Associate Professor
Graduate faculty
Appointed 1992
E-Mail: KHolloway@MissouriState.edu

Academic Degrees

• Ed.D. University of Missouri 1992 Ed. Admin.
• Ed.S. Missouri State University 1982 Ed. Admin.
• M.Ed. Northwest Missouri State University 1973 Ed. Admin.
• B.A. Missouri State University 1968 Sociology.

Professional Experiences

• 1997 - Present Assistant Professor - Ed. Admin, Missouri State, Springfield, MO
• 1988 - 1997 Superintendent, Nixa, Missouri,
• 1981 - 1988 Superintendent, Cabool Missouri,
• 1977 - 1981 High School Principal, Cabool Missouri,
• 1975 - 1977 Middle School Principal, Cabool Missouri
• 1974 - 1975 Elementary Principal, Cabool Missouri
• 1973 -1974 Assistant Elementary Principal, St. Joseph, Missouri
• 1970 - 1973 Middle School Teacher, St. Joseph Missouri

Faculty and Administrative Load

• EAD 651 Foundations in Educational Administration,
• EAD 652 Secondary Principal
• EAD 653 Elementary Principal
• EAD 660 Internship- Onsite
• EAD 663 Internship- Offsite
• EAD 665 Essentials in School Law, Finance, and Building,
• EAD 765 School Law
• EAD 767 School Plant and Planning

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

• Midwest Educational Research Association
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
• American Education Finance Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• State AASA/MASA Insurance Committee
• Board Member Southwest Regional Consortium for Education and Technology
• Board Member Regional Technical Education Council (OTC)
• American Association of School Administrators
• Missouri Association of School Administrators
• Missouri State Teachers Association

Publications

• "Perceptions of Successful Strategies and Passage of School Bond Issues" National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Washington, D.C. ERIC number ED472937, 2003 (with Allan Crader and Alan Stauffacher )
• "The Relationship of Entrance Level Technical Skills to Achievement and Communication Behaviors in a Distance Learning Environment" (with Scott Wegner and Sandra Wegner) Work in Progress
• "Student Achievement in a Distance Learning Environment" EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Volume 23, Number 1, 2000 (with Scott B. Wegner, and Edwin M. Garton)
• "Realizing the Potential of Web-Based Instruction: Lessons Learned" Resources in Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Education. Syracuse, New York, 1999 ED 437 895 (with Scott Wegner and Sandra Wegner)
• "The Effects of Internet-Based Instruction on Student Learning" Journal of Asynchronous Learning. November 1999 Volume 3 Issue 2 ISSN# 1092-8235 <http://www.aln.org/alnweb/journal/jaln-vol3issue2.htm> (With Scott Wegner and Mike Garton)
• "The Effects of a Computer-Based Instructional Management System on Student Communication in a Distance Learning Environment" Educational Technology and Society. October, 1999 Vol. 2 Issue 4 ISSN 1436-4522 <http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_4_99/v_4_99.html> (With Scott Wegner and Sandra Wegner)
• "Public Relations: A Year-Round Job" School and Community. Spring 1999 Vol. 85, No. 3
• 1998-1999 Missouri Salary Schedule and Benefit Report (1999) Missouri State Teachers Association. Columbia, Missouri (With John A. Jones and Thomas Trail.)
• "Equity and Constitutional Issues: An Examination of Missouri Funding Legislation" Journal of Education Finance, Fall 1999 (with A. Crader), (In review process)
• "Accommodating Performance-Based Instruction Within Traditional Curriculum Frameworks", MASCD Journal. Fall 1998 Vol. 9, No.1 (with Scott Wegner and Richard Voliva)
• Report on the Salary Schedules and Benefits of Missouri Public School Teachers. (1998) Missouri State Teachers Association. Columbia, Missouri (With John A. Jones and Thomas Trail.)
• "Utilizing A Problem-Based Approach on the World Wide Web" Resources in Education, ERIC Clearinghouse for Teaching and Teacher Education, Washington D.C., 1997 ED 414 262 1997 (with S. Wegner and A. Crader)
• "Legal Issues for New Teachers" New Education Professionals Published by Missouri State, Fall, 1994
• "From the Hill" Feature Articles published monthly by the Cabool Enterprise. 1986 - 1988
• "Aiming at Safety" School and Community, Feb. 1980
• "Parent Teacher Conferences: What do Parents Think?" School and Community, Dec., 1978

Presentations

• March 2002 - American Education Finance Association National Conference, Albuquerque New, Mexico, "Perceptions of Successful Strategies and Passage of Bond Issues."
• March 2000 - American Education Finance Association National Conference Austin, Texas - "Taxpayer Effort and Equity"
• March 2000 - ASCD Annual International Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana - "Modeling Tomorrow's Classroom for Instructional Leaders"
• March 1999 - 10th Annual RCET Technology Conference - Springfield, Missouri - "Enhancing Internet-Based Instruction: Utilizing Current Technologies"
• March 1999 - ASCD Annual International Conference - San Francisco, California - "Realizing the Potential of Internet-Based Instruction: Lessons Learned"
• October 1998 - Midwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - "Delivering Problem-Based Learning Utilizing a CD-ROM Enhanced, Internet-Based Delivery System"
• March 1998 - American Education Finance Association National Conference - Mobile, Alabama - "Equity and Constitutional Issues: An Examination of Missouri Funding Legislation"
• March 1998 - 9th Annual RCET Technology Conference - Springfield, Missouri - Developing Problems for Internet-Based Delivery"
• February 1998 - AACTE Annual Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana - "Utilizing a Problem-Based Approach on the World Wide Web"
• January 1998- "Making Room for Performance-Based Education in a Traditional Curriculum Framework" -MASCD Conference - St. Louis Missouri
• January 1998 - "Utilizing a Performance-based Approach on the Internet" - MASCD Conference - St. Louis Missouri
• August 1997 - "Utilizing a Problem-Based Approach on the World Wide Web: A Case Study" -National Council of Professors of Educational Administration 51st Annual Conference - Vail, Colorado
• 1996 - "Safe Schools" Keynote address presented at the Southwest Missouri Area Paraprofessional Conference
• 1995 - "Legal Issues in Education" Keynote address presented at the Southwest Missouri Area Paraprofessional Conference
• 1994 - "Legal Issues in Education" Presented to Faculty and staff of the Neosho School District Professional development workshop
• 1994 - "Understanding Liability, Self Protection for Teachers" Presented to the Belton Schools Faculty, Professional Development Workshop
• 1994 - "Creative Financing" Missouri School Boards Association Missouri Association of School Administrators, Joint Conference
• 1993 - "Teachers Legal Rights and Responsibilities" Presented to faculty and staff of the Joplin, Mo. Schools

Other Scholarly Activity

• "Visions": Enhancing Community Communication, $10,000 DESE Superintendent Institute Grant 1998
• Consultant to Area Schools on Legal Issues
• Developed New Superintendent Training Seminars
• Salary Consultant for MSTA
• College Close-Up "Research In Educational Administration" 1999
• Co-founder of the Southwest Regional Consortium for Educational Technology
• Panelist, News Leader Public Television, "Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom" 1994
• Administrators Academy, State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
• Greenwood Laboratory School Advisory Committee
• Various ad hoc committees with the Mo. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Board Member Southwest District Cooperating School Districts
• Board Member, Southwest Insurance Cooperative
• Various National, State and Local Grants