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Vita
John G. Ellis
Work Address:
Ball State University
Department of Educational Leadership
Muncie, IN 47306
Office: 765-285-8490
Ph. D. Education Administration, Indiana State University 1991
Ed. S. Educational Administration, Ball State University 1982
M.A. Supervision, Ball State University 1976
B.S. Elementary Education, Ball State University 1974
CURRENT POSITION: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Ball State
University: August 2012 to the present
STATE ASSOCIATION: Executive Director, Indiana Association of Public School
Superintendents
July 1, 2004 – August 1, 2012
SUPERINTENDENT
Superintendent, Noblesville Schools, Noblesville, Indiana:
EXPERIENCE:
July, 1992 – June, 2004
Superintendent, Jennings County Schools, North Vernon, Indiana:
November, 1984 - June, 1992
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of State Executives, 2004 through 2012
American Association of School Administrators, 1983 through present
(National Elections Committee 2010 through 2012)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, 1983 through
2013
Executive Committee/District V Chairperson, 2002 through 2004
Indiana Coalition of Growing and Suburban Schools, President 20022004
Indiana School Public Relations Association, 2001 through 2003 (Vice
President 2001/2002)
Northern Indiana Superintendents Club, 1995 through present
Eastern Educational Research Association 2014-present
EDUCATION:
RECOGNITIONS:
Garrett High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor, 2014
Resolution of Service Adopted by Indiana State Senate, 2013
Outstanding Educator Award, IAPSS, 2012
Partnership Award, Indiana School Counselor Association, 2010
Distinguished Service Award, IAPSS, 2009
Superintendent of the Year, IAPSS, 2004
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Sagamore of the Wabash, Proclaimed by Governor Kernan on May 27, 2004
Indiana Library Federation’s 2002 Hoosier Intellectual Freedom Award
National School Public Relations Association Golden Achievement
Award “Community-Based Redistricting,” May 1999
Communications Contest Blue-Ribbon PR Campaign Achievement
Award, National School Public Relations Association, 1999
PRESENTATIONS/
PUBLICATIONS:
Boyland, L. & Ellis, J. (2015). Superintendent retirement in a reform
state: Rhetoric and reality, AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice,
21-36, 11(4), 21-36.
Indiana Association of Public School Superintendens Annual Conference
Panel Member: "In the Universe Called Indiana, What Will Teacher,
Principal and Superintendent Preparation Look Like?" December 1, 2014
Indiana School Board Association Fall Meeting presentation "Why
Superintendents Retire: Fact or Fiction," September 16, 2014
Indiana Association of School Business Officials Certification Program
presentation "Principles of Education," July 17, 2014
Annual Meeting of the Indiana Association of Public School
Superintnendents co-presenter, "Aspiring Superintendent Special
Session: negotiating Your First Contract," December 9, 2013
Dr. Mullin's Honor Students' Seminar, "Superintendents' Concerns
Regarding Vouchers," October 16, 2013
Opening Remarks as a Ball State Representative to the Taiwan and China
Global Eductional Forum October 16, 2013
The IU McKinney School of Law presentation, "New Laws Concerning
Teacher Evaluation, Dismissals, and Collective Bargaining," April 12,
2013.
"Indiana Legislative Update" prsented to the Midwest Suburban
Superintendents Conference January 17, 2013
Ball State University Student Teaching Orientation presentation, "So You
want to be a Teacher," January 7, 2013
Indiana Association of Retired School Superintendents, "Changes
Impacting the Superintendency in Indiana," November 29, 2012
Department of Educational Leadership Saturday Residential Leadership
Class, Guest Lecturer “The Modern School Administrator: Leading
Change,” Ball State Indianapolis, September 29, 2012
The Ohio State National Academy for Superintendents, “The New
Political/Finanacial Reality,” Summer of 2011
Indiana State University, Legal Issues Conference: “Keynote Address,”
Spring, 2011
Indiana Association of School Principals,“Legislation, Leadership, and
Magnetic Strips,” Fall of 2010
Indiana University School of Educational Administration, “Hot Topics
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for New Superintendents,” November 17, 2010
Indiana Association of School Business Officals Academy, “Common
Schools to No Child Left Behind,” Summer of 2010
Leadership Traits: Contrasting the Performance of School District
American Association of School Administrators, “Leaders and their
Business Counterparts,” March 2, 2007
The Legislative Conference: “The Future of Public Education,”
December 14, 2006
Indiana Association of School Business Officals Academy: “Leadership,”
June 29, 2006
Indiana School Boards Association, “What Do Superintendents Expect
and Need from School Boards,” August 21, 2004
Indiana Principals Leadership Academy, “Teachers Evaluating Principals
and Principals Evaluating Superintendents,” Indianapolis, Indiana,
January, 2003
American Association of School Administrators, “Leadership for School
Improvement,” San Diego, California, February, 2002
National School Public Relations Association, “Redistricting: A
Communmity Process,” San Antonio, Texas, July 2000