John M. Decman, Ed.D.

School of Education

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Bayou Building, Suite 1125
Phone: (281)283-3548
Fax: (281) 226-7522
decman@uhcl.edu

UH-Clear Lake
Box 65
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Educational
Background

EdD – Ball State University

MS ED – Indiana University

BS – Purdue University

Areas of Expertise

Principalship

School Improvement

Administrator Induction

Implications of Federal and State Policy on Administrative Practice

Summary of
Professional Experience

Former High School Principal

ADSU Program Coordinator

Coordinator – Graduate Internship

Current Research
Projects and Grants

Principal induction/coaching/mentoring

Teaching Areas

Organizational Leadership

Principalship

School Law

Special Programs

Curriculum

Selected Publications

Decman, J.M. & Simieou, F, III. (2008). Review of selected dissertations addressing school public relations, administrator communication, and conflict resolution, Journal of School Public Relations, (in press).

Decman, J. (2005, Summer). Public relations in rapidly growing suburban school districts: insights from Texas superintendents Bonny Cain and Doug Otto, Journal of School Public Relations, 26 (3), 207-222.

Kajs, L.T., Decman, J.M., Cox, C., Willman, E., & Alaniz, R. (2002). Addressing mentor-principals’ lifelong learning needs in the preparation of principal candidates. National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) 2002 Yearbook.  Langham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Selected Presentations

Decman, J., Estes, A, Sansing, L., Derrick, B. & Lopez, G. (July 2008). Does Preparation Play a Role in Hiring?  Superintendent Perspectives. Presentation at Annual Meeting of National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. San Diego, CA.

Simieou, F., Decman, J. & Grigsby, B. (August, 2008) Leadership Development: The Opportunities and Constraints of a Regional Network. Presentation at Annual Meeting of National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. San Diego, CA.

Grigsby, B., Simieou, F. & Decman, J. (July, 2008). NCLB and School Reconstitution:  Redefining Our Meta Values. Presentation at Annual Meeting of National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. San Diego, CA

Decman, J., Simieou, F., & Boske, C. (August, 2007). Formative Pedagogical Assessment Utilizing Data-Driven Decisions: Leadership Implications for Middle School Principals. Presentation at Annual Meeting of National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Chicago, IL.

Decman, J.M., Mackey, B, & Pitcher, S. (April, 2006).    The Influence of Four Elementary School Principals on School Reading Programs and Student Reading Scores.  Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

Decman, J. M., & Arasi, T. (2004). Ethics, Integrity and Fairness: Using School Law in Standards-Based Leadership Preparation. Education Law Association (ELA) 50^th Annual Conference. In Tuscan, AZ.

Personal Interests

Dr. Decman is a partner in Decman Educational Consultants, LLC and Synergy Educational Consultants, LLC.