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Curriculum Vitae
FRED HARTMEISTER
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College of Education Lubbock, TX 79416
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
J.D. Law, 1990
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Ed.D. Educational Administration, 1986
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
K-12 Administrative Certification, 1980
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
M.B.A. Business Administration, 1979
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
B.S. Elementary Education, 1973
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013 - present Department Chair (2013 – January, 2015); Associate Department Chair (January, 2015 to present), Educational Psychology and Leadership, and Professor of Education and Law, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Duties include chairing the second-largest academic department with the most enrolled and successfully completing doctoral students of any at Texas Tech University; the department covers six program areas (Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology/School Psychology, Higher Education, Educational Instructional Technology, and Special Education), with 45 tenured and tenure track faculty plus seven instructors and full time clinical faculty; primary oversight for implementing major curricular reform initiative; completing annual faculty performance evaluations, serving on the College’s Administrative Team, preparing budget requests, helping maintain SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) and CACREP (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accreditation status, and generally supervised all departmental activities.
2010 - 2013 Professor of Education and Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Taught graduate classes in public education law, educational policy, school governance, higher education law and special education law; chaired and served on doctoral dissertation committees; served as graduate advisor for the superintendent certification program and supervised superintendent interns (2010); coordinated program involvement with the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) initiative; served as doctoral graduate advisor for the Educational Leadership Ed.D. program (beginning 2012 through 2013); engaged in selected research and other scholarly activities; and provided leadership and service with college, university and professional committees and organizations. Beginning August 2012 assumed a 50-50 faculty role “split” between the Educational Leadership and Higher Education programs.
2007 - 2010 Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Education and Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Provided leadership for the University’s rapidly growing Graduate School (growth from 4,399 to 5,175 graduate students between 2007 and 2010); oversight of 160 graduate degree programs, 25 professional certification programs, and multiple interdisciplinary and dual degree programs; administered an annual budget of more than $2 million; administered an endowment account of more than $16 million that annually awarded 330 full and part-time student scholarships and fellowships; raised more than $3 million in three years to support graduate student scholarships, fellowships and assistantships; supervised a new doctoral fellowship initiative created in 2009 which provided funding support for 110 Ph.D. students and 30 master’s students; helped establish regional, national and international partnerships and collaborative relationships; supervised the systematic periodic review and assessment of all University graduate programs; assessed and voted on 255 faculty tenure and promotion dossiers over three years; chaired the TTU Graduate Council; supervised four associate deans and 30 full and part-time staff members; coordinated the domestic and international recruitment and admission of all non-law graduate students; served on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Graduate Education Advisory Council; and stimulated externally-funded research and scholarship among faculty and graduate students.
2004 - 2007 Department Chair, Educational Psychology and Leadership, and Professor of Education and Law, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Chaired department with the most enrolled and successfully completing doctoral students of any at Texas Tech University; the department covered six program areas (Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Educational Instructional Technology, and Special Education), with 32 tenured and tenure track faculty, additional instructors and adjuncts, and approximately $2 million in annual externally funded research activity; primary responsibility for initiating faculty and staff appointment recommendations, completed faculty performance evaluations, prepared budget requests, assisted with curriculum development, maintained SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), NCATE (National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education) and CACREP (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accreditation status, and generally supervised all departmental activities.
2003 - 2004 Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, and Professor of Education and Law, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Provided general leadership for the graduate and research programs in the College of Education; supervised the Director of Distance Learning and Director of Grant Development; coordinated the recruitment and admission of graduate students and the hiring of teaching and research assistants; stimulated research and scholarship among faculty by hosting seminars to promote external funding; served as acting dean in the Dean’s absence; and supervised the collection of student-generated course evaluation data.
2001 - 2003 Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, and Associate Professor of Education and Law, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Responsibilities similar to those outlined above.
1999 - 2001 Associate Professor of Education and Law, Tenured Joint Appointment to the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership, College of Education, and the School of Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Served as Program Coordinator of the Educational Leadership Program from October, 1996 until May, 2000; served as Project Director and Principal Investigator of a $300,000/four-year Sid W. Richardson Foundation grant; conceptualized and developed Texas' first fully-approved Educational Leadership doctoral program to be offered via technology-enhanced distance delivery (program secured unanimous approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July, 1999); served as Secretary of the Texas Tech University Faculty Senate in 2000-2001; coordinated TTU’s role in partnering with the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Business and Education Coalition in 2000 procurement of a four-year, $14 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other funding agencies for the purpose of improving technology leadership training; taught public education law in the TTU School of Law in addition to ongoing instructional role in the College of Education; pursued an active, well-rounded scholarly agenda; and provided leadership and service in various college and university activities as well as in a broad range of other national, regional and local professional organizations.
1993 - 1999 Assistant Professor of Education, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Taught graduate classes in public education law, educational policy, school governance, special education law, higher education law, school and community relations, and the freshman transition to higher education/Tech Transition; supervised degree and professional certification programs; established a successful research agenda; and provided leadership and service with numerous committees and organizations.
1992 - 1993 Law Clerk, Second Judicial District Court, Laramie, WY.
Held one-year post-law school judicial clerkship; provided support by attending trials and hearings and drafting decision letters and legal memoranda for two state district court judges.
1990 - 1992 Staff Attorney/Law Clerk to the Chief Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court, Cheyenne, WY.
Held two-year post-law school judicial clerkship; provided support by reviewing records, attended oral arguments, and drafted judicial opinions for the Chief Justice and three Associate Justices.
1986 - 1990 Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming College of Education, Laramie, WY.
Taught classes in school law, school finance, elementary school administration, and introduction to administration.
1988, Summer Summer Associate, Caplan and Earnest, Boulder, CO.
Drafted opinion letters, motions and briefs for Colorado’s largest law firm specializing in school law and the representation of public school districts.
1987 - 1989 Student Director, Western Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, WY.
Organized and directed annual trial advocacy institute attended by approximately 130 attorneys and institute faculty.
1985 - 1986 Acting Coordinator, University of Wyoming School of Extended Studies, Laramie, WY.
Scheduled, supervised, and facilitated travel arrangements for all University of Wyoming off-campus graduate and undergraduate classes while regular coordinator was on sabbatical leave.
1984 - 1985 Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming College of Education, Laramie, WY.
Served as a research and teaching assistant for the Department of Educational Administration.
1980 - 1984 Elementary School Principal, South Routt School District, Yampa, CO.
Served as building principal in a K-5 elementary school with 270 students and a staff of 25; coordinated all bilingual and early childhood programs; assisted with school district planning and budgeting.
1977 - 1979 Graduate Assistant, University of Denver Department of Athletics, Denver, CO.
Trained, assigned and evaluated officials for all intramural athletics.
1976 - 1980 Management Trainee, McKesson Wine & Spirits, Inc., Denver, CO.
Performed management functions and duties in such areas as warehouse operations, transportation, accounting, sales, and purchasing.
1973 - 1976 Fifth Grade Teacher, Douglas County School District, Castle Rock, CO.
Taught fifth grade and coached after-school athletics; served on district mathematics curriculum committee.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Colorado State Bar (1991)
Wyoming State Bar (1991)
Wyoming Department of Education Certified Special Education Hearing Officer (1987)
Superintendent, Principal and Elementary Classroom Teacher Endorsements (1986) - Wyoming Department of Education
Superintendent (1986), Principal (1980) and Elementary Classroom Teacher (1973) Endorsements - Colorado Department of Education
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Thompson, D., Hartmeister, F., & Mead, J. (2008). School officials and the courts: Update 2008. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., Hartmeister, F., & Mead, J. (2007). School officials and the courts: Update 2007. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., Hartmeister, F., & Mead, J. (2006). School officials and the courts: Update 2006. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., Hartmeister, F., & Mead, J. (2005). School officials and the courts: Update 2005. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., Hartmeister, F., & Mead, J. (2004). School officials and the courts: Update 2004. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2003). School officials and the courts: Update 2003. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2002). School officials and the courts: Update 2002. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). School officials and the courts: Update 2001. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (2000). School officials and the courts: Update 2000. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Thompson, D., & Hartmeister, F. (1999). School officials and the courts: Update 1999. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Hartmeister, F. (1995). Surviving as a teacher: The legal dimension. Chicago, IL: Precept Press.
Hartmeister, F. (Ed.). (1992). 1992 Case Citations, Thirteenth Series. Topeka, KS: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education.
Book Chapters
Adkison, J., Fossey, R., Hartmeister, F., & Klinker, J. (2007). Students. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2007 (pp. 65-97). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Brooks, J., Klinker, J., Adkison, J., Camp, B., Hartmeister, F., & Fossey, R. (2006). Students. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2006 (pp. 67-97). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Mendez-Morse, S., Brooks, J., Hudson, J., Adkison, J., Hartmeister, F., & Camp, W. (2005). Students. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2005 (pp. 71-102). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Daugherty, R., Hartmeister, F., Sparkman, W., & Irwin, E. (2005). Teacher certification. In K. Lane & J. Mead (Eds.), The principal's legal handbook (3rd ed., pp. 301-309). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Hartmeister, F., Trevino, R., Adkison, J., Otto, D., & Camp, W. (2004). Students. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2004 (pp. 59-90). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Camp, W., Hartmeister, F., Brooks, J., Adkison, J., & Hudson, J. (2003). Pupils. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2003 (pp. 71-108). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Adkison, J., Camp, W., Hartmeister, F., & Brooks, J. (2002). Pupils. In Russo, C. (Ed.), The yearbook of education law 2002 (pp. 41-74). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Sparkman, W., Irvin, E., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). Teacher certification. In W. Camp, M.J. Connelly, K. Lane & J. Mead (Eds.), The principal's legal handbook (2nd ed., pp. 279-289). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
Hartmeister, F., & Claudet, J. (1996). The legal role. In J. McIntyre & M. O'Hair (Eds.), The reflective roles of the classroom teacher (pp. 311-331). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Hartmeister, F. (1993). Family law. In D. Morris & L. Gosbee (Eds.), Law in Wyoming (pp. 82-89). Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Law-Related Education Advisory Council.
Refereed Journal Articles
Sparkman, W., & Hartmeister, F. (2013). Emeldi v. University of Oregon: Title IX and academic decision making
in higher education. Education Law Reporter, 298, 1-25.
Duemer, L., & Hartmeister, F. (2013). Academic freedom in the post-Garcetti era: An historical analysis of
court cases. Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, 63(1), 1-18.
Hartmeister, F. (2006). The Texas Legislature strikes a blow for student victims of
school-based bullying – but the good fight is far from over. Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, 22(9), 2-7, 20.
Hartmeister, F., & Fix-Turkowski, V. (2005). Getting even with schoolyard bullies: Legislative responses to campus provocateurs. Education Law Reporter, 195, 1-34.
Wargo, K., Hartmeister, F., & Baldner, D. (2001). Superintendent certification: A collaborative program. Perspectives, 7(9), 33-37.
Griffin-Shirley, N., Marsh, R.A., & Hartmeister, F. (2001). Orientation and mobility specialists’ practices concerning liability issues. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 95(1), 45-48.
Marsh, R. A., Hartmeister, F., & Griffin-Shirley, N. (2000). Legal issues for orientation and mobility specialists: Minimizing the risks of liability. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 94(8), 495-508.
Hartmeister, F., & Hundere, N. (2000). From criminal history background checks to post employment references: What do you know? What should you tell? Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, 16(6), 1-5, 20.
Hartmeister, F., & Russo, C. (1999). "Taxing" the system when selecting teachers for reduction-in-force. Education Law Reporter, 130, 989-1008.