David Hicks
School of Education

 

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Phone: (281) 283-3605
Fax: (281) 283-3630
E-mail: hicksda@uhcl.edu

UH-Clear Lake
Box 52, Bayou 1119
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Educational
Background

B.A. English, California State University Hayward, 1970

M.Ed. Stephen F. Austin State University, 1972

Ed.D. University of Houston, 1982

Areas of Expertise

Superintendency

Texas public school governance

Summary of
Professional Experience

Public Education:

  • Teacher of English and special education
  • Principal
  • Director of Special Education, Special Programs, Elementary Education, Assessment
  • Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Personnel
  • Superintendent

Higher Education:

  • Adjunct Professor, UHCL

Educational Leadership Doctoral

  • Course Development and Teaching in the Leadership Core
  • Facilitator for Field Placements
  • Dissertation Committees
  • Admissions Subcommittee
  • Liaison with Local Education Agencies

Current Research
Projects and Grants

 

Teaching Areas

Public School:

  • English
  • Special Education
  • Learning Disabled
  • Elementary Education

Publications and Presentations

 

Service Activities

 

Special Recognition
and Honors

 

Personal Interests

Doing nothing at my place in the country. (And I don’t start doing that until about 10:00 am.)

Reading.

Educational Philosophy

In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things charity. My philosophy of education is based on this adage from the Protestant Reformation. There is a common body of knowledge, principles, and skills that are essential and should be learned by all members of our society. Beyond those core elements of learning, students and teachers should be given as much liberty and autonomy as possible in what they learn and teach. In all things we do in education, relationships are most important and people should be treated with respect, dignity, and charity.

Recommended WWW sites

www.tea.state.tx.us

www.lbb.state.tx.us

www.capitol.state.tx.us

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/data.html

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/

www.texasisd.com

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

www.tasanet.org

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