Daniel Cline
Professor of Educational Administration
Graduate Faculty (direct dissertations)
Date of Initial Appointment at ASU - 1992

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Ed.D. Indiana University, Educational Administration 1981
A.M. University of Michigan, Special Education 1975
B.A. University of Nevada, English 1967

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arkansas State University 1992- present
Professor, Educational Administration

University of Nevada - Reno 1983-1992
Director, Research & Educational Planning Center
Senior Research Professor

LaGrange Area Department of Special Education (IL) 1981-1983
Management Team, Executive Cabinet

Indiana University 1978-1981
Research Associate

Devils Lake Public Schools (ND) 1971-1978
Title I, Special Education Teacher, Administrator
Chairman of the English department

Lyon County School District (NV) 1967-1971
English Teacher
 

EXAMPLE PUBLICATIONS

Holifield, M., Dickinson, G. & Cline, D. (1997). Doctoral comprehensive examinations: One means
for achieving authenticity.  In. L. Wildman (Ed.) Educational Administration: The New
Knowledge Base . Fifth Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational
Administration.  Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Co.

Holifield, M. & Cline, D. (1997).  Clinical supervision and its outcomes: Teachers and principals
report.  NASSP Bulletin. 81 (590), 109-113.

Holifield, M., Cline, D., & Castleberry, S. (1996). How is instructional supervision done and who should do it? In Avila, L. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (pp. 60). Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University.

Holifield, M., Cline, D,. & Holman, D. (1995). Is it real or is it Memorex? Authentic simulation and curricular integration. In P. Bredeson & J. Scribner (Eds), The Professoriate: Challenges and Promises (pp. 154-161). Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Co., Inc.

Yell, M., Cline, D., & Bradley, R. (1995). Disciplining students with emotional and behavioral disorders: A legal update. Education and Treatment of Children, 18(3), 299-308.

Cline, D. (1994). Module five: Fundamentals of special education law with emphasis on disciplinary interventions. In S. Braaten (Ed.) Skills Based Training for School Administrators: Insuring Appropriate Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. (Available from the Institute for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, 1153 Benton Way, Arden Hills, MN, 55112).

Cline, D. (1994). Module seven: Leadership and school reform as applied to students who are different or difficult to teach. In S. Braaten (Ed.) Skills Based Training for School Administrators: Insuring Appropriate Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. (Available from the Institute for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, 1153 Benton Way, Arden Hills, MN, 55112).

Cline, D., and Rock, S. (1992). Organization analysis and social maladjustment: Invited reaction to the Maag and Howell Paper. Remedial and Special Education. 13 (1), 63-66.

Some Grtant Activity

 1994 -- co-author and trainer, Skills-Based Training for School Administrators (development and delivery of training programs for principals pertaining to students with behavior disorders) Minnesota Department of Public Instruction $15,000

 1992 -- project director, Preliminary Evaluation of the Nevada legislature's Class Size Reduction Initiative, Research Design and Statistical Analysis component, Nevada Department of Education, one year $20,500

 1991 -- faculty, project STRETCH (Specialized Training for Rural Educators who Teach Children with Handicaps), U.S. Department of Education, three years. $261,000

 1990 Co-author and director of a project to develop the curriculum and program delivery model for the community college system to provide community integration, mobility, and cognitive retraining skills for Nevada's developomentally disabled population.  Grant from the Nevada Developmental Disabilities Council. $42,787

 1990 Project director.  Institute on Assistive Technology, Accommodation, and Support Services for Persons with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education.  Grant from the Nevada Developmental Disabilities Council

 1987 Author and project director of a federal grant to establish a master's and education specialist degree program in special education administration; funded for three years for the university of Nevada $240,000

 1986 Wrote a teacher training and recruitment grant to the Title II Mathematics and Science Education Program for the University of Nevada. $50,000

 1985 Co-author of a grant to the Burroughs Corporation to establish a computer laboratory for education software development and faculty training within a consortium of universities for the University of Nevada. $250,000

 1984 Wrote two grants to the Secretary's Discretionary Program for Teacher Incentive Systems - one a statewide planning grant and one a local school implementation grant.  For the University of Nevada and the Lincoln County Schools. $46,000

 1984 Author and principal investigator, early childhood model demonstration grant, Handicapped Children's Early Education Program, U. S. Department of Education, three years. $408,000

 1981-83  Wrote all special education formula grants for the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education, annually at  $1,000,000

 1983 Wrote a grant to the State of Illinois  to establish a community based "half way" and family respite program for disturbed, adjudicated and behaviorally disordered students.  for the Lagrange Area Department of Special Education. $50,000

 1982 Wrote a federal grant, "Parents as Effective Partners" to develop, validate, and disseminate a national model for training parents as home programmers and effective collaborators with schools.  For the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education, three years $126,000

 1980 Wrote a Title IV-C staff development grant for East Central Special Education Cooperative, Connersville, Indiana.  $60,000

 1979 Co-authored the continuation of "The National Inservice Network," a national technical assistance project for federally funded inservice teacher eduction programs.  For Indian University $500,000

 1979 Developed a Title IV-C staff development grant for South Bend, Indiana School Corporation, special education division $135,000

 1979 Technical assistance to the Regional Office of Education, Rockford, Illinois with a federal training grant application. $135,000

 1978 Technical assistance to North Kansas City Public Schools with a federal training grant proposal.  Approved $45,000

 1977 Presented a proposal to vocational rehabilitation and social services for fiscal and in-kind support of a public school/community based interagency residential program for emotionally disturbed adolescents.  for Devils Lake (North Dakota) Public Schools.  Approved and continuing $30,000

 1976 Directed a project for the establishment of a public school residential program for deinstitutionalized emotionally disturbed adolescents.  North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, funded annually at $80,000

 1973 Presented a proposal to the North Dakota Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Social Services, for the establishment of a community based  and public school interagency residential program for mentally handicapped adolescents.  Approved $80,000

 1973 Wrote a Title III grant proposal to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.  "The Disabled School:  A Participation, Demonstration Classroom Model for Staff Development in the Integration of Handicapped Children.  Approved, three years $117,000
 

SOME PRESENTATIONS AT LEARNED FORUMS

Cline, D. & Lacey, C. (1999). Design and delivery of the principalship practicum utilizing the internet. Presented before the 52nd annual conference of the National Council of Prefoesors of Educational Administration, Jackson Hole, WY.

Holifield, M.,  Bradley, M. & Cline, D. (1997, March). Participation in clinical supervision: A unit
of instruction.  Presented before the annual meeting of the American Association of Teacher
Educators.  Washington, D.C.

Taylor, S. & Cline, D. (1997, March). School boards, school governance and the Religious Right:
How personal values and ideology shape local education policy.  Paper presented before the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  Chicago, IL.

Holifield, M., Cline, D., & Castleberry, S. (1996, August). Instructional supervision: The utilization of and value for clinical practices in the schools. Paper presented at the 50th annual conference of the National Council of Prefoesors of Educational Administration, Corpus Christi, TX.

Cline, D. (1995, October). Disciplining students with emotional and behavioral disorders: Part I (strand on special educationo law). Papaer presented at the International Conference on Behavioral Disorders of the Council for Exceptional Children, Dallas, TX.

Cline, D. (1995, August). Teachers legal rights and responsibilities. Presented at the inservicve conference for teachers and administrators, Valley View School District, Valley View, AR.

Cline, D. (1995, March). The doctrine of Least Restrictive Environment in special education: Legal standards as applied to the concept of inclusion. Presented at the conference of the Association for School Leadership, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.

Cline, D. (1994, June). Major laws and court decisions. Presented at the conference, Skills Based Training for School Administrators: Insuring Appropriate Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Minnesota Department of Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Cline, D., & Braaten, S. (1994, June). Functions and implications of effective leadership. Presented at the conference, Skills Based Training for School Administrators: Insuring Appropriate Education for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Minnesota Department of Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Cline, D. (1994, Spetember). Protected activities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Paper presented at the International Adolescent Conference, Institute for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, Miami, FL.

Cline, D. (1994, September). Behavior management and discipline: What's legal, what's not? Paper presented at the International Adolescent Conference, Institute for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, Miami, FL.

Holifield, M., Cline, D., & Holman, D. (1994, August). Is it real or is it memorex: Authentic simulation and curricular integration. Paper presented at the 48th annual conference of the National Council of Prefoesors of Educational Administration, Palm Springs, CA.

Cline, D. (1994, August). Section 504 - Rehabilitation Act update. Eigth annual conference, Ozark Unlimited Resources Education Cooperative, Harrison, AR.

Cline, D. (1994, November). Advocating for students rights: Legal protection for teachers and parents against intimidation and retaliation by administrators. Paper presented at the conference of Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders, Tempe, AZ.

Cline, D. (1994, November). Law and discipline: Understanding the limits while expanding the options through legally defensible interventions. Paper presented at the conference of Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders, Tempe, AZ.

Cline, D. (1994, November). Behavior management and discipline in special education. Presented at the conference of the Association for School Leadership, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.

Cline, D. (1992, November). Legal standards for fine tuning special education discipline. Paper presented before the annual conference of Teacher Educators of Children with Behavioral Disorders. Tempe, AZ:

Cline, D. & Rock, S. (1992, January). Legal standards for special education school transportation. Session presented at the Western States School Transportation Administrators Association, Reno, NV.

Cline, D. (1992, February). Case studies in the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Closing general session at the Regional Seminar for Business Executives and Public Officials on the Provisions of the Americans with Dsiabilities Act, Nevada Department of Human Resources, Reno, NV.

Co-directed and hosted the Sixth National Adolescent Conference, National Institue for Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders, Reno, NV.

SERVICE

University

Faculty Senate, Benefits Committee
Institutional Review Board (Chairman, 1994-98)
Representative to the Graduate Council
University Technology, Center for Learning technology Design

College

Computing Services Committee
Dean's Committe on Qualifications of Off-Campus Instructors
Technology Committee
Teacher Education Redesign, Performance Assessment Committee (Co-chair)

Doctoral Program:

Program Advising
Program Development
Dissertation Policy & Procedures
Comoprehensive Examinations
Extended lRole of the Center
Program Evaluation
Recruiting Materials Development
Departmental Merit Policy & Procedures

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS

American Educational Research Association
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Council for Exceptional Children (inactive since 1995)
Member of the Executive Committee, Council for Children with Behavior Disorders

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