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TITLE Challenge To Lead in Challenging Times. 2003 Annual Report. INSTITUTION Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. PUB DATE 2003-00-00 NOTE 29p. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annual Reports; *Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; *Higher Education; *Interstate Programs; Organizational Objectives; Program Descriptions IDENTIFIERS *Southern Regional Education Board

ABSTRACT The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is the first interstate compact for education in the United States. This annual report describes the foundation and activities of the SREB, which deals with education at all levels, from prekindergarten through college. SREB maintains an extensive database about education in all 16 member states. Staff members respond to requests for information, and SREB produces a range of publications, including its annual "SREB Fact Book on Higher Education." The report contains information on:(1) SREB education goals;(2) policies; (3) state services;(4) the High Schools That Work program;(5) two technology initiatives;(6) the SREB Doctoral Scholars Program;(8) leadership initiatives;(9) the Regional Contract Program and the Academic Common Market; and (10) the Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing. Members of the SREB Board and staff members are listed. (SLD)

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The Funding(2002) Web-based Courses for K-12 Students to Meet State Educational Goals MaryBruceElectronic Larson,Chaloux, coordinator director: Campus [email protected] of program services: [email protected] opportunitiescollegesprograms and and universities forservices, "e-learners" SREB's the opportunity from ElectronicAs thearound South's to Campus themake "electronicworld. available provides Celebrating marketplace" online more learningthanits fifth 300for distance learning courses, Mentorsystemsa growing willhave number add focused a newof stateson dimension traditional in the Unitedby students focusing States.Mentor and on Whiletheirsystems, the needsparents, existing developed of Waysadult Mentor stu-Inby the Xap Corporation, are available in andcoursesanniversary universities and in325 2003, representingdegree the programsElectronic all SREB fromMore Campus states.both students offerspublic are access and able private to to 8,000 access colleges credit and afford these learning opportunities traditionallearningdents and easier e-learners. campuses. for nontraditional The services studentsare ones whothat willcannot make attend access courses to distance on e-rates.theratesthrough course that TheSREB's operate electronically. 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Programresource10th year, forin 1993efforts the program in to response increase is supported toThe the the region'sSouthern lack by of over faculty facultyRegional half diversity. diversity.of Educationthe SREB Now states.Board in its formed the Doctoral Scholars fallInstituteaccepted 2002. oneach The Teaching year. institute and is sponsoredMentoring,More by whichthan the 600 Compact was scholars, held for in Arlington,facultyFaculty and Diversity, Va., guests in attended the ninth annual sivedentsScholarsDesigned support who Program to are beas committed they"more follows pursue than toa aPh.D.s; simplecareers check approach:and in academia; helpa handshake," them identify providesecure minority the faculty themDoctoral graduate with positions. inten- stu- FoundationInstitutesinstituteEducationwhich unites also of Board andHealth, servesthe thedoctoral and scholarsRonaldthe the National Newscholars E. and McNairEngland facultyScience programs Program. Boardsponsored Foundation, of ofthe Higher bySouthern thethe Education. NationalAlfred Regional P. Sloan The AllianceScholars$1.6 million forProgram grantGraduate to providemore Education than services In240 and 2002, minority fromthe the Professoriate the National graduate SREB-State Science students(AGEP) Doctoral Foundation inprogram. the NSF awarded SREB a five-year, (www.sreb.org/programs/dsp/dspindex.asp)SREB-StatePublications: Doctoral Scholars Program: Making a Difference (2002) MoreaboutIts retention than37 percent 460 and minority graduationof minority scholars rate Thedoctoral is haveprogram's almost scholarsreceived 90 "strong percent; eventuallysupport support nationwide, from earn = the staying their Doctoral only Ph.D.s. power" philosophy is working. DoctoralMilestone(www.sreb.org/programs/dsp/directory/directoryindex.asp) Scholars: Graduates Online Directory The First 100 (2001) 16 LEADERSHIP KathyLeadershipGene Bottoms, O'Neill, director:senior Initiative vice [email protected] president: [email protected] DavidBetty Hill, Fry, coordinator, coordinator, leadership higher education academies leadership: network: [email protected] [email protected] Thesenetworkyear grant networks of from 11 institutions thefunction Wallace-Reader's to and assist a Thestate the SREB Digestnetworkredesign Leadership Funds ofof sixschool leadership Initiative principal academies. prepara- supported by a $3 million, three- includes a university ArePublications: SREBWho CanStates Influence Making StudentProgress? Achievement Tapping, Preparing (2002) and Licensing School Leaders oftion field and experiences development. in programs offeredOne of by the 165 research institutions studies in in the progress 16-state is a survey study of the quality PrincipalsStudentNewsletter:Good AchievementPrincipals (2002) Universities Are (2002) the in Keythe Lead: to Successfid Redesigning Schools: Leadership Six Strategies Preparation to Get for More Good signSREB indicators region. A with second leadership study examines programFollowing thefaculty a progress spring in 22 2003 on institutions. four study critical group rede- meeting with key state agency withNewsletter:The Leadership Quality Academies of Teams Field inExperiencesfrom the Low-PeiformingLead: Redesigning in Educational Schools State Leadership Leadership (Summer Programs 2003) Academies (Fall to 2003)Work thethosethatleaders, states' will struggling accountability a implement number schools of programs. thestates SREB just have above (www.sreb.org/main/Leadership/leadindex.asp) framework expressed the lowest andinterest performingtarget in theirforming tierassistance academiesof schools to in ArePrincipals' Universities Preparation? in the SREB (Fall States 2003) Making Progress In Redesigning School GeneUrban Bottoms, LEADsenior vice president: Districts [email protected] and Their University Partners Gloria Talley, director: [email protected] grant from the Wallace-Reader's DigestThe SREB Funds LEAD Initiative supported by' a $1 million, three-year includes a technical assis- university partners by conducting yearly technical assistance visits involving learning.thateffort'stance better effort goal prepares tois to12 create urban principals aschool redesigned for districts urban school schoolsand leadershiptheir by university linking preparation leadership partners. program Theto redesignedactionsdoing,expert consultants.what for program. closing they propose (www.sreb.org/programs/srdschoolreadiness/schoolindex.asp) theA written gap to between do report and thewheresummarizes challenges they currently what they districts face are andand are possiblea currentlytruly shippreparation preparation program programs. based onSREB SREB's LEADassists 10 LEADdistrictsconditions districts and for their redesigning and university their leader- partners develop a revised leadership Newsletter,Publications:Urban firstDistricts issue in(Fall the 2003) LEAD: Linking Leadership to Learning (Fall 2003) 17 ANDREGIONAL CONTRACT PROGRAM ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET Dawn Bristo, staff associate: [email protected] somefor health of these professionals programs. and The to Regional postponeThe Regional Contract Contract Program, Program which enablesbegan states to share costly programs or even avoid duplicating tobenefits enroll andin specialized divides costs graduate by allowingThe and Academicundergraduate students fromCommon programs participating Market offered isstates another by program that multiplies withoutain model the early schoolsfor yearsother of ofregional dentistry, the Southern compacts optometry,Thanks Regional in theto osteopathic the UnitedEducation SREB States. medicine,Contract Board, soon Program,podiatry was thousands of people in states especiallyqualifiedfees.institutions States students with benefitin other these from in SREB specializedseveral other states. ways.states programs The Theyand studentscan can that operate increase typically pay more in-state enrollments do efficiently, not tuition have with andlarge Contractcontractcollegesand veterinary spaces andProgram universities. medicine have benefits been have In awarded states, the earned last students through 10 degrees years and the atalone, participatingnationallyprogram. more The thanrecognized institutions: Regional 17,800 equalCommonMarket.thatenrollments. are to availableAboutthat Market, Statesof 2,000many to making also their studentsuniversities. benefit residents the areCommon because certified through theyMarket's eachthe can Academic year avoid "four-year for creating the Common Academicenrollment" programs states'StudentsexpensesStates programs.that whoof contract new live programs. in for states spaces without for their programs qualified may residents enroll inavoid other the combinesmakesthe distance-learning selected the tuition distance-learning benefits capacity of oftheThe the programs Academic ElectronicAcademic available Common Campus.Common at Marketin-state The Market/ initiative withtuition Electronic Campus initiative operationshomereceiveStates states.and outstanding universitiesand These strengthen feesstudents that are programs. reserve in and addition per-student spaces to fortuition subsidiesother and states' help from students maintain students' rates. (www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.asp) 18 EDUCATIONCOUNCIL ON COLLEGIATE FOR NURSING Eula Aiken, executive director: [email protected] strengthenregional nursingorganization education for nurse and nursingeducatorsThe SREB research in Council the nation.in colleges on CollegiateIts mission and univer- Educationis to for Nursing is the only ActiveHealth participation disparities inand setting access health to quality policy health at state care. and regional levels. statessitiesFaculty inattended the Shortage: SREB the states.annual Long-term meeting SolutionsMore in Atlanta. than and 150 Short-termIts themeadministrators was Strategies." "Nursing of nursing Speakers education programs in SREB inThisDevelopmentCurrent this is region.a initiatives method of core that are: Web-basedmay ease problems courses forfacing undergraduate nursing education programs. units educators.termdescribed strategies activitiesThe to2001 meet to and retain the 2002 immediate and SREB recruitThe regional needSREB talented for states surveysnursing faculty are confirmfaculty.experiencing and discussed the existing a majorshort- shortage of qualified nurse validatedonlinenursingCollaboration curriculumin education the council's with will andthe 2002SREBanbuild online study.upon Electronic curriculum the expected Campus to preparecompetencies to develop educators. a thatportal wereThe for meetgraduatefacultyshortages the retire demandprograms and or reveal assume for are shortagesfaculty not roles producing inin to SREBpractice be expected a states. sufficient settings. in the Bothnumber next studies decade of graduates show as more that to issueimpactGeorgeCollaboration for of Mason hospitals the shortage with University and the ofnurses.Center registered and Itfor the has Health Lewin nurses.regional Policy, Group A implications shortage Researchto study is not thefor and simply economic Ethics an at NeededRecruitmentThe council's curriculum and strategic development changes plan forto of ensure 2002-2006 faculty. preparation focuses of on: graduates with the Publications: development(www.sreb.org/programs/Nursing/nursingindex.asp) and a community's quality of life. CollaborationUseknowledge of existing required and resources partnerships for safe wisely and across ineffective new institutional and practice. creative and ways. state boundaries. 2002Nurse SREB Educator Survey Competencies Highlights (2002)and State by State Results (2002) 19 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AlabamaGovernorRepresentativePresident Ronnie Paul E.JodieMusgrove, Stanton Mahony, Jr., Chairman East Treasurer Tennessee State University, Vice Chairman Florida Louisiana BobPaulH. Riley, Mac R. Hubbert,GipsonGovernorAlabama Jr., Executive State Education Representative Secretary, Association 200320052007 JebSusanDorseyRafael Bush, Sailor, L.Governor C. Arza, Miller, Vice State Principal,Parkland Representative 2003200520062007 t CecilSallyMike Clausen,J.Foster Picard, Jr., President, UniversityState Governor Superintendent of Louisiana of System 200320062004 t CharlieEd Richardson, D. Waldrep,GorhamEducation State Superintendent & Waldrep, P.C. of 20062004 GeorgiaI. John L. Winn,Accountability, DeputyFloridaKeystone Commissioner Department Heights Research Junior/Senior of and for Education Measurement, High School 2004 Maryland E. JosephFrancis Savoie, C. Thompson,Education,Education Commissioner State Louisiana Representative of Higher Board of Regents 20052004 Arkansas JoMike NellLawrence Huckabee, Caldwell, A.Arkansas Davis GovernorVice Chair,Jr., State Chancellor, Board of Education 200320052007 KathyMichaelSonny B.Perdue, F. Ashe, Adams, GovernorUniversityState President, Representative of Georgia 200620032007 I- HenryArthurKarenRobert B.Dorman, R.Heller, L. Johnson, Ehrlich BeltsvilleState Jr., Secretary Delegate Governor of Higher 2005200320062007 JodieSteve Mahony, Franks, StateofUniversity Director, Workforce Representative ofArkansas ArkansasEducation Department at Pine Bluff 20042006 t ThomasPaul C. Broun,C. Meredith, UniversityBogart Chancellor, System of Georgia 20052004 William E. Kirwan,UniversityCommissionEducation, Chancellor, SystemMaryland of MarylandHigher Education 2004 Delaware MaryRuth AnnB. Graham, Minner,Delaware Member, Governor State Board of Education 20032005 tKentucky EdwardPaulDavid E. Patton,S. K. Ford, Karem, Governor'sGovernor Chief State Operating SenatorExecutive Officer, Cabinet 20032006 I.Mississippi VivianCharlesRonnie Taylor, Musgrove,W. CappsDirector Jr., Governor of State Teacher Representative Education 20062004 t ValeriePatrickDavid E.A. P.Savini, Woodruff, Sokola,Sussex Director State Secretary County Senatorof Support Vo-Techof Education Services, School District 200520022004 GeneGary A.Wilhoit, Ransdell, CommissionerWestern President, Kentucky of Education University 20052004 AndrewCharlie P. Smith,Mullinsand State to Jr.,Professor, the Executive Representative Chancellor, Jackson Assistant University State University of Mississippi 20032005 20 North Carolina StanleyWalterMichael H. E Easley,Dalton,Fox, State GovernorState Representative Senator 20052004 Tennessee LoisPeachesPhil Bredesen,M. DeBerry,G. Blank, Governor Speaker Nashville Pro Tempore 200620032007 West Virginia JayBob Cole, Wise, Deputy Governorand Secretary the Arts for Education 2005 t* WilliamHoward R.N. McNeal,Lee,WakeState Chairman, Board County Superintendent, of Public Education North School Carolina System 20062003 t * Paul E. Stanton ofJr., the President, HouseEast Tennessee State University 2005 t * JerryLloyd L. Mezzatesta, Jackson,State Member, State Board Delegate Westof Education Virginia 20022004 Oklahoma Brad Henry, Governor 2007 Texas AndyRick Womack, Perry, Governor Murfreesboro 20072004 Roman W. Prezioso Jr., State Senator 2003 t * CarolynJudithFloyd Coe, Coleman, L. Coppedge,Dean,University StateCollege Professor Representative of of Central Education, of Education, Oklahoma 200320042005 t ShirleyKentDianneTed Bivins, Grusendorf, J.Delisi, Neeley, State State SuperintendentStateSenator Representative Representative of Schools, 2006200420032005 Joan Greenwood,UniversityCollege State Representativeof Education, Oklahoma Christian 2006 Virginia Mark R. Warner,Galena Governor Park Independent School District 2006 South Carolina RonaldMark Sanford, R. Ingle, GovernorCoastal President, Carolina University 20042007 t JohnDonald H. Chichester, W. Jones,Procurement President Directorof the Programs, Proof Senate Minority Tempore University of Virginia 20042006 t RonaldInezNikki Moore G. P. Setzler, Townsend, Tenenbaum,of StateEducation State Senator State Representative Superintendent 200320062005 KirkDemaris T. Schroder, H. Miller, LeClair McLean Ryan, P.C. 20032005 t Executive Committee member The Executive Committee has full power to act between Board meetings. It is composed of one board member from each state and several from the region at large. * Finance Committee member The Finance Committee, a subcommittee of the Executive Committee, prepares an annual budget and presents it and other financial policy matters to the Executive Committee. 21 LEGISIATIVERonald P. Townsend, Chairman ADVISORY COUNCIL Jack Hill, Vice Chairman Walter H. Dalton, State Senator, Kent Grusendorf, State Representative, Jody Richards, Speaker of the House, JimRafael Argue, Arza, State State Senator, Representative,LittleHialeah, Rock, FloridaArkansas L. Karen Darner, State Delegate,Arlington,Rutherfordton, Virginia North Carolina David M. Haak, State Representative,Texarkana,Arlington, TexasArkansas Joe R. Salter, State Representative,Florien,Bowling Louisiana Green, Kentucky BenKathy Atchley, B. Ashe, State State Senator, Representative,Atlanta, Georgia LoisEugene M. E.DeBerry, Davidson, Speaker State ProSpringfield,Representative, Tempore Tennessee of the JackHenry Hill, B.State Heller, Senator, State Delegate,Rockville, Maryland CharlieNikki G. Smith, Setzler, State State Representative, Senator,West Columbia, South Carolina Joe Barrows, State Representative,Versailles,Knoxville, Kentucky Tennessee Dianne White Delisi, StateTemple,House, Representative, Memphis, Texas Tennessee William A. Jones, State Senator,Ruston,Reidsville, Louisiana Georgia David P. Sokola, State Senator,Newark,Eupora, Mississippi Delaware Teel Bivins, State Senator,Amarillo, Texas VivianLarry Dixon, Davis StateFigures, Senator, StateMontgomery, Senator, Alabama JodieDavid Mahony, K. Karem, State Representative,State Senator,Louisville, Kentucky FrancisGerald Theunissen,C. Thompson, State StateJennings, Senator, Representative, Louisiana HobDan Boren,Bryan, StateState Representative,Senator,Amory,Seminole, Mississippi Oklahoma Stanley H. Fox, State Representative,Oxford,Mobile, AlabamaNorth Carolina John W. Matthews Jr., State Senator,Bowman,El Dorado, South Arkansas Carolina Ronald P. Townsend, StateAnderson,Delhi, Representative, Louisiana South Carolina Charles W. Capps Jr., StateCleveland, Representative, Mississippi JackH. Gordon, Mac Gipson State Jr., Senator, State Representative,Prattville, Alabama KevinJerry L. Penix, Mezzatesta, State Representative, State Delegate,Romney, West Virginia DebbieStephanie Wasserman A. Ulbrich, Schultz, StateNewark, Representative, State Senator, Delaware JohnCarolyn H. Chichester, S. Coleman, President StateMoore, ofRepresentative, Pro the Oklahoma7empore Senate, Fredericksburg, Virginia Mary Beth Green, State VanRepresentative,Okolona, Buren, Arkansas Mississippi DuBose Porter, Speaker FortProHouse, TemporeSmith, Dublin, Arkansas of the Georgia Kathleen Wilcoxson, State OklahomaWeston,Senator, Florida City, Oklahoma 22Carl N. Crane, State Representative,Baton Rouge, Louisiana Joan Greenwood, State Representative,Moore, Oklahoma Roman W. Prezioso Jr., Fairmont,State Senator, West Virginia Penny Williams, State Senator,Tulsa, Oklahoma SREBMark Musick, PresidentSTAFF AnsleyEula A.Aiken, Abraham, Nursing Director, Programsof Doctoral the Director Council Scholars and on CollegiateExecutive Program DirectorEducation for Nursing GayDawn Burden, Bristo, SchoolStaff Associate ImprovementHigh for SchoolsRegional Consultant, That Contract Work Programs CrystalDeborahSteve Fennell, Flowers, Fite, InformationCoordinator, Administrative Technology Leadership Assistant, Assistant Development Leadership Initiative BethGail Anderson,Andrews, Assistant Coordinator to SchoolDevelopment,the of Senior National Improvement Vice HighSummer President, Schools and Staff Leadership That Work BarbaraBruceKathleen Chaloux, Channell, Carpenter, Director, Accounting Director, Electronic MakingManager Campus Middle Grades Work BettySusan Fry-Abeam,Fowler, Assistant Coordinator, to theEducational Senior Higher Vice Policies Education President, Leadership HeatherKaren Andrews, Anthony, Research Associate,Assistant,That Work EducationalHigh Schools Policies JamesBenjamin F. 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Cooney, Cornett, Special Senior Consultant,ViceWork President Making Middle Grades DianneSusan Gottfried, Griffin, Staff School Associate, ImprovementThat Educational Work Consultant, Technology High Schools RobertKatie Banks, Belle, Receptionist/Switchboard Director, SREB-AGEPProgram Doctoral Operator Scholars DavidKristie R.Covington, Denton, Director,Administrative SchoolThat Assistant, Readiness, Work High Reading Schools and BettyLingling Harbin, Han, SchoolDirector Improvement of DataSchool Analysis Improvement Consultant, and Management for BarbaraHeather Boggs,Bohanon, School Assistant ImprovementandHigh to Facilitiesthe Schools Director Consultant, That of Work Finance Tony Dobbins, Project Manager,HealthContracted HighAffairs Schools Services That Work Carolyn Helm, Director, ProjectPre-engineeringMaking Lead Schools the Way, CurriculumWork Project TomGene Bradbury, Bottoms, Vice Senior President Vice Presidentfor Communications CatherineLinda Dove, L. SchoolDunham, Improvement Director,HighThat Schools Assessment Consultant,Work and MiddleforHigh Schools Grades SusanDavid Henson, Hill, Coordinator,Director, TechnicalLiaison State Leadership Assistance Academy and State Network JamilaMichelle Brady, Bright, Administrative Administrative Assistant,MakingThat Assistant, WorkSchools High Schools Work CaroKaren Feagin, Faircloth, Director, School MakingImprovementMaking Schools Middle Consultant, Work Grades Work JennLinda Holmes, Holly, Graphic Assistant Designer to the Vice and EditorialPresident Assistant 23 SREB STAFF (CONTINUED) AndreaWalterAnna Jacobs,Jacobson, Johnston, Senior Research Staff Consultant, Development Associate, Doctoral LeadershipAssistant Scholars Initiative Program ClaudineJ.B.Dexter Mathews, McCrary,Mills, Senior School Publications Technology Improvement AssistantPolity Consultant, Adviser JinanRussellSusan Sumler, Smith, Steel School Jr.,Office Director Improvement Services of Finances Coordinator Consultant, and Facilities High Schools LeticiaFrank Johnston, Jones, Production Information Manager Technology Assistant James R. 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