COURSE NUMBERS	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
UNDERGRADUATE
EDFL 105
Research Interests
Not specified
Professional Organizations (National, State, Local)
SPECIAL CERTIFICATED TRAININGS/ENDORSEMENTS   2003 June               SREB Leadership Training ( Atlanta, Georgia)                                Topic: Creating a High Performance Learning Culture 2001 May                Louisiana Principal Internship 2 Year Program                                Louisiana State Department of Education 2001 March             Boys Town Education Model:  Well-Managed                                 Classroom Workshop                                Father Flanagan’s Boys Home, Omaha, Nebraska 2000 Summer         Professional Development School Model                                University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana 1999 Summer         District Assistance Team (DAT)                                Louisiana State Department of Education 1999 May                Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment                                Program                                Louisiana State Department of Education 1999 January          Facilitative Leadership for Assistant Principals                                Louisiana State Department of Education OTHER PROFESSIONAL INVOVLEMENT 2003 February        District Assistance Team (DAT) Member                                 Team member for Westgate High School in Iberia                          &n
Selected Publications (Type and Year)
PUBLICATIONS IN NATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS Growe, R. & Montgomery, P. (2000).  Women and the leadership             paradigm:  Bridging the gender gap.              National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision             Journal, 17E(4), 38-46. Montgomery, P. & Growe, R. (2003).  Visionary  leaders by design.              Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, Retrieved from              http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl             Spring2003/MONTGO~1.HTML Growe, R. & Montgomery, P. (2003).  Educational equity in America:  Is             education the great equalizer?  The Professional Educator, 25             (2), 23-29. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Growe, R., & Montgomery, P. (2000).  Women and the leadership               paradigm:  Bridging the gender gap. (Report No. CS EA  031              031). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 452614) Growe, R., Fontenot, C., & Montgomery, P. (2003).  Tomorrow’s leaders:              Who are they and how will they lead?  (Submitted to ERIC             October 13, 2003). Montgomery, P., Ranney, L., & Growe, R. (2003).  High-stakes tests             verses high-quality education.  (Submitted to ERIC October 13,             2003). Montgomery, P., Roberts, M., & Growe, R. (2003).  English language             learners:  An issue of educational equity.  (Submitted to ERIC              October 13, 2003) (Accepted by ERIC Clearinghouse on             Languages and Linguistics, December 16, 2003). Growe, R., Jones-Dobbins, V., & Montgomery, P. (2003).  Cultural             relevance:  Connecting culture with content as an effective             teaching strategy for African American students.  (Submitted to             ERIC October 13, 2003).
Selected Presentations (Type and Year)
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 2000 November        Co-Presenter at the 13th Annual International                                  Conference on Technology in Collegiate                                  Mathematics with Dr. Evelyn R. Brown                                  Topic:  On –Line Assessment Tools                                  Host:  Georgia Perimeter College PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES 2004 February          Lead Presenter at the 23rd Annual Conference for                                   RAMP (Research Association of Minority Professors)                                  with Dr. Roslin Growe.                                  Topic:  “Strategies for Closing the Achievement                                  Gap:  Research in Progress”                                  Host:  Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas 2004  February         Co-Presenter at the 23rd Annual Conference for                                  RAMP (Research Association of Minority Professors)                                  with Dr. Roslin Growe                                  Topic:  “Cultural Relevance:  Connecting Culture                                   with Content as an Effective Teaching Strategy for
Grants
2004 Summer                          2004 Summer Research Award Recent recipient of this award granted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  The conceptual framework of this project will be designed to create realty-based case studies to be utilized with the upcoming Doctor of Education Degree program as well as the newly redesigned Master’s program.  Submitted:  October 2003 (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) Award Potential:  $4900.00 (Funded) 2003  Summer                         2003 Summer Research Award Principal investigator of this proposal to create a distance learning – web based course to be implemented in the upcoming Doctor of Education Degree program regarding Leadership Models and Theories. Submitted:  October 2002 (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) Award Potential:  $4800.00 ( Funded) 2002 September                      Ventures in Leadership Grant 2002 Co-principal investigator of this proposal to enhance and increase educational administrative recruits through a structured academy for potential leaders. Submitted: September 12, 2002 Award Potential:  $50,000.00 (Not funded). 2002 July                                 School Leadership Program Grant 2002 Co-principal investigator of this proposal designed to structure leadership modules in St. Martin Parish in schools identified as high need areas. Submitted:  July 2002  (Not funded). Award Potential:  $396,068.69
School/Community Outreach
2003  October           Keynote Speaker for the Iberia Parish Cancer                                   Association Luncheon                                  Topic:  “Pressing Toward the Mark”                                  Host: Iberia Parish Cancer Association
Committee Memberships (Department, College, University)
2004 Spring         NCATE Coordinator, College of  Education                             University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette,                              Louisiana                             Appointed April 2004 with duties to fulfill the                               mandates of  the NCATE Accreditation Process. 2003 Spring         Doctorate of Education Sub-committee (Development                             Team)                             Committee designed to construct the curriculum                              framework for the Doctorate of Education proposal.                              Developer of Preliminary Syllabi for School Facilities,                             School Culture and School Personnel.Proposal                             reviewed by team in January 2004. 2003 Spring         Leadership Summit Team Member (Louisiana State                              Dept of Ed)                             University of Louisiana representative for this                             committee designed to address the new redesign                             structure necessary for the customization of the new                             Educational Leadership Program.  2003 Spring         Diversity Sub-committee for NCATE Visit
Awards
2003 Fall        Portrait Unveiled at Hopkins Elementary, New Iberia, LA Professional Portrait unveiled and hung at the school where served as principal for three years. 1998 Spring   Who’s Who Among American Educators                       Recipient Spring 1998 1994 May      Outstanding Educator                      New Iberia Senior High School Commencement Exercises Essay competition involving the senior students of New Iberia Senior High of which the writing about my teaching abilities was selected. 1992 July      Recipient of the Taft Institute for Educators Fellowship                      Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana                      Director:  Dr. Jewel Prestage                      Topic:  “Minorities in the Political Arena” 1991 July      Recipient of the National Endowment of Humanities                      Fellowship University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Director:  Dr. Phillip Paludan Topic:  “Society, Slavery, and the Civil War”