Courses Taught

EA 660 Administration and Supervision of Special Education
EA 646 Elementary Administration Internship
EA 688 ISLLC Preparation for Principals
EA716 Instructional Strategies I
EA718 Instructional Strategies II
EA 789 ISLLC Preparation for Superintendents

Scholarly Activities

Selected Recent Publications

Bertrand, L., Roberts, R. A., & Dalton, M. (Feb., 2009). Surviving the first years: A principals guide for implementing a quality special education program. [Electronic Version] Academic Leadership, 7 (1) http://www.academicleadership.org/

Bertrand, L. & Bratburg, W. (October, 2007). Promoting the success of all students: The principal's role in providing quality special education services [Electronic version]. Academic Leadership 5(3),http://www.academicleadership.org/

Bertrand, L. A. M. ( 2006). The impact of the Texas state accountability system on classroom practices: A case study of a selected elementary school. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.

Bertrand, L. A., Roberts, R. A., & Buchanan, R. (2006). Striving for success: Teacher perspectives of avertical team initiative [Electronic version]. National Forum of Teacher Education Journal 16(3),http://www.nationalforum.com/.

Buchanan, R., Bertrand, L.., & Roberts, R.A. (2005-2006). A program and financial evaluation for one program in higher education [Electronic version]. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal 23(4E), www.nationalforum.com.

Selected Recent Presentations

Bertrand, L. A., Roberts, R. A., & Dalton, M. Beginning the Principalship: Strategies for Implementing a Quality Special Education Program. Paper selected for presentation at the 19^th Annual Conference within a Conference of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, (NCPEA), Nashville, TN, April, 2008.

Bertrand, L. A., & Bratberg, W. Promoting the Success of All Students: The Principal's Role in Providing Quality SpecialEducation Services. Paper selected for presentation at the 61^st National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA), Chicago, IL, August, 2007.

Roberts, R. A., Bertrand, L A., Dalton, M., Buchanan, R., Gunn, S. Professional Development Partnerships: Linking the University to Public Education. Paper selected for presentation at the 61^st National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA), Chicago, IL, August, 2007.

Buchanan, R., Roberts, R. A., Dalton, M., Bertrand, L. & Kiehne, T. Partnerships: How One Missouri University Developed a Partnership with Sixty-Two Public School Districts and 6424 Teachers and Administrators. Paper selected for presentation at the 138^th National Conference on Education, American Association for School Administrators (AASA), San Diego, CA, February, 2006.

Presenter-Texas 2-Step: Teacher Perspectives of the Dance Between State-Mandated
Testing and Accountability. Paper selected for presentation at the 57th Annual Summer Conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Sedona, Arizona, August, 2003. (Blind and Peer-Review)

Professional Interests

State mandated testing and accountability systems
Elementary principalship
Special education leadership