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http://www.asurams.edu/bblock

B.A. Eastern New Mexico University, 1961, Theology, Spanish, and History

M.A. Texas Tech University, 1971, Spanish and Educational Administration

Ed.D. Texas Tech University, 1977, Educational Administration and Educational Psychology

HONORS

Grantsmanship Services Certificate Albany State University 1996

ASBO International 1995 Pinnacle Award http://asbointl.org/Recognition/index.asp?bid=267

Nominated Researcher 1993, 1994 & 1996 Albany State College

Gordon C. Lee Competitive Memorial Scholarship, 1974

Teacher of the Year, 1971, Muleshoe High School FTA

Rotary International Group Study Exchange, Chile, 1970

Teacher of the Year, 1967, Muleshoe High School FTA

Award Winning Chicken Judge 1953 Eastern New Mexico U.

First Grade Valedictorian Rainy Mountain #57 in 1943

Isabella Leadership Academy

ACAD Leadership Academy

PUBLICATIONS

The Master Schedule: A tool for Effective Instructional Supervision, in Barbara D. Holmes (ed.) (2002). A Handbook for Millennium Instructional Supervisors. Conway, Arkansas: River Road Press.

Configuring Curriculum in low Socioeconomic Schools for Increasing Student Achievement, in Alice Duhon Ross. (ed.) (1999) Reaching and Teaching Children Who Are Victims of Poverty. N.Y.: The Edwin Mellen Press.

Albany State College Journal of Educational Administration and Supervision,

vol. 1, issue 1, 1995, editor.

Albany State University Journal of Educational Leadership, vol. 1, number 2,

Spring 1998, editor.

Albany State University Journal of Educational Leadership, vol. 2, number 1,

Fall 1999, editor.

“Integrating Instructional Technology into Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Curriculum and Graduate School Programs,” 1998, An Interdisciplinary Approach to Issues and Practices in Teacher Education. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press with Alice Duhon-Ross and Claude Perkins. http://www.mellenpress.com/mellenpress.cfm?bookid=3899&pc=9

"NCATE Technology Report," 1998, College of Education, Albany State University

"NCATE Governance Report," 1998, College of Education, Albany State University

"Educational Leadership Program Report," 1998, College of Education, Albany State University

1998-1999 Graduate Catalogue, 1998, Committee Chair, Albany State University

Manual for EAS 568 Field Experience, 1997, @http://fld94.alsnet.peachnet.edu/~bblock

School Business Management in Georgia, 1996, @ http://fld94.alsnet.peachnet.edu/~bblock

Increasing Achievement Scores, 1995, Seattle: Sword Publishing.

"Evaluating the Georgia Teacher Evaluation Program," Georgia Educational Researcher, September 1993 with Dr. J. Allen Pete.

"Ask or Don't Ask? Negligent Hiring and Defamation," School Business Affairs, Vol 59, No 12, December 1993 http://home.earthlink.net/~burelblock

"The Georgia Teacher Evaluation Program," Georgia Educational Researcher, August 1992 with Dr. William Lacefield.

"Individualized Education," The AASA Professor, Fall 1992.

"Handbook for The Supervision of the Intern," Albany State College, 1992 with Dr. J. Allen Pete, Jr. Dean.

"Quality Curriculum for the Brain," Education: The Curriculum Audit, Vol. 113, No. 2, Winter 1992, with Dr. Mohd. V.A. Khan. http://www.npkk.cz/cgi-bin/waa1gate.exe?WAA_PACKAGE=kpopac&WAA_FORM=dbView&RecordID=47&Aux=344

"They Murdered the Pigeons!" The Clearing House, Vol. 66, 1992. http://home.earthlink.net/~burelblock

"A Japanese Elementary School Science Lab," with Dr. Babatunde Abayomi, Consultant, Albany State College, 1992.

"Izu San: The Elementary School in Atami, Japan," Albany State College, 1992.

Computer programs: Personnel Budget Information, 1982.

Pupil Attendance, 1980.

"Good School Discipline: The First Priority," NASSP Bulletin, Vol. 65, No. 449, December, 1981. http://bul.sagepub.com/content/vol65/issue449/

"Discipline," Texas Study of Secondary Education Research Journal, 1979.

"Analysis of Self-Concepts of Selected School Personnel and Mexican-American Students in School Systems of Texas Education Agency Region XVII," Texas Tech University, 1977 (Dissertation). http://en.scientificcommons.org/billy_burel_block

"Report of Group Study Exchange to Chile," 1970.

"La Vida Paraguaya en las obras de Gabriel Cassacia," Texas Tech University, 1971 (Thesis).

 

GRANTS

Redesign M.Ed. and the Ed.S. Program ($7,000) with Dr. Claude G. Perkins

P-16 Reform Planning Grant ($25,000) with Dr. Betty Hatcher

Baker Co. Schools GA Child Care Council ($308,000 FY94) with Dr. J. Allen Pete, Jr., Dean

Georgia Child Care Council ($75,000 FY94) with Dr. J. Allen Pete, Jr., Dean

Red Lake-BSU Indian Teacher Training ($83,000)

Red Lake Chapter I School-wide Project ($300,000+)

Red Lake Drug Free Program ($23,000)

Texas Tech University, 1976, College of Education, Research in Durango, Mexico, Re: "Cultural Shock in Student Teacher from Texas

Research on Dissertation fully funded, 1975

Texas A&M University, 1968, Program of Inter-American Education, Asuncion, Paraguay

NDEA in Spanish Wichita State University, 1967, Puebla, Mexico

NDEA in Spanish University of Florida, 1964

Courses Taught :

High School Spanish I & II

High School German I & II

High School Latin I & II

Sophomore and Junior English

Junior U.S. History

Aviation

Farm Spanish

High School Physical Science

General Math

Secondary Curriculum Development

Educational Psychology

EDU 207 Computers for Teachers

EAS 501 Educational Organizational Leadership

EAS 541 Educational Supervision

EAS 570 School Business Management

EAS 573 School Personnel Administration

EAS 568 Field Experience (http://www.alsnet.peachnet.edu/~bblock)

EAS 709 Leadership Field Experience

EAS 651 Educational Facilities

EAS 648 Economics of Education and Finance

EAS 785 Improvement of Instruction

EDU 600 Advanced Educational Psychology

EDUC 3306 Educational Psychology

EDAS 6670 School Finance

EADS 6711 Administrative Software Systems

EDUC 7701 Advanced Educational Research

EDAS 6733 Education Policy

EDAS 6781 Seminar in Educational Leadership

EDAS 6685 School and Community Relations

Courses taught on WebCT

EDAS 5501 Introduction to Organizational Leadership

EDAS 5541 Educational Supervision

EDAS 5570 School Business Management

EDAS 5573 School Personnel Administration

EDAS 5580 School Wide Discipline

EDAS 6600 Concepts and Practices of Educational Leadership

EDAS 6685 School and Community Relations

EDAS 6733 Educational Policy

EDAS 6681 Recent Trends in Supervision

EDAS 6785 Improvement of Instruction

EDUC 3306 Educational Psychology

IN-SERVICE TRAINING

Networking systems, 2001

University Systems Department Heads Administrative Training, March 1999

Microsoft NT Server with DOE Educational Technology Training Center, March 1999

University System of Georgia Video Exploratorium Symposium I, January 1999 & 2000

The 2nd Invitational Forum on the preparation of School Counselors and School Leaders, February 1999

Governor's conference on Success in the Early Years:

The Implications of Brain Research for Learning 1997

OSIRIS training for pupil accounting 1997

GSSA Curriculum & Instruction for School Improvement 1996

Netscape & Nupop 1995

MS-DOS, WordPerfect 5.1, PFS Professional File, Lotus 123 & SPSSPC+ January to March 1994

GACTE Portfolio Assessment, April 1994

Georgia Technology Conference-Osiris, April 1994

Superintendents' Institute I: Budgeting & Finance, 1993-94

Superintendents' Institute Planning for Technology, 1992-93

SPSSPC+, January 1993

Networking and E-Mail, October 1993

GATE/GACTE Conference, 1992

Computer Literacy Albany State College, 1992

University of Virginia, Creative Financing, 1990

Hamline University, Advanced Employment Law, 1990

Chapter I Assurance of Mastery, 1990

Education Issues in the NW ECSU, 1990

What Do We Do When School Reform Fails? 1990

Group Health Issues and Claims in Public Schools, 1990

Institute for School Business Management, 1989

Training for the Top: For New Administrators, 1988

How to Analyze Your Administrative Structure, 1987

Teacher Appraisal Training, 1986

Reading: Instructional Models, 1986

Computer Technology and Public Education, 1986

 

EXPERIENCE

1991 Albany State University, Albany, Georgia (3,500 ADM) http://www.asurams.edu

Chairman for the Department of Counseling, Education Leadership, Foundations

Chairman of the Technology Committee

Graduate Coordinator for School of Education

Program Coordinator for Educational Leadership for the Ed.S. and the M.Ed.

Distance Learning Instructor & Computers for Teachers

College accountant of Native American cultural items

Department coordinator of External Funds/Grants

Faculty Senator. Graduate Faculty. Department Treasurer.

 

1987 Red Lake Indian Reservation, Northern Minnesota http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lake_Indian_Reservation

Superintendent of Schools (1,000 ADM, 993 sq. mi.)

$10,000,000 budget

 

1985 Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Education Specialist, Division of Accreditation

Reviewed 41 Texas school districts (87,000 ADM)

 

1984 San Antonio Independent School District (59,000 ADM)

Martin L. King Middle School (800 ADM)

Vice Principal

The Bridge (60 ADM)

Crisis Center Teacher

 

1981 Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD (3,400 ADM)

Superintendent of Schools http://www.scuc.txed.net/Departments/PublicInfoWeb/historyproject/inventory

$6,000,000 budget

 

1979 Edgewood Independent School District (17,500 ADM)

John F. Kennedy High School (1,850 ADM)

High School Principal

 

 1978 San Benito Independent School District (7,000 ADM)

High School Principal (1,600 ADM)

Curriculum Director

 

1976 Weslaco Independent School District (8,900 ADM)

Armando Cuellar Elementary School (1,100 ADM)

Elementary Principal

Interim High School Principal

Assistant High School Principal (2,100 ADM)

 

1975 Texas Tech University (20,000 ADM)

Assistant Instructor Educational Psychology and Curriculum

Research Assistant in Educational Psychology

 

1963 Muleshoe Independent School District (1,700 ADM)

High School Teacher of Spanish, German, Latin,

English, American History and aviation (500 ADM)

MHS


 

CONTINUED EDUCATION

1992 Albany State College, Industrial Psychology

1991 Hamline University, Whole Language Reading

1987 Bemidji State University, Human Relations

1985 Southwest Texas State University, Psycholinguistics, Improving Reading Instruction, Superintendency, Elementary

Accounting I

1968 Texas A&M University, Comparative Education, Problems

Programa de educacion interamericana

1967 Wichita State University, NDEA Institute in Spanish

1964 University of Florida, NDEA Institute in Spanish

West Texas State University, Government

1958 New Mexico State University, Spanish, American History, Math

CERTIFICATES

Texas Professional Administrators - Life

Texas Professional High School Spanish - Life

Texas Provisional High School English - Life

Michigan Provisional Certificate - June 1990

Minnesota Superintendent, Secondary Spanish and English

Colorado Type D

Maine Superintendent

Washington State Superintendent

Alaska Superintendent 1997

PRESENTATIONS, SPEECHES,  COMMITTEES

presentations:

2001 "Publishing Manuscripts in Academic Journals." ASU Graduate Symposium III

1998 "Graduate Courses on the Internet” Rock Eagle, Fall 1998

1997 "Preparing Power Point Presentations” Professional Development School Alliance

1996 “Technology Workshop” to Magnolia Elementary Faculty

1996 “Science on lap top computer lab” to Magnolia Elementary Students

1996 “Math Facts with PowerPoint” to ASU Educational Technology Conference

1996 “Microsoft Stuff: making Good Use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint”

1996 “German by Microsoft PowerPoint”

1996 “Spanish by Microsoft PowerPoint”

1996 "Semantics of Problem Solving” To C&I faculty

1996 "Introduction to Microsoft Word 6.0” for ASC faculty

1996 "Internet, Netscape, Galileo" for ASC students

1996 "Power Point Workshop” for ASC faculty

1996 "Wiregrass P-16” to Georgia P-16 committees

1994 "EAS Plans at ASC” RESA Superintendent's Meeting

1993 Albany State College Pre-session, "Innovations in Teaching"

1992 Channel 10 Town and Country Show, "Japanese Education"

1991 Albany YMCA "Positive Discipline Workshop"  

 

Committees:

Albany State College Intercultural Education Program Committee

Teacher Education Committee.

Albany State College International Committee

Distance Learning Committee

Albany State College Long Range Planning Committee

Intercultural Education Program Committee1994 Research Council Sub-Committee

1994 Graduate Studies - Proposal Writing, Chairman

1994 Journal of the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators editorial board

1994 C&I Planning Committee

1991 C & I Financial Accounts Committee

1993 Minority Advising Program Committee

1993 United States Department of Education-Field Reader-Grants

1993 ASBO's School Finance Research Committee member 1993-95

1990 Member of NAFIS Committee on Reauthorization of P.L. 874

1989 Member of MASA executive Committee

1982 Texas Education Agency chairperson at the School Administrators Advisory Conference on Education

1981 Chairman Shertz Gifted and Talented Committee

 

Speeches:

International Word Processing Association

"Is a Word Processing Orientation of Value?"

1981 Texas Tech University "Microcomputers in School Business"

Trinity University "Managing Human Resources"

John F. Kennedy High School "Graduation Address"

1980 Trinity University School Management Assembly

Kelly AFB Youth Center "Teamwork"

1979 Our Lady of the Lake University "Preparing for Teaching"

Edgewood Teacher Appraisal Committee

Member of School District Reorganization

1970 Sweetwater Rotary Club "Chile in 1970"

Muleshoe Rotary Club "Chile in 1970"

1968 Daughters of American Revolution "Puebla, Mexico"

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of School Administrators

National Association of Secondary School Principals

Minnesota Reading Association

Georgia School Superintendents Association

Phi Delta Kappa

Georgia Educational Research Association

Georgia Association School Personnel Administrators

Association of School Business Officials International

Georgia Association for Colleges of Teacher Education

The Research and Evaluation Collaborative for Georgia Education

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Radium Springs First Grade Tutor

Albany State College Scholarship Foundation

Weslaco International Lions Club, President, 1977

Chairman of the Jerry Lewis Telethon in Weslaco, 1977

San Antonio Metro Lions Club, Charter Secretary, 1980

Chamber of Commerce Greater Randolph Area

Member of Randolph AFB Rotary Club

Member of the Presbyterian Church

Danced in Red Lake Pow Wows

Teacher Education Advisory Committee, 1999

HOBBIES

Research, Reading, German, Spanish, Swimming, Fishing, Writing, Stocks, Fixing, Statistics, Computers.

Travel: England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Camilla, & Thailand

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