CLETUS R. BULACH
7256 Confederate Lane
Villa Rica, GA 30180
770-214-8318 (Home) 770-605-8724 (cell)
e-mail: (website (westga.edu/~cbulach)
PERSONAL
Children: Five (all grown)
Health: Excellent
Hobbies: Golf, Jogging, and Fishing
Military Service: Three years in the 82nd Airborne Division
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY DEGREE MAJOR
University of CincinnatiDoctor in Education Education Administration
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 Social Psychology, and Curriculum
Xavier University Master in Education Education Administration
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207
University of Cincinnati Bachelor in Education Social Studies & German
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
OTHER TRAINING
University of Minnesota German Immersion Training
University of Idaho Group Trainer in Human Relations and Problem Solving
Akron University Hunter's Essential Elements of Instruction
Murray State University Kentucky Teacher Intern Training
Murray State University Kentucky Principal Intern Training
Murray State University Principal's Assessor Training (NASSP)
University of LouisvilleMentor/Coaching Training (NASSP)
West Georgia College Principal's Assessor Training (NAESP)
CERTIFICATION
Superintendent's Certificate - Ohio and Kentucky
Teacher's Certificate- Ohio and Kentucky (German and Social Studies)
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
"An Investigation of the Relationship of Group Openness and Group Trust to Group Decisions Involving Risk." A summary is available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000-present
CEO - Professional Development and Assessment Centerpersonnel provide data collectionand staff development services to school districts throughout the US and to English speaking schools in the Far East and South America. Surveys that measure school culture and climate, leadership behavior, student character behavior, bullying behavior, teacher caring behaviors, and levels of openness and trust are provided. Center personnel specialize in research design and grant writing. The Center motto is Awe specialize in change and measuring whether it has occurred.@ The website for the Center is Research conducted with the above surveys can be found there.
December 2003-present
Associate Professor Emeritus – University of West Georgia. Duties include teaching graduate level courses and supervising student teachers on an as needed basis.
August 1993-2003
Associate Professor - University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA. Duties include: teaching graduate level courses in supervision, curriculum, research, finance, personnel, and leadership theory; supervising Educational Specialist research projects and internships, conducting research in the area of school climate. Related fields of research are levels of group openness and trust; leadership behaviors, character behaviors, bullying behaviors, and caring behaviors.
August 1990 to July 1993
Associate Professor - Murray State University in Murray, KY. Duties included: taught graduate level courses in supervision, group process, research, finance, and the superintendency; served as the executive secretary of the Western Kentucky Coalition for School-Based Decision Making; and conducted research from 46 schools in the area of school climate, group openness, and trust as they implemented the Kentucky Educational Reform Act.
July 1986 to August 1990
Superintendent - Norton City Schools in Norton, OH. On my arrival the Board was sharply divided on many issues and there was a great deal of personal animosity. Three tax issues had failed. Since then two tax issues were passed and board members worked together, albeit not always harmoniously. Successful curriculum and staff development programs were implemented. A new set of policies, a grading and reporting practices handbook and an extra curricular activities handbook were developed. (2500 students)
November 1987 to 1989
Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Administration - the University of Akron. Responsibilities included teaching Collective Bargaining and other education administration courses.
July 1979 to 1986
Superintendent - New Lexington City Schools in New Lexington, OH. District wide programs for curriculum, discipline, public relations, volunteers, and staff development were implemented. Two tax issues were passed. (2100 students)
1985
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education Administration - Ohio University. Responsibilities included teaching graduate courses on school law.
August 1976 to June 1979
Superintendent- Little Miami Local Schools in Warren County, OH. (3500 students)
March 1976 to June 1979
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Wilmington College in Wilmington, OH--taught Social Psychology.
August 1973 to June 1976
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction - Wilmington City Schools in Wilmington, OH. (4000 students)
September 1972 to June 1973 (half-time)
Curriculum Specialist - the Hamilton County Board of Education in southern Ohio serving six school districts. (33,658 students)
June 1972 to June 1973 (half-time)
Program Associate for Staff Development - the University of Cincinnati, College of Education.
June 1971 to June 1972
Graduate Teaching Assistant - the University of Cincinnati.
February 1970 to June 1971
Building Administrator - the seventh grade at Schwab Junior High School in the Cincinnati Public Schools. (1800 students)
September 1967 to February 1970
Visual Aids Director and German Teacher - Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, OH.
(3100 students)
September 1965 to October 1972
Teacher - the Hughes Adult Evening High School (German and History) in Cincinnati, OH.
PRESENTATIONS, APPEARANCES, AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED
Instructional Improvement
“Creating a Climate and Culture to Reduce Student Off-task Behaviors and Discipline Problems.” A presentation at the International Alliance for Invitational Education on 10-27-2011 (Richmond, KY).
“Reshaping The Culture and Climate of a School Using the Invitational Approach.” A presentation at the International Alliance for Invitational Education on 10-27-2011 (Richmond, KY).
“An Invitational Approach Using the Nine Forms of Power.” A presentation at the International Alliance for Invitational Education on 10-27-2011 (Richmond, KY).
“A Process for Creating a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior.” A presentation at The Shriver Community of Caring National Conference on July 13- 2011 (Salt Lake City, UT).
Repeat Presentations
National Title I Conference on 2-2-2011 (Tampa, FL).
The National Dropout Prevention Conference on 11-16-2010 (Philadelphia, PA).
The Character Education Partnership Conference on 10-28-2010(San Francisco, CA).
The National Dropout Prevention Conference on 2-17-2010 (Myrtle Beach, SC).
Ben Marion Institute on Bullying Behavior on 11-14-2009 at Atlanta, GA.
Sunman Dearborn Community School Corporation on 8-13-2009 at St. Leon, IN.
NCA committee for the Sunman Dearborn Community School Corporation on 5-6-2009 at St. Leon, IN.
Dropout Prevention Conference on 11-18-2008 at Atlanta, GA.
Country Club Hills School District on 7-15-2008 at Chicago, IL.
HOPE Foundation Conference on 7-11-2008 at Myrtle Beach, NC.
International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention on 11-17-2008
at Las Vegas, NV
The National Dropout Prevention Conference on 10-29-2007 at Louisville, KY
“A Process for Creating a High Performing School.” A power point presentation (with Fred Lunenburg) at the National Council of Professors of Educational AdministrationSummit at Washington, DC. on 5-27-2005.
“A Four Phase Process for Creating a High Performing School.” A power point presentation at the 16th Annual At-Risk Youth National Forum at Myrtle Beach, NC. on 2-25-2004.
AWhat Works and Does Not Work in Character Education!@Poster session at the Mendelson Society Conference at the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, IN, on 3-13-2003.
AThe status of character education in West Virginia schools.@Paper presented at the Eastern Education Research Association at Hilton Head SC , on 2-27, 2003.
AThe impact of demographic factors on school culture and climate.@ Paper presented at the Southern Regional Council of Educational Administrators in Jacksonville, FL on 11-3-2001.
AA comparison of character traits for rural, suburban, and urban students.@ Paper presented at the Character Education Partnership Conference at Denver, CO on 10-18-2001.
A A comparison of character traits for ROTC students versus Non-JROTC students.@ Paper presented at the Eastern Education Research Association at Hilton Head SC , on 2-15, 2001.
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AEvaluating the Effect of a Character Education Curriculum.@ A presentation at The CharacterEducation Partnership National Forum at Philadelphia, PA, on 10-20-2000.
AStrategies for Success in ESL Programs: From the Principal=s Office to the Classroom@at the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools Conference at Gatlinburg, TN, on 6-27-2000 (with D. Boothe, & W. Pickett).
"A Comparison of Character Values as Perceived by Students and Teachers at Differing Grade Levels." A presentation at the American Educational Research Association(with J. Butler) at San Diego, CA on 4-14-1998.
"A Process for Determining Which Character Values to Teach." A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Associationat Tampa, FL on 2-18-1998.
"Developing a Successful School to Work Program for School Dropouts." A presentation at the Third Joint National Conference on Transition from School to Careers (with Les Potter) on 11-21-97 at Orlando, FL. (proposal accepted)
"The Superintendent's Perspective on Organizing an Alternative School." A presentation at the School Alternatives Conference on 11-19-96 at Atlanta, GA.
"Behaviors that Create a Caring Learning Community." A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Education Administration (with C. Brown & L. Potter) on 10-12-96 at Savannah, GA.
"Alternative Education: A Counseling Center for Expelled Students." A presentation at the School Alternatives Conference (with Les Potter) on 11-19-96 at Atlanta, GA.
"The Effect of Inclusion on the Behavior of Severe Behavior Disordered Students." A presentation at the National Dropout Prevention Conference (with D. Mills) on 3-24-96 at Tampa, FL.
"Developing A School Improvement Plan." A mini-workshop conducted in Georgia during the Fall of 1995 for Harris County High School and in 1994 at Eastside Elementary School (Coweta Co.), E. Paulding Middle School (Paulding Co.), and Lake Harbin Elementary School (Clayton Co.).
"The Effect of School Climate on Student Achievement." A presentation to the Georgia Educational Research Association on 11-29-93 at Atlanta, GA.
"An Investigation of the Relationship of School Climate to Student Achievement." A presentation to the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration at Indiana State University in August of 1992 and to the American Association of School Administrators on 1-13-93 at Orlando, FL.
"Developing Your Mentoring Skills." A graduate level two semester hour workshop through the University of Akron during January of 1988.
"Least Restrictive Environment: Placement of Handicapped Children." Moderated a panel
discussion for the Southeastern Ohio Educational Cooperative on 2-25-83 at Athens, OH.
"Improving Instruction." A presentation for the Putnam County Administrators on 8-17-82 at Putnam County, OH.
"Career Education in the Schools." Chaired a panel discussion and made a presentation for the Tri- County Career Development Center on 1-24-81 and 2-6-82 at Athens, OH.
"Organizing for Curriculum Development." A presentation at the Ohio School Board Association Conference on 11-11-81 at Columbus, OH.
"A Model for Curriculum Organization and Innovation." A presentation at Wilmington College on 11-18-75 at Wilmington, OH.
"Processes Involved in the Successful Implementation of an Innovation." Chaired a panel
discussion for the National Diffusion Network Conference on 11-5-75 at Washington, D.C.
"Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom." Conducted a series of eleven workshops during the winter of 1973 for the faculty of the University of Cincinnati and teachers from the Forest Hills School District in Hamilton County, OH.
Management Related
AThe Status of Character Education in WV School Districts.@ A presentation to the WV Board of Education on 12-11-2003 at Charleston, WV.
ACreating a School Culture that Promotes Good Citizenship.@A presentation at the International Conference on Civic Education on 11-18-2003 at New Orleans, LA.
AThe Impact of Human Relations Training on Levels of Openness and Trust.@A presentation at the American Educational Research Association on 4-13-2001 at Seattle, WA.
AThe Impact of Demographic Factors on School Culture and Climate.@A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Educational Administrators on !!-4-2001 at Jacksonville, Fl.
AAnalyzing the Leadership Behavior of School Principals.@A presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research on 12-1-1999 at Pointe Vedra, Fl.(With D. Boothe, & P. Michael )
ALeadership Techniques that Control or Empower Subordinates.@ A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Education Administration on 11-15-99 at Charlotte, NC.
"Supervisory Behaviors that Affect School Climate." A presentation at the American Educational Research Association (with D Boothe & P. Michael) on 4-22-1999 at Montreal, Canada.
AThe Effect of Year Round School on School Climate.@A presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (with D. Hulsey and G. Douvanis) on 12-3-1998 at Pointe Vedra, FL.and a repeat presentation at the
National Association for Year-round Education on 3-14-1999 at Atlanta, GA.
"Behaviors that Affect the Supervisory Climate of Student Teachers." A presentation at the American Educational Research Association (with W. Pickett and D. Boothe) on 4-14-98 at San Diego, CA.
"A Process for Determining Which Character Values to Teach." A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association on 2-18-98 at Tampa, FL.
"Developing Your Leadership Skills." A ten-hour workshop for leadership interns on 6-23-97 & 6-25-97 at Coweta County Schools.
"A Plan for Meeting the Professional Development Needs of Educational Leaders." A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Education Administration (with L. Potter) on 10-11-97 at Charleston, SC.
"Mistakes Educational Leaders Make." A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association (with D. Boothe & W. Pickett) on 2-21-97 at Hilton Head, SC.
"A Research Design for Determining the Effectiveness of a School Improvement Plan.@
A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association (with F. Rodgers) on 2-21-97 at Hilton Head, SC.
"In-school Suspension: Is it Effective?" A presentation at the National Dropout Prevention
Conference on 3-26-96 at Tampa, FL.
"Assessing the Effectiveness of School Climate Improvement Plans." A presentation at the American Educational Research Association on 2-11-96 at New York City.
"An Experiential Administrator Preparation Program." A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Educational Administrators on 11-13-95 at Memphis, TN.
"The Effects of Training and Motivational Strategies Upon the Number of Custodial Complaintsin an Urban High School." A presentation to the Georgia Educational Research Association on 10-26-95 at Atlanta, GA.
"How an Elementary School Improved School Climate." A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association on 3-2-95 at Hilton Head, NC.
"Designing School Improvement Plans to Improve School Climate." A presentation to the SouthernRegional Conference of Educational Administrators on 11-14-94 at Atlanta, GA.
"The Administrator's Diagnostic Center." Presentations at the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals' Conference on 11-13-94 at Savannah, GA; and on 1-30-95 at the Leadership Institute of the Georgia Educational Leadership Academy at Macon, GA.
"The Effect of Leadership Styles on School Climate and Student Achievement." A presentation at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association on 4-10-94 in New Orleans, LA and at the American Association of School Administrators on 2-11-94 in San Francisco, CA.
"The Relationship of School Climate and Group Openness and Trust to the Effective
Implementation of School Reform." A presentation to the Southern Regional Conference of Educational Administrators on 11-15-93 in Orlando, FL.
"The Effect of Leadership Styles on School Climate." A presentation to the Southern Regional Conference of Educational Administrators on 11-9-92 at Atlanta, GA.
"School Climate: A Necessity for Reform." A presentation to the Southern Regional Conference of Educational Administrators on 11-10-91 at Auburn University, AL.
"Site-Based Decision Making: Getting Ready for It." Conducted a three day workshop during June, 90 for Marshall County administrators in KY.
"Staff Development: Putting Theory into Practice." A presentation at the National Staff
Development Conference on 3-15-86 at Denver, CO.
"Leadership Styles." Presentations to the Perry County Rotary Club and to the Perry County Chamber of Commerce on 2-21-85 and 5-11-85 at Perry County, OH.
"Staff Development." A presentation to the School Study Council on 1-12-84 at Ohio State
University.
"The Test of an All Natural Gas Bus Fleet." A presentation at the Southeastern Ohio SchoolAdministrators' meeting on 11-19-81 at Athens, OH.
"What Price is Leadership?" A presentation at the United Methodist Church for selected community officials on 3-16-80 at New Lexington, OH.
"Problem Solving." A workshop for the University of Cincinnati Individually Guided Education League Facilitators on 5-17-74 at Cincinnati, OH.
"Communication and Problem Solving Competency Training." A two-week workshop during Juneof 1973 for the staff of Ayer Elementary School at Anderson, OH.
"Research Utilizing Problem Solving." A one-week workshop during March of 1973 for selected facility and students of the University of Cincinnati College of Education.
Human Relations
“An Analysis of the West Virginia Character Education Initiative.” A presentation at the Character Education Partnership 13th National Forum on 10-27-2006 at Arlington, VA.
“Lessons Learned From the West Virginia Character Education Initiative.” A presentation (with Lisa Burton) at the Character Education Partnership 12th National Forum on
10-20-2005 at Atlanta, GA.
AWhat Works and Does Not Work in Character Education.@A presentation at the International Conference on Civic Education on 11-16-2003 at New Orleans, LA.
AA Curriculum that Improves Human Relations.@ Association for the Advancement of Educational Research on 12-3-2001 at Ponte Vedra, FL.
AA Comparison of Caring Behaviors for Special Education Teachers Versus Regular Education Teachers.@A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association Conference (with M Larkin) on 2-15-2001 at Hilton Head, NC.
ADo Moral Citizens Have Character?@ At The Association for Moral Education at Glasgow, Scotland, on 7-10-2000.
AAssessing Character Traits.@ At the National Youth Leadership Council Conference in Providence RI. on 3-16-2000.
AAssessing Behaviors Associated with Character Traits.@ At the Fund for the Improvement of Education Project Director=s Meeting at Washington D.C. on 1-21-2000.
AAnalyzing the Leadership Style of School Principals@A presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (with Diane Boothe and Price Michael) on 12-2-1999 at Pointe Vedra, FL.
ALevels of Openness and Trust: Do Principals Walk the Talk?@A presentation at the Eastern Educational Research Association Conference (with T. Peterson) on 2-20-1999 at Hilton Head, NC.
"The Impact of Human Relations Training on Selected Leadership Skills." A presentation at the Southern Regional Council of Education Administration (with D. Hulsey) at Savannah, GA 11-1-1998.
"The Role of Ego, Ethics, and Openness for Developing Trust." A return workshop for the chairs at Southeast Missouri University on 7-21-97.
"Improving Your Conflict Management Skills." A two-hour workshop on 4-1-97 for the chairs at Southeast Missouri University.
"Eight Ways to Get People to Do What You Want Them to Do." A presentation at the Fulton County Principals' Association on 3-14-97 at Riverwood High School in Fulton County.
"Improving Your Human Relations Skills." A ten-hour seminar for teachers and administrators in Georgia--sponsored by the Administrator Diagnostic Center on 3-29 & 3-30-96 at West Georgia College. Repeat performances on 1-17-97 & 2-13-97 at Temple Elementary School, on 1-13-97 & 2-2-97 at Harris County High School, and on 3-20-97 & 3-21-97 at the State University of West Georgia.
"The Effectiveness of the Shadow Transition Program on the Social Adjustment of WhitewaterMiddle School Students." A presentation at the Georgia Educational Research Association on 11-2-94 at Atlanta, GA.
"Improving Levels of Openness and Trust." A workshop for the School Climate Steering Committee on 3-27-94 at Paulding County Middle School in Dallas, GA.
"Openness and Trust: Reform Necessities." A presentation to the KY Assoc. of Teacher Educatorson 10-11-91 at Lexington, KY.
"A Measure of Openness and Trust." A presentation to the South Central Association for Educational Administrators on 11-11-91 at Auburn University.
"Public Relations for Guidance Counselors." A presentation made to Western Kentucky Counselors on 9-14-90 at Murray State University.