College of Education and Health Professions

Deborah A. Davis, Ed.D., Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy

Deborah A. Davis, Ed.D.

Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction

316 West Avenue Annex
Phone: 479-575-8491
FAX: 479-575-8663
dadavis@uark.edu

Degrees:

  • Ed.D., University of Arkansas, educational leadership, 2005
  • Administrative Certification, University of Arkansas, 1995
  • M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma, education, 1980
  • B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, art education, 1978

Professional Biography:

  • 2008-2009 Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy, University of Arkansas
  • 2008-2008 Master Principal Leader, Arkansas Leadership Academy, University of Arkansas
  • 2004-2007 Principal, Bayyari Elementary School, Springdale
  • 1996-2004 Elementary Principal, Eureka Springs Public Schools
  • 1995-1996 Assistant Principal, Eureka Springs Public Schools
  • 1990-1995 Elementary Teacher, Eureka Springs Public Schools
  • 1984-1990 Elementary Art Teacher and Classroom Teacher, Lakehoma Elementary, Mustang (Okla.) Public Schools
  • 1978-1981 Elementary Art Teacher, Lakehoma Elementary, Mustang (Okla.) Public Schools

Academic Interests and Accomplishments:

  • 2009 State of Arkansas School Leadership Coordinating Council - Systems Subcommittee Chair
  • 2009 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Core Validation Committee, Standards Development Committee
  • 2009 Presentation to U. S. Department of Education - Teacher Quality Programs
  • 2009 School Leadership Program Project Directors' Meeting
  • 2008 National Association of Elementary School Principals Conference Session Review
  • 2008 Presented to National Staff Development Summer Conference, Orlando, Florida
  • 2007 Master Principal Designation, Arkansas Leadership Academy
  • 2006 Arkansas Elementary Principal of the Year/National Distinguished Principal
  • 2005 to 2007 University of Arkansas Educational Administration Steering Committee and Curriculum Development Team
  • 2006 Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Phase III Graduate
  • 2005Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Phase II Graduate
  • 2003 AAESP Principal of the Year Finalist
  • 2003 Classroom Walk-Through Training
  • 2003 to 2007 Facilitator for Aspiring Principals’ Workshop, AAEA
  • 2002 Roy B. Allen Endowed Scholarship, University of Arkansas
  • 2001 Curriculum Consultant for Economics and Energy, El Dorado
  • 2000 Presenter at AAESP Fall Conference
  • 2000 Presenter at First Year Principals’ Workshop – AAESP
  • 2000 Curriculum Consultant for Economic Foundations of Arkansas History, University of Arkansas
  • 2000 Bessie B. Moore Arkansas Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics Education, First Place, Open Category
  • 2000 Carroll County’s Ten Most Outstanding Women
  • 2000 Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teacher
  • 2000 Arkansas Leadership Academy Principals’ Institute
  • 1999 Training of the Writers Program, National Council on Economic Education, Riga, Latvia
  • 1999 Who’s Who in American Education
  • 1999 Bessie B. Moore Arkansas Awards Program for the Teaching of Economic Education, Second Place, Open Category
  • 1999 to 2003 Eureka Springs High School Cheer Coach – State Champions, 2003
  • 1999 Arkansas Leadership Academy – Individual Institute
  • 1998 Arkansas School of Excellence Award
  • 1998 Arkansas Leadership Academy – Team Institute
  • 1998 Character Education Coordinator, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1995 to 2002 Community Education Coordinator, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1995 to 1998 Title I Coordinator, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1994 to 1998 Middle Level Steering Committee, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1994 Restructuring Grant Committee, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1994 to 2002 Public Relations/Strategic Planning Committee, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1993 Site-Based Management Committee, Eureka Springs Schools
  • 1993 National Awards for Teaching Economics, National Council on Economic Education, Second Place, Open Category
  • 1991 to 1994 Personnel Policies Chair
  • 1991 to 1992 Eureka Springs Education Association President
  • 1991 to 1995 North Central/COE Committee Chair

Publications/Presentations:

Individual Publications

An Interview with Governor Mike Huckabee, Arkansas Education Research & Policy Studies Journal, 2004 

From Roosters to Robots: National Council on Economic Education, New York, New York, 2000

Up and Down In Our Hilltop Town: A Child’s View of the History and Economy of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Wheeler Printing, 2000

Scottie Scholar Teaches the ABC’s in Arkansas, Great Scots Magazine, 1999

Eureka Springs Kids Vacation Guide, Wheeler Printing, 1993

Peer Reviewed Publications

Bengtson, E., Airola, D. T., Peer, D., & Davis, D. (2012). Using Peer Learning Support Networks and Reflective Practice: The Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Program. International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 7(3), 2-17.

Peer Reviewed Papers/Presentations

Airola, D.T., Bengtson, E., Davis, D., & Peer, D. (2012, November). Principals’ Sense of Efficacy: The Influence of the Arkansas Leadership Academy. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

Airola, D.T., & Davis, D. (2012, November). A View From the Inside: School Turnaround Enabling Factors and Persistent Obstacles. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.

Bengtson, E., Airola, D. T., Peer, D., & Davis, D. (2011, November). The Arkansas Leadership Academy Master Principal Program: Using Peer Learning Support Networks and Reflective Practice to Promote and Nurture Positive Change in Personal and Organizational Performance. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA.