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M P E A



MISSOURI PROFESSORS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION



Missouri Professors of Educational Administration



The Missouri Professors of Education Administration (MPEA) is pleased to acknowledge that the development of this website which includes member colleges/universities, a collection of instructional materials, registration/guidelines for assessing the MPEA Performance Assessment, conference registrations/events, and assessment items tied to the MLDS standards.


New materials are added from time to time. We make a difference only if we maintain an aggressive posture to move forward with what is right for kids and for the adults who teach and lead them. We need right-minded leaders not compliant technicians. We need leaders with an understanding of the vision, not leaders who audit numbers without seeing the big picture. We need leaders who truly understand collaboration and collaborative learning, not leaders who monitor and reprimand. Let’s not allow our teaching of future leaders to be influenced solely by the way the lives of today’s classroom teachers have been influenced by the press for success on high- stakes tests.


We have a good culture of collaboration in Missouri among the professional associations, including DESE, MoASSP, MAESP, and MASA. We reside in a state where an organization like MPEA can make a difference. We have a culture more conducive “to doing what’s right for students” than is the case in most states. We need to prepare leaders to think more creatively and holistically than ever before. As we admit leader candidates, as we teach leader candidates, as we certificate leader candidates, we must raise the bar because the challenges they will face will be greater and they will have to be more talented than ever to do what is best for students. We should take our students well beyond the surface of knowledge and into the depths of understanding of how leadership is defined by state and national standards. As professors, we must be responsible for seeing, and responsive to shape the big picture of good education.



ABOUT THE M.P.E.A.



WE BELIEVE

The preparation of future educational leaders is an essential part of our society. We support the alignment of our preparatory programs with Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.



WHO WE ARE

Members include faculty from the 21 Missouri Universities with programs for preparing educational administrators and others interested in the preparation of school and district administrators.



WHEN WE MEET

We meet in person biannually in the Spring and the Fall in Comumbia, MO.
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WHAT WE DO

  • Facilitate communication and engagement among key partners in education, including practitioners from institutions of higher education, school districts, professional associations, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), legislators and other policy makers, educational researchers, and other stakeholders.
  • Provide candidates with access to practice materials for the state assessments leading to Missouri certification.
  • Support professional development opportunities for full-time and adjunct professors of educational administration through conducting two state-wide conferences annually.
  • Partner with organizations to co-facilitate workshops and collaborate on research initiatives, including DESE’s Leadership Academy, the Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDC’s), and state and national professional organizations.
  • Strive to increase the diversity of educational leadership faculty and candidates in Missouri.
  • Promote opportunities for mentoring new school and district leaders, including involvement with the Missouri Administrator Mentoring Program (AMP).
  • Showcase graduate candidates’ emerging leadership accomplishments and research endeavors.


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MPEA | Jim Kern, Executive Director



1703 Dunhill Way Columbia, MO 65203


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