisiana Board of Regents and available online at: http://www.leadlouisiana.net. PRESENTATIONS State and Regional Presentations Are Charter Schools Effective? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Southern Regional Council on Education Administration, Oct. 24, 2003, Little Rock, AR. Louisiana Leadership Fellows Program at LSUS Presentation made at the Louisiana Council of Professors of Educational Administration Spring Coference at LSUS, April 24, 2009. (co-presented with Drs. Ruth Ray and Julie Bergeron) National and International Presentations Copernican Scheduling -- Creating Time for Learning Paper presented at the 1997 National Rural Education Association Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Working Conditions for School Leaders: A Delicate Balancing Act. Garrison, Larry; Jackson, Ruth; & Bergeron, Julie. (2011). Paper presented at the NCPEA/NAESP National Conference, April 8, 2011, Tampa, Florida. Cultivating Effective Leaders and Supportive Parnters Bergeron, Jule; Jackson, Ruth; & Garrison, Larry. (2011). Presentation at the NCPEA/NAESP National Conference, April 10, 2011, Tampa, Florida. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE Member (2008-present). Louisiana Board of Examiners. Member (2007-present). Advisory Council for Midway Professional Development School, Shreveport, LA. Task Force Member (2005-present). Task Force on Urban Education. Hamilton County Public Schools. Selection Committee (2004-present). Osborne Fellows Initiative. Public Education Foundation of Chattanooga. Steering Committee (2004-present). Osborne Fellows Initiative. Public Education Foundation of Chattanooga. President-elect (1999-2000). Rotary Club. Marked Tree, Arkansas. Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 4
Board Member (1998-2000). Industrial Development Council. Marked Tree, Arkansas. GRANTS Program Director, Louisiana School Turnaround Specialist Program (2010). Louisiana Board of Regents: $17,000. Principal Investigator, SREB Sub-grant (2010). Louisiana Board of Regents: $5,000. Principal Investigator, Working Conditions for Principals/Educational Leaders (2009). Louisiana Board of Regents: $20,000. Funded by the Wallace Foundation. Lead Faculty, Louisiana Leadership Fellows Pilot Program (2008). Louisiana Governor s Office, Louisiana Board of Regents, Louisiana Department of Education, and University of Louisiana System Partnership of The Wallace Foundation, $45,000. (Fully funded). Director, Osborne Fellows Initiative (2004-07): University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. $2.50 million awarded over five years. 21 st Century Communities of Learning (2000). Marked Tree School District. $1.13 million awarded over three years from U.S. Department of Education. Goals 2000 Technology Grant (2000). Marked Tree School District. $60,000 awarded from the Arkansas Department of Education. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Association of School Administrators (1997-2000) American Education Research Association (2006-present) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (1994-present) Arkansas Association of Education Administrators (1994-present) Arkansas Association of Secondary School Prinicipals (1994-97) Arkansas Rural Education Association (1997-2000) Louisiana Council of Professors of Education Administration (2007- ) National Association of Secondary School Principals (1994-97) National Council of Professors of Education Administration (2007-present) Phi Delta Kappa (1997-2000) Kappa Delta Pi (2011-present) Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 5
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION: Conference Chair, Louisiana Council of Professors of Eduational Administration Spring 2009 Conference held on April 23-24, 2009, at LSUS. Reader, School Leadership Licensure Assessment, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, June 24-27, 2009. Reviewer, American Public School Law, 8 th ed. (2009), by Alexander & Alexander, published by Wadsworth, June, 2009. President, Louisiana Council of Professors of Educational Administration, 2011-13. SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY: Louisiana State University in Shreveport Member, Technology Committee for the College of Business, Education and Human Development (2009- ). Senator, Faculty Senate (representing the Education Dept.) (2008-2011) Parliamentarian, Faculty Senate (2010-11). Chair, ad hoc Faculty Senate Committee on Finance and Budget Reductions (2010- ). Member, NCATE Conceptual Framework Committee (2007-11). Member, NCATE Standard 3 Field Experiences Committee (2007-11). Faculty Marshal for Commencement (Spring 2011). Manager, Education Department Computer Lab (2009- ). Secretary, LSUS chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (2011-12). Member, Student Conduct Board (Summer 2011) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Co-chair, University Student Information System Selection Committee (2004-05) Chair, Osborne Faculty and Coaches Committee (2004-2007) Member, University IT Council (2005-2007) Member, IT Security Committee (2005-2007) Member, Education Leadership Committee (2006-2007), Graduate Studies Division Lawrence F. Garrison -- Page 6