Raul Prezas
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Chair, Department of Teacher Education
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Faculty Center 215
6300 Ocean Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5818
(361) 825-2165
raul.prezas@tamucc.edu
Academic Background
| 1995 | Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi-Kingsville |
| 1981 | Master of Science, Educational Administration Mid-Management, Corpus Christi State University |
| 1978 | Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Corpus Christi State University |
Professional Licenses/Certifications
July 8, 1996 |
Provisional Superintendent |
| July 19, 1983 | Professional Mid-management (PK - 12) Special Education Supervisor (PK - 12) |
| December 20, 1978 | Provisional Elementary Self-Contained (01 - 08) Generic Special Education (PK-12) |
Professional Academic Experience
| August 2007 | Department Chair and Professor, Educational Administration and Research, College of Education, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi |
| September 2003 - present | Professor, Educational Administration and Research, College of Education, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi |
| July 1996 - May 1998 | Executive Director for Instructional Services, Kingsville Independent School District, Kingsville, TX, |
November 1996 - March 1997 |
Interim Superintendent, Kingsville Independent School District, Kingsville, TX, |
| July 1985 - June 1996 | Campus Principal, Corpus Christi Independent
School District, Corpus Christi - Solomon Coles Special Emphasis School - Cunningham Middle School - Crossley Special Emphasis School |
| July 1981- June 1985 | Campus Assistant Principal, Corpus
Christi Independent School District, Corpus Christi, TX, - Crossley Special Emphasis School - Robert Wilson School for the Mentally Challenged |
| January 1979 - May 1981 | Teacher, Corpus Christi Independent
School District, Corpus Christi, TX - Montclair Elementary School - Hamlin Middle School |
Higher Education Courses Taught or Developed
Master's Level
Principalship Courses:
| EDAD 5304 | Introduction to the Principalship |
| EDAD 5374 | Campus Finance and Budgeting |
| EDAD 5376 | Supervision of Instruction |
| EDAD 5377 | Professional Development and Appraisal System |
| EDAD 5399 | Internship for Principals |
Master's Level
Superintendency Courses
| EDAD 5390 | Instructional Leadership Seminar |
| EDAD 5367 | Public School Finance | EDAD 5397 | Internship in the Superintendency |
Doctoral Level
| EDLD 6313 | Policy Development and Decision Making |
| EDLD 6315 | Policy Development and Decision Making (On-line) | EDLD 6315 | Multicultural Analysis and Concepts for Leaders |
| EDLD 6315 | Multicultural Analysis and Concepts for Leaders (On-line) |
| EDLD 6342 | Community Leadership Development |
| EDLD 6342 | Community Leadership Development (On-line) |
Special Recognitions
| 2006 | United Married Couples of South Texas Citizens of the Year |
| 2004 | Texas Education Agency Heroes for Children Award |
| 2001 | One Hundred Men of Corpus Christi Diversity Award |
| 1998 | Kingsville Independent School District Board Recognition |
| 1997 | Kingsville Fire Department Educator of the Year Award |
| 1996 | Hand and Hand Service Award for Racial Unity |
| 1992 | CCISD Recognition for Leadership Training |
Publications
Prezas, R., Walter, J, 10 points to better board governance, Board and Administrator, Vol 20. No.9, January 2007.
Bryant Griffith, Raul Prezas, and George Labercane Early Experiences of Young Men of Latin Descent: Herencia de los Jovenes Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 2006 5: 22-34.
Prezas, R. Walter, J. Brief and focused school board meetings
revisited, The School
Board Member's Manual: The essential Guide for Effective Service, LRP Publications,
2006.
Prezas, R., Walter, J., A closer look at the No Child Left Behind Act, Board and Administrator, Vol. 18, No. 2, June 2004.
Prezas, R. Walter, J., NCLB: A look at the issues, LRP Publications, August 2004.
Prezas, R. Walter, J. Brief and focused school board meetings part one, Board and Administrator, Vol. 18, No. 7, November 2004.
Prezas, R., Walter, J., Brief and focused school board meetings part two, Board and Administrator, Vol. 18., No. 7, December 2004.
Prezas, R., ESC Region II, District Effectiveness and Compliance, Training Document, 2002 and revised 2003
Prezas, R., The Relaxation Handbook, Training Document, 2001
Prezas, R., The Effects of Neurolinguistic Programming on State Trait Anxiety and Academic Achievement, Doctoral Dissertation, 1995
Presentations/Invited Speaker/External Evaluator
Presentations
"School Safety: A Study of Superintendent's Perceptions," Annual Conference of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, Florida, February 2007 (with J. Walter, T. McDaniel and W. Sharp)
"E-Mail Use by School Superintendents," Annual Conference of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina, February 2006 (with J. Walter, D. Kester and W. Sharp)
"The Health of the School Superintendency: A Two-State Study," Association for the Advancement of Educational Research Annual Conference, Hutchinson Island, Florida, November 2005 (with J. Walter, D. Kester and W. Sharp)
"Principals' Perspectives on E-Mail, First International Conference on Children's Rights and Education for the 21st Century, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 2005 (with J. Walter and D. Kester)
Personal Narratives as a Path to Mentoring: Herencia de Los Jovenes, First International Conference on Children's Rights and Education for the 21st Century, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 2005 (with B. Griffith)
Race and Local Control of Schools, First International Conference on Children's Rights and Education for the 21st Century, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 2005 (with M. Hardemen)
"The validity of online classes for doctoral programs, Center for Educational Development, Evaluation and Research Conference, February 2005 (with C. Sherritt, E. Solliz, A. Martinez and A. Thorn)
Personal Narratives as a path to mentoring,
Center for Educational Development, Evaluation and Research Conference, February
2005 (with B. Griffith)
"Administrative E-mail: Principals' perspective on the benefits and the
dark side: A two state study," Association for the Advancement of Educational
Research Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL., March, 2005 (with J. Walter, D. Kester
and W. Sharp
"Modern school board evaluations: Anathema or Necessity?" Eastern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL, March 2005 (with J. Walter, D. Kester and W. Sharp)
"The benefits and shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind Act: Administrators' perceptions" Eastern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Stuart Island, FL, November 2004 (with J. Walter, D. Kester and W. Sharp)
Invited Speaker
"Leading Students to Success,," Ben Bolt Palito Blanco ISD, December 15, 2006 (with J. Walter)
"Special Education and Classroom Management" Freer ISD, August 15, 2006 (with J. Walter)
"Special Education and Classroom Management" Benevides ISD, August 14, 2006 (with J. Walter)
"New Teacher Orientation" Premont ISD, August 9, 2006 (with J. Walter)
"Classroom Discipline," San Diego High School, September 23, 2005, (with J. Walter)
"Ready or Not Here They Come: Instructional Strategies for the New Year," Ben Bolt Palito Blanco ISD, August 18, 2005, (with J. Walter)
"New Teacher Orientation" Premont ISD, August 8, 2005, (with J. Walter).
"Classroom Management and Legal Issues," Wynn Seale Academy of Fine Arts, January 3, 2005, (with J. Walter)
"Strategies for Dealing with Special Education and Section 504," Aransas County ISD, January 3, 2005 (with J. Walter)
"Classroom Discipline" Robstown ISD, Seale Jr. High, October 10 and November 3, 2004. (with J. Walter).
"New Teacher Orientation," San Diego ISD, September 16, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Code of Ethics/Safety/and Discipline," Premont ISD, August 13, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"New Teacher Orientation," San Diego ISD, August 12, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Classroom Discipline for New Teacher Orientation," August 10, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"New Teacher Orientation," Brooks County ISD, August 9, 2004 (with J. Walter)
"New Teacher Orientation," West Oso ISD, August 5, 2005 (with J. Walter)
"Section 504 of the American Disabilities Act: A Very Well Kept Secret," Aransas County Diagnosticians and Associate Psychologists, April 12, 2004 (with J. Walter)
"The Principal as Instructional Leader," Education Service Center, Region 2, March 10, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Special Education Issues: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?" San Diego ISD, March 5, 2004. (with J. Walter).
"Professional Development and Appraisal System One Hour Update", San Diego ISD, September 16, 2004; Premont ISD, September 8, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Texas Educators Code of Ethics", Premont ISD, August 13, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Professional Development and Appraisal System Four Hour Introduction for New Teachers", San Diego ISD, August 12, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"New Teacher Orientation", Brooks County ISD and Premont ISD, August 9, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"New Teacher Orientation", West Oso ISD, August 5, 2004 (with J. Walter).
"Strategies for Dealing with Special Education and Section 504," Staff of Aransas County Independent School District, January 4, 2004 (with J. Walter)
"Practical Approaches to Classroom Management: How to Maintain Order in the Classroom without Losing Your Sanity." Wynn Seale Academy of Fine Arts, January 4, 2004 am (with J. Walter).
"Practical Approaches to Classroom Management: How to Maintain Order in the Classroom without Losing Your Sanity." San Diego ISD, December 19, 2003 (with J. Walter).
Developmental Assessment Center (DAC), Individualized professional assessment for current campus principals and assistant principals sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. July 18, 2003.
District Effectiveness and Compliance Training, Region-wide preparation for all districts preparing for the State Monitoring System. 1998 – 2003.
Instructional Leadership Development, Presented to District Leaders and Graduate Level interns seeking certification in administration. 1998 - 2003
ILT to ILD, Presented to District Leaders as a Statewide Mandate 1998 - 2003.
Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) TOT, Presented to campus leaders and central office administrators who evaluate teachers. 1998 - 2003.
State Developed Alternative Assessment ARD Training, Training for all region 2 districts in the Admissions Review and Dismissal Process for the implementation of the SDAA Test. Fall and Spring 2003.
Superintendent's Leadership Conference, Participated in the implementation of the National Staff Development Council Standards for the Corpus Christi Independent School District. This year long process culminated with this conference. 2001 – 2002
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting, Conducted for Family Counseling Services of Corpus Christi, Twenty-first Century Charter School, The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Corpus Christi, and The Corpus Christi Independent School District Campuses as they began Site-Based Decision Making. January 10, 2002
TEKS for Leaders, Region-wide training for all districts transitioning from the TAAS Test to the TAKS Test. The training came in three parts for three succeeding years. 2000 - 2002
The Admissions Review and Dismissal Process, Annual and on-going training for Special Education Directors in the region. 1998 - 2002
Senate Bill 1727 Training, Mandatory Statewide Training in the area of Special Education for personnel involved in the classroom and support in general education, 2002.
Corrective Action Planning (AIM), Coordinated training for forty-four school districts in an eleven county region for systemic change in the areas of Evaluation, Re-Evaluation, Transition, Related Services, and Inclusion. All districts participated, set a strategic plan and continue with annual follow-up. 1998 - 2000
Texas A&M University College Station Principals' Academy Retreat, Worked as a member of the Texas A&M Congress of Principals to plan, market, implement, and evaluate a one week retreat for campus principals from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. 1991 - 1993
Dupont's Leadership Development Process Training, Utilized for the training and implementation of the Corpus Christi Independent School Districts transition to Site Based Decision Making. 1983
External Evaluator
Assistant Principals Academy, January 12 – 16, 2004 (with J. Walter)
Grants
Quality Services for Pre-School Children, Sponsored by the Texas Workforce Commission and issued for the years 2000-2003 and 2003-2006.
Advanced Placement Training and Recruitment, State Sponsored training and support for Advanced Placement Programs issued for 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
Center for Professional Development and Technology Grant, In collaboration with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi for field based Teacher Education Training in 1994. The Solomon Coles site is in operation today with other sites in different schools.
North Side Neighborhood Basketball League, Sponsored by Citgo Refinery, the San Antonio Spurs and the City of Corpus Christi in 1994 and continues today.
Drug Education for Youth, Funded by the United States Department of the Navy in 1994 and 1995.
Crossley Dream Park, Funded in 1987 by the City of Corpus Christi Block Grants.
Crossley Class of 2000 Project, Each identified student in 1988 received a $1,200 scholarship upon enrollment in an institution of higher education.
Service/Organizations
Corpus Christi Community Foundation, board member 2007.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service, board chair, 2007 - present, board member 2003 - 2006.
Turning Points Counseling Service, board member 2003 - 2005.
Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce - 1998 - 2003.
Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, education chair 2002-2003, bylaws committee chair 2002 and 2003.
Westside Business Association, business conference chairman 2003, Board member 2003 - 2007.
Texas Council for Administrators of Special Education, 1998 - 2003.
Corpus Christi Principals and Supervisors Association, treasurer 1990, president elect 1991, president 1992, past president 1993.
Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, member 1985 -1996.
Texas A&M Congress of Principals, congress member 1889, critical issues chair 1990 and 1991.
Phi Delta Kappa, inducted 1987.
Scepter Club, treasurer 1990, 1991, and 1992
Sembradores de Amistad of Kingsville, president elect 1997, president 1998, past president 1998.
Mentor Program, Corpus Christi Independent School District Mentor 1998 - present
National Staff Development Council, member 2002, 2003.
Sunday School Teacher, Most Precious Blood Church, 1992 -1999