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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Senate Committee on University Priorities
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Memorandum
TO: Senate
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FROM:
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John Wàier
Chair,,ZÔUP
Vice
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RE: Centre for the Study of Educational
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September 24, 2007
Leadership and Policy (SCUP 07-43)
At its September 12, 2007 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal for the
creation of the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy. This Centre
will be a Schedule A Centre based in the Faculty of Education.
Motion
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the creation of
the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy as a Schedule A
Centre.
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D. Laitsch
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
TO: Sarah Dench, Secretary
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B. Mario Pinto
Senate Committee on University
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Vice-President, Research
Planning (SCUP)
RE:
Centre for the Study of Educational ?
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July 12, 2007
Leadership and Policy
Attached is a proposal from Dr. Dan Laitsch, Faculty of Education for the establishment
of the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy as a Schedule A Centre.
The Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes recommends that the Centre be
granted approval by SCUP. Once approved by SCUP, the proposal is to be forwarded to
Senate, followed by submission to the Board of Governors.
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Governing Committee:
/lr. John H. Waterhouse
Vice-President Academic and Provost
Dr. B. Mario Pinto
Vice-President, Research
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D. Laitsch, Faculty of Education
P. Shaker, Dean, Faculty of Education
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OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
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ATTENTION:
Mario Pinto. Vice-President, Research
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John Waterhouse, Vice-President, Academic
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Establishment of Two Schedule A Centres - Centre forArt and Social
Change/Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
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DATE: ?
June 14. 2007
I have reviewed documentation for two new proposed Schedule A
Centres in the Faculty of Education. I requested changes to the
Governance section of the Constitution for the Centre for the Study of
Educational Leadership and Policy to clarify the appointment process
for the Director, and these have now been made to my satisfaction. I
approve the establishment of the Centre for Art and Social Change and
the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy as
Schedule A Centres.
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Establishment of 2 Schedule A Centres - Centre for Art and Social
Change / The Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
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9:59 AM
Please find attached a request from Dr. Celeste Snowber and Judith
Marcuse (Artistic Director ofJudith Marcuse Projects) to establish an
International Centre for Art and Social Change in the Faculty of
Education. Also, there is a second request from Dr. Dan Laitsch to
establish The Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and
Policy in the Faculty of Education at SFU Surrey. These requests
have the support of the Executive Committee in the Faculty of
Edu tion.
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Proposal for the Establishment of?
The Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy at ?
SFU Surrey, May 2007
The proposed leadership and policy centre will be devoted to the study of educational policy and
leadership issues in international contexts, but more specifically in Canada and British Columbia.
The Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy at SFU (CSELP):
CSELP will primarily focus on research that supports the advancement and improvement of K-
12 and Post-Secondary education in the province of British Columbia. The specific mission of
the Centre will be to use a variety of academic and distributive resources to expand the public
policy knowledge base and its role in developing leadership capacity in British Columbia.
Particular attention will be devoted to reviewing, coordinating, conducting, and disseminating
scholarly research to improving policy and practice. The Centre will also work to strengthen
communicative networks between researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to increase the
power of research to inform the work of each constituent group. Within its mission to facilitate
and extend theoretical and applied research into educational leadership and policy, activities of
the Centre will include the following:
• Design, conduct, and disseminate research and scholarship to help practitioners, education
leaders, researchers, and policymakers improve educational systems, policies, and practices.
• Regularly publish scholarship and research summaries of interest to stakeholder groups.
• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate research and materials produced by education organisations
centred in British Columbia specifically, and North America more generally.
• Engage organisations active in education policy, leadership, and research issues through
collaborative projects, workshops, publications, and issue focused dialogues.
• Collaborate with other BC post-secondary institutions in initiating institutional and systemic
research.
Examine policy transfer between Canada and other countries.
While the Centre will seek to include the work and expertise of members of the Faculty of
Education broadly, as well as the general university community, current faculty who have
expressed an interest in engaging with the work of the Centre include Dan Laitsch, Michele
Schmidt, Michelle Nilson, Geoff Madoc-Jones, and Patrice Keats and Marianne Jacquet. The
Centre will be connected with an active teaching program (i.e. the MA/Med and EdD programs
in Educational Leadership); however, all resident and adjunct faculty and graduate students
interested in engaging in research focused on education leadership and policy issues will be
encouraged to contribute to the work of the Centre. The Centre will also be connected to the
broader university community through a CTEF grant,
Education S
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stems and Outcomes in
Diverse Communities,
a collaborative research effort that includes faculty from Economics,
Education, Public Policy, Political Science, and Biological Sciences.
The work of the Centre will be electronically archived and a Web-based dissemination network
established. While the Centre will host or support a variety of face-to-face activities (including
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scholarly meetings, policy summits, and other interactive opportunities), it will also focus on
building a strong electronic research community. The Centre is dedicated to issues of open
access and the democratization of knowledge.
The North American Collaborative for Education Policy Studies (NACEPS):
The Centre will work closely with the Centre for Education Policy at George Mason University
through NACEPS—an established international policy studies collaborative between the Faculty
of Education at SFU and faculty at George Mason University. The key work of NACEPS
revolves around two on-going initiatives: the International Journal for Education Policy and
Leadership (co-edited by faculty at
SFU and GMU); and
Surveying Educator Use
of
Research to
Improve Professional Practice,
a current research project looking at the research to practice
continuum.
CSELP will expand on the multi-national policy research agenda found in the general framework
under which NACEPS operates. The focus of the expanded CSELP efforts will be on the use of
research to facilitate improvements in policy and practice, through the primary activities of:
• Studying the use of research to inform policy
• Examining the transfer of policy and research between Canada and the United States
• Facilitating of international research communication and exchange
• Facilitating the exchange scholarship, as well as faculty and students between the two
universities
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The role of the CSELP and the North American Collaborative within the SFU Faculty of
Education
The CSELP, based at the Surrey Campus, will support a number of the priorities identified in the
Faculty of Education Three-Year Plan.
• Strengthening of educational leadership, particularly at the Surrey campus, through the
emphasis of research use for improving policy and practice (Objective 5.5).
• Support the policy, research, and advocacy efforts of other research centres at Simon Fraser
University, as requested (Objective 1.2, 6.1).
• Promote the improvement of teaching through the increased dissemination of research and
research-based best practice (Objective 2. 1).
• Examination, analysis, and engagement of policy structures that support the public school
system, particularly around the recently enacted accountability contracts and learning
outcomes (Objective 3.1).
• Emphasise the role of technology in policymaking, particularly as it relates to information
dissemination, open government, and sunshine policies (Objective 2.4, 4.7).
• Develop a sophisticated electronic system to support the monitoring, dissemination, and
implementation of education research and policy material (Objective 2.4, 3.2).
• Engagement of professional organisations in a two-way dialogue about education policy and
research issues. (Objective 4.5, 5.1).
Support for the activities of the new centre will rest on funding sought from grant making
organisations and foundations. As the mission and activities of the centres are institutionalised,
additional support from the Faculty of Education may be requested as appropriate.
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Proposed Constitution
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The Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy?
at Simon Fraser University, Surrey
1. Purpose
1.1. The Centre seeks to facilitate and extend theoretical and applied research into
educational leadership and policy. Its goal is to become the premier source for ideas,
resources, and practices in educational leadership and policy in British Columbia and
Canada.
1.2. The Centre is affiliated with Simon Fraser University and conducts its activities in such
a way as to enhance the reputation and the programs of the University.
1.3. The Centre is committed to developing long-term collaborative relationships with the
education system in British Columbia and elsewhere, and with other research institutes
and institutions of higher education, across Canada and internationally.
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Governance
2.1. The Centre is constituted as a Schedule A Centre at Simon Fraser University under the
terms oISFU Policy R 40.01, comes under the direct authority of the Dean of Education
and conducts its affairs in accordance with all other University policies. A report on the
Centre's activities and financial status from April 1 to March 31, including the current
membership of the Steering Committee and the Advisory Board, is submitted to the
Vice-President, Research, by the Director before June
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each year.
2.2. The Director of the Centre is an SFU faculty member nominated by the Centre Steering
Committee and approved by the Dean of Education. The Director serves a renewable
three-year term. The Centre's first director will be a faculty member directly appointed
by the Dean of Education from the initial membership of the Steering Committee.
2.2.1. The Director's tasks include the following responsibilities, which he or she may
delegate but not abrogate. When the Director is unavailable, these responsibilities
devolve to the Deputy Director:
• Chairing the Steering Committee;
• Overseeing the Centre's finances;
• Recruiting Affiliated Scholars;
• Hiring Centre personnel, including support staff and research assistants;
• Reporting to the Committee on University Centres.
2.3. The Steering Committee of the Centre consists of
3-5
employees or students of Simon
Fraser University who also serve on the Advisory Board. While the Director acts as
Chair of the Steering Committee, at least two other members of the Steering Committee
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must also hold full-time tenured or tenure-track positions within SFU. Members of the
Committee serve one-year renewable terms. Steering Committee members are
nominated by the Director with annual confirmation by the sitting Committee members.
The task of the Steering Committee is to determine the overall direction of the Centre
and to oversee the management of its operations. While it normally operates-by
consensus, when necessary it can make decisions by majority vote, including the
appointment of new members of the Steering Committee, as well as the Director and the
Deputy Director of the Centre. The Director must hold a full-time tenured or tenure-
track position at SFU.
2.3.1. Initial Steering Committee members are:
Dan Laitsch, Ph.D., Faculty of Education
Geoff Madoc-Jones, Ph.D., Faculty of Education
Michelle Nilson, Ph.D., Faculty of Education
Michele Schmidt, Ph.D., Faculty of Education
Patrice Keats, Ph.D., RCC, Faculty of Education
2.4. The work of the Centre is guided by an Advisory Board, consisting of individuals with a
demonstrated commitment to the development of educational leadership and policy in
British Columbia and elsewhere. Invitations to join the Board are issued by the Director
of the Centre; members serve for a three-year term, renewable by invitation. The
Advisory Board meets at least once each year to review the Centre's activities and plans
and provide advice to the Director and Steering Committee.
2.5. The work of the Centre is supported by Affiliated Scholars, who may be individuals
from the university and external communities, and may include faculty, staff, or
students. Status as Affiliated Scholar is approved by the Steering Committee based on
the recommendation of the Director.
2.6. The institute will substantially finance its activities and initiatives by means of external
funding; seed funding will be negotiated with the Dean of Education.
3. Activities
3.1. The Centre's activities are open to all interested parties, including faculty and students
from across the University, and educators and others outside the University. The
Steering Committee may establish various categories of membership in order to facilitate
participation in and administration of its programs.
3.2. The Centre sponsors and organizes educational conferences, both in British Columbia
and elsewhere, on its own or in collaboration with other institutions.
3.3. The Centre organizes other activities such as seminars, workshops, colloquia, and so on,
and may enter into contractual arrangements with school districts or other institutions to
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provide such activities for a fee. In such cases, the Centre will agree with the individuals
involved in the activity on appropriate compensation for their work.
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3.4.
The Centre maintains a website on its activities, and may also publish a range of other
materials, including newsletters, policy resources, learning guides, conference
proceedings, scholarly works, applied research and publicity materials, in a variety of
media.
3.5.
The Centre seeks to encourage and facilitate research on educational leadership and
policy, and to that end it provides opportunities and support for university faculty and
students, teaching professionals, and other interested parties. Such support may include,
for example, office space, administrative support, shared technical and other resources- '
and assistance in applying for external funding. Within the relevant SFU policies and
guidelines, the Centre may charge for the services it provides.
3.6. The Centre seeks to attract long-term funding for its activities, and will pursue such
opportunities in collaboration with the SFU Faculty of Education and the University as a
whole as well as the broader educational community.
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The Library participates in the course approval process for new courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
By Senate motion (S.93-11) "no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for
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Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction (CARMHA)
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Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
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Megan L. Crouch, 7/12/07 11:08 AM -0700, Library Report: Centre for the Study of Educ
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:08:11 -0700
To: Valerie Murdoch <murdoch@sfu.ca
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From: "Megan L. Crouch" <mcrouch@sfu.ca
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Subject: Library Report: Centre for the Study of Educational
Leadership & Policy
Cc: Gwen Bird <gbirdsfu.ca
>, "Natalie Gick" <ngick@sfu.ca
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Dear Val,
I have completed reviewing the proposal for the Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership & Policy and have
determined that no additional library resources will be required to support it.
I have added the Centre to the appropriate list at htto://www.lib.sfU.Ca/aboUt/C011eCtiofls/COurseassessmentsllfldex.htm.
This will be adequate proof of library sign-off.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Megan
Megan L. Crouch
Collections Librarian
Health Sciences Librarian
Liaison Librarian for Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University
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8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
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