Courses Taught
EDUC 701 – Strengths-based Leadership for Teaching and LearningEDUC 714 – Leading Change in Organizations
EDUC 715 – Diversity and Equity
EDUC 717 – Leadership Theories and Strategies in K-12 Education
EDUC 728 – Building and Sustaining Community
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Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Pacino, M., Watkins, A., Lawson, D.R., Sakamoto, I., and Warren, S. (2006, April). A partnership experience in private education. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Houghton, G., Quinn, C.J., and Lawson, D.R. (2005, November). What principals need to know about supplemental educational services (SES) providers. Session presented at the annual conference of the California Educational Research Association, Long Beach, CA.
Houghton, G., Quinn, C.J., and Lawson, D.R. (2005, April). What principals need to know about supplemental educational services (SES) providers. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Publications
Park, H., Williams, E.H., and Lawson, D.R. (2007, November). The role of home language and other demographic factors that influence Hispanic learners participation in adult education. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Pacino, M., Watkins, A., Lawson, D.R., Sakamoto, I., and Warren, S. (2006, February). A partnership presented at the Board of Directors of Light & Light Christian School meeting, Azusa, CA.
An article to be published from research in progress exploring the relationship between school administrators' strengths and their job responsibilities as instructional leaders.
Lawson, D.R. (1997), contributing author. The reading/language arts series, New York, NY: MacMillian/McGraw-Hill.
Lawson, D.R. (1989), co-author. The children can no longer wait…An action plan to end low achievement and establish education excellence. Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA.
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Pacino, M., Watkins, A., Lawson, D.R., Sakamoto, I., and Warren, S. (2006, April). A partnership experience in private education. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Houghton, G., Quinn, C.J., and Lawson, D.R. (2005, November). What principals need to know about supplemental educational services (SES) providers. Session presented at the annual conference of the California Educational Research Association, Long Beach, CA.
Houghton, G., Quinn, C.J., and Lawson, D.R. (2005, April). What principals need to know about supplemental educational services (SES) providers. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Publications
Park, H., Williams, E.H., and Lawson, D.R. (2007, November). The role of home language and other demographic factors that influence Hispanic learners participation in adult education. Session presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Pacino, M., Watkins, A., Lawson, D.R., Sakamoto, I., and Warren, S. (2006, February). A partnership presented at the Board of Directors of Light & Light Christian School meeting, Azusa, CA.
An article to be published from research in progress exploring the relationship between school administrators' strengths and their job responsibilities as instructional leaders.
Lawson, D.R. (1997), contributing author. The reading/language arts series, New York, NY: MacMillian/McGraw-Hill.
Lawson, D.R. (1989), co-author. The children can no longer wait…An action plan to end low achievement and establish education excellence. Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA.
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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
1996-2000 Cluster Administrator Award, LosAngeles Unified School District, Board of Education
1991 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
1990 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, National School Administrator Award
1990 California Arts Council, School Administrator Award
1990 Los Angeles NAACP School Administrator Award for Educational Excellence
1991 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
1990 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, National School Administrator Award
1990 California Arts Council, School Administrator Award
1990 Los Angeles NAACP School Administrator Award for Educational Excellence
