Superintendent, Consultant, Trainer, Mentor, Middle School Principal, MEMSPA Past President, NAESP Former State Rep, Presenter, Education Leadership Graduate Instructor, Trainer, Speaker, Mentor, Coach, and Consultant
Email: dr.s.spickard@
Treads: dr.spickard X (Twitter): @sspickard LinkedIn: sspickard
Conference Presenter: Various Conferences and Events
Public speaking and presenting on educational topics:
AASA: "Women in Leadership: Overcoming Gender Biases to Create More Inclusive Districts" NCE, 2024
MASA: "Leading While Female: Joining the Circle of Sister Leaders" Women in Leadership Conference, 2023; Annual Fall Conference, 2022
AASA: "Leading While Female: Joining the Circle of Sister Leaders" NCE 2023; "Maintaining a Healthy Balance on Social Media" NCE 2023
NAESP and MEMSPA SLI: "Having the Courage to Lead Difficult Conversations" Annual Conference, 2021 and SLI, 2021
MEMSPA: "#LeadPositive Education Leadership Vision Turned into Action" MEMSPA Annual Conference, 2019; MEMSPA Middle Level Conference, 2020
NAESP: "#LeadPositive Education Leadership Vision Turned into Action," "Positive School Branding," and "Principals Leading Learning" National Conference, 2019
NAESP: Mentor Program Train-the-Trainer Session, NAESP National Mentor Training and Certification Program: Spokane, July, 2019; Hawaii, February, 2020; Virtually, June, 2020 , February & May, 2021; Omaha Public Schools, June 2022
AASA: "Defining Innovation," Chinese and American Leaders Panel, Discover China, 2019
CUAA: "Creating Cohesive Cultures" Full Day Workshop, Summer Institute, 2018
NAESP: "The Power of Positivity" National Conference, 2018
MEMSPA: "Job-Embedded PD: Instructional Coaching and Rounds" State Conference, 2017
MEMSPA: "Net Promoter and Member Matters" Opening Session, Summer Institute, 2017
MEMSPA: "Advisory Time: Just 25 Minutes a Day" State Conference, 2016
Michigan Association of Professors of Education Administration Virtual Research Symposium (MAPEA), "Quality PD," 2014, "Quality PD is a Complex System," 2015
MEMSPA: “Failure is Not an Option: Preparing Our MS Students for HS”; “Bully Prevention: Ways to Engage Parents”; and “Solution Room: General Session,” State Conference, 2014
MEMSPA: “Framework for Quality PD,” State Conference, 2013
EMU: "What about the Kids? The Impact of Military Issues in the PK-12 Schools" Opening Speaker, 2011
MEMSPA “Professional Development and Making It Work,” State Conference, 2010
NCTE: Project-Based Assessment, Baltimore, 2001 and Senior Project, San Francisco, 2003
NCA: Presented second-rated panel in Basic Course Division, Chicago, 1999
Superintendent: DeWitt Public Schools
Serving a district of 3200 students, 6 Buildings, 180 teachers, 300 support staff, and a cabinet of 20
Serving as superintendent since July 2021.
Check out our district website to learn more: https://www.dewittschools.net/
Application Booklet (w/ Complete 90 Day Plan) 90 Day Plan One Pager 90 Day Plan Recap Presentation
Consultant: Lead Positive Solutions
Providing training, coaching, and facilitation on a variety of education and leadership topics
NAESP Nationally Certified Trainer and Coach since 2018
Principal: Milan Area Schools
Middle School Collaborative, Instructional Leader
Lead a 6-8 building with 505 students, 27 certified staff, and 22 support staff members
Oversee curriculum design, teacher evaluation and teacher development
Execute data analysis of student achievement
Oversee building budgets, human resources, and evaluations
Provide building communications
Develop and coach teacher leaders
Empower teachers and students
Other Experiences: PBIS, Standards-Based Education, Character Education
Adjunct Professor: Concordia University (Ann Arbor and Wisconsin)
Teaching courses in the graduate Education Leadership program
EDU 820: Education Leadership Theory and Practice
EDU 640 and 940: Personnel Management & Professional Development
Additional Work Experiences:
Principal: Manchester Community Schools
Interim Superintendent: Manchester Community Schools
Teacher: Manchester Community Schools, Fowlerville Community Schools, Chillicothe City Schools
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Michigan State University
Education:
Eastern Michigan University Doctorate: Education Leadership, Ed.D, 2010 – 2015
Michigan Association of Professors of Education Administration Virtual Research Symposium, 2014; Presenter at Porter Series, 2011; PowerPlay publication, 2011; Scholar of Excellence, 2010; Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society with a GPA of 4.0; Michigan Association of Professors of Education Administration (MAPEA) Virtual Research Symposiums, 2014 and 2015
Eastern Michigan University Specialist: Education Leadership, 2002 – 2010
What About the Kids? The Impact of Military Issues in the PK-12 Schools Conference, Presenter April 1, 2011 Porter Building, Eastern Michigan University; Scholar of Excellence, 2010
Michigan State University Masters: Communication, 1998 – 2002
Thesis: Online Infidelity: Sex Differences in Perceptions and Usage Publisher: Michigan State University. Department of Communication, 2002
Ohio University Bachelor of Science (BS): Communication , 1991 – 1997
Lambda Pi Eta (official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association)
Ohio University Bachelor of Science (BS): Secondary Education, 1991 – 1997
Training:
AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy
WISD Danielson Trainer
NAESP National Principal Mentor Trainer
NAESP Leadership Immersion Institute
AdvancEd External Team
MASA: District Micro-Credential
MEMSPA: Vision Micro-Credential
