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John DeFlaminis
Executive Director, Penn Center for Educational Leadership
Adjunct Professor
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Education
1965: A.B., Pre-Med, College of The Holy Cross
1971: M.Ed., Educational Administration,
State
College at
Bridgewater,
Massachusetts
1975: Ph.D., Educational Administration,
University of
Oregon
Areas of Expertise
Educational leadership
Politics of education
Superintendents/school boards/principals
Professional development
Professional Biography
Dr. DeFlaminis completed his Ph.D. in 1975 at the
University of
Oregon and its Center for
Educational Policy and Management with special areas of concentration in
administration and organizational psychology. His research in the Center
focused on team teaching and leadership development.
Throughout his career, his teaching has ranged from
elementary through university work. After completing his doctorate, he taught for four years at the
University of
Louisville and assisted in the
development of a doctoral program for school leaders. During that period, he
also wrote and administered several national and state-funded proposals
targeted to leadership development and delivery of training to field
administrators.
Prior to joining Penn’s Graduate School of Education, Dr.
DeFlaminis was superintendent of the
Radnor
Township
School district
for 17 years. Through those years, he provided leadership in the direction and
development of extensive planning processes in the district, including strategic
plans, capital improvement plans, comprehensive staff development plans, curriculum
development plans, and district-wide technology plans. He also developed
extensive evaluation processes at all levels, including administrative and
teacher performance appraisal systems, and extensive program evaluations in six
major areas including management services. Throughout his tenure at Radnor, his
priority was the continued development of an excellent education system. The
development and implementation of a standards-based system in all curricular
areas with international benchmark emphases and comprehensive performance assessments
K-12 was also a priority. Comprehensive professional development and program
development processes emphasizing state-of-the-art training and curricular
updating occurred in all program areas with the addition of peer coaching,
thinking skills, and other important supports for a strong academic program.
Dr. DeFlaminis has consulted with several state departments
of education, rural and urban school districts, administrative organizations,
private business organizations, and the Kettering Foundation. He has conducted
hundreds of workshops and keynote speeches in many areas, but especially those
related to key management processes, such as motivation and leadership. Since
1987, he has served as an adjunct faculty member of several colleges and
universities, including the
University of
Pennsylvania. He has also served
on and led several statewide organizations, including the Pennsylvania
Educational Research Association, the Council of Organizations in Education, the
School Districts in Support of Excellence and Equity,
and the Council of Superintendents of Delaware County, the Pennsylvania
Association of School Administrators, and the
United
Way of
Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. DeFlaminis’ primary interests and projects include
providing leadership for the
Penn
Center
for Educational Leadership; conducting training in organizational process
areas, especially motivation and leadership; advising students on dissertations;
coaching new administrators; and working with GSE faculty and programs to bring
their work to the field. He is currently working with the
School
District of
Philadelphia
on a large, four-year focused project on distributed leadership
with funding from the Annenberg Foundation. In his collaborations with GSE’s
International Programs Division, he is engaged in training work and has projects
with
China,
New
Zealand, and
Thailand.
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