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Educational Leadership

The primary mission of the Department of Educational Leadership is the development of individuals for leadership roles at all levels of education and related business/industry enterprises. Its scope includes PK-12 Education Leadership , Higher Education Leadership , and Workforce Education and Development . Our Department offers several programs, many of which involve theoretical constructs and practitioner training for those interested in careers as public or private educational leaders, policy analysis, and teachers in business and industry occupations that require educational and leadership skills or degrees focusing on educational research.

Teresa S. Jordan

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Dr. Teresa S. Jordan is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership. Prior to joining the UNLV faculty in 1990, she was the Director of Research and Evaluation in a large Arizona school district. Her previous work experience includes head of a private consulting firm that provided staff development and special education support services to public school systems, private school administrator, speech-language pathologist, and special education early childhood teacher. Her policy and research expertise is in public school finance, particularly funding for special needs youth, state level educational accountability systems, and school improvement programs. Her recent public policy research includes (1) a comprehensive cost study of BIA-funded schools; (2) a plan for capacity-building program to help BIA-funded schools meet national standards; (3) a comprehensive study of the state school funding formula in New Mexico; (4) the development of a funding index to allocate fiscal resources to districts to provide programs and services for at risk youth, and (5) the development of a state-unit accountability program for the New Mexico public schools.

Education

  • Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Emphasis: Public School Finance. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • M.S. Communication Disorders. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • Teacher Certification: Mentally Handicapped, Ohio/Arizona
  • Speech/Language Therapist Certification, Ohio/Arizona
  • B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology. Miami University, Oxford, OH

Expertise

  • State funding systems for public schools
  • State-level accountability systems
  • Intra-district Allocation Systems

Research Interests

  • Public School Finance Issues
  • Funding of Programs and Services for Special Needs Youth
  • State-level Accountability Systems
  • Equity and Adequacy of State Funding Systems
  • Neural network applications to school funding systems

Contact

Phone: 702-895-2724
E-Mail: teresa.jordan@unlv.edu