CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Jeffrey B. (Jeff) Romanczuk (RO-min-chuck)

 

1348 Hillvale Rd.

Louisville, TN 37777-4657

(865) 748-7711

drjromanczuk@charter.net

 

May 10, 2008

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ed.D.   2006    Educational Administration and Supervision   The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Ed.S.    2002    Special Education                                            The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

M.S.     1998    Information Sciences                                       The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

B.S.      1982    Secondary Education/English                          The Pennsylvania State University,

                                                                                                            University Park, PA    

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

Special Education Teacher and Administrator, Sevier County Schools (Sevierville, TN), 2000-2008.

 

Adjunct Professor, Strayer University (Knoxville, TN, Campus), 2007-present.

 

Adjunct Professor, Tusculum College (Knoxville, TN, Campus), 2007-present.

 

Training and Development Project Manager, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U. S. Department of Energy contractor (Oak Ridge, TN), 1993-2000.

 

Administration/Information Management Officer, U. S. Air Force (various locations), 1985-1992.

 

High School English Teacher, West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys (Philadelphia, PA), 1982-1984.

 

DISSERTATION

 

Implementation of a special education parent advisory committee:  A mixed methods investigation into the members’ experience of parental involvement with the school system. (2006).  Director:  Dr. Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 

Norris, C. J., Buehler, A., Dalton, J., Farmer, S., Frerichs, E., Henderson, C., Howell, J. M., Robinson, T., Romanczuk, J. B., Stein, W. L., & Violette, V.  (2005). "The earth is not flat any more": Reflections on the impact of a rural/urban educational leadership exchange on place-based instruction.  Educational Considerations, 33(1), 16-23.

 

Romanczuk, J. B., & Pemberton, J. M.  (1997). The chief information officer: Rise and fall?  Records Management Quarterly, 31(2), 14-26.

 

NONREFEREED PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2007).  Servant as leader.  Strayer University:  The Knox Update 1(1), 1-2.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (1979).  The one who got away.  Philadelphia Inquirer Today, 25.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (1978).  Two poems in New voices in American poetry.  New York, NY:  Vintage. 

 

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

 

Peer Reviewed

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2007, July).  Special education parent advisory committee implementation and parental involvement in the school system.  Session presented at the Northeast Tennessee Special Education Conference, Knoxville, TN.

 

Buehler, A., Henderson, C., Robinson, T., Romanczuk, J. B., Stein, W. L., & Violette, V.  (2005, November). The cohort model:  Filling the student-sized hole in the dialog.  Session presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Conference, Nashville, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2005, November). Parental involvement in special education.  Session presented at the University Council of Educational Administration Conference, Nashville, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2005, April). Parents involved in a special education advisory role.  Session presented at the University Council of Educational Administration’s Clark Graduate Student Seminar, prior to the annual American Educational Research Association Conference, Montreal, Canada.

 

Romanczuk, J. B., & Violette, V.  (2004, November). Using graphical organizers in qualitative research.  Co-presenter in poster session at the Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference, Gatlinburg, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (1998, October). Autism etiologies as an information mapping problem.  Session presented at the New Mexico Autism Society’s Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Invited and Non-Refereed Presentations

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2005, July).  Tourism in Pigeon Forge as a place-based learning unit for high school marketing students.  Tennessee/Bourgas My Place, Your Place, Our Place Teacher Exchange Seminar presentation, Bourgas, Bulgaria.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2005, March).  A phenomenological investigation into special education parental involvement in the school system.  Session presented at the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Graduate Student Colloquium, Knoxville, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2004, February).  Teaching students with autism.  Session presented at Sevier County Schools’ Inservice Day, Sevierville, TN.

 

HONORS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

 

Successfully applied for 11 grants worth a total of more than $200,000. (2003-2008). Most were to improve math and reading scores for special education students.  However, two were to educate youth incarcerated in Sevier County and a $2,000 grant was to expand the special education parents’ lending library.

 

Graduate Student Travel Award. (2005). To attend the David Clark Graduate Student Seminar in Montreal, Canada.  Award:  $2,200.

 

Graduate Student Travel Award. (2005). To attend the My Place, Your Place, Our Place Teacher Exchange Seminar presentation, Bourgas, Bulgaria.  Award:  $2000.

 

Project Management Professional Certification.  (1998). Through the Project Management Institute.

 

Academic Achievement Award. (1998). University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Information Sciences.  Awarded to the graduating student with the highest grade point average.

 

Honorable Discharge from the United States Air Force.  (1992). At the rank of captain.

 

Base Outstanding Information Management Officer. (1989). Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX.

 

OTHER RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (1998).   Autism etiologies as an information mapping problem, 1943-1996.  Unpublished masters thesis, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 

TEACHING AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT

 

Certified in Tennessee for Secondary English, preK-12 Special Education, and Beginning Administrator.

 

 

Since 2007, adjunct professor for classroom-based and online business and education courses at Strayer University’s Knoxville Campus.

 

The research methodologies and strategic communications course covers research planning and design, emphasizing appropriate measurement instruments and the evaluation and validation of methodologies proposed.  The course also stresses the oral and written communication skills necessary for effective management.  Evolving challenges for business—global competition, emerging technologies, and workforce diversity—are also covered in this course.

 

The organizational behavior course analyzes a variety of theories, models, and strategies used to understand individual and group behavior and the organizational environment. It reviews motivation and individual behavior, decision making, the dynamics of groups, work teams, communication, leadership, power and politics, conflict resolution, work design, organizational structure and culture, and managing change. The course also provides a conceptual base for managers to interpret, assess, and influence human behavior in an organization.

 

Developed and delivered two seminars, one on APA format and the other on résumé writing.

 

Trained as an instructor for Strayer Online courses.  The training involved both synchronous and asynchronous training, as well as the use of live chats, Blackboard, online exam development, and web-based gradebook maintenance.

 

Since 2007, adjunct professor for teacher preparation and use of computers courses at Tusculum College.

 

The evaluation and assessment course focuses on training the preservice teacher to develop and use tests, rating scales, observational records, questionnaires, and other types of informal and authentic measurement instruments. This course provides the learner with an opportunity to understand and apply sound measurement principles and practices to methods of inquiry and research. Strong emphasis is placed on performance-based assessment, interpretation of standardized testing measures, and communication of this information to the appropriate personnel.  Competency:  Critical Analysis.

 

The history of American education course is designed to introduce preservice teachers to the historical, philosophical, and cultural foundations of the American education system, and compares past and present educational practices.  Additionally, the course embodies the promotion of an understanding of the role of teachers on all levels, enabling preservice teachers to begin formulating a personal philosophy of education.

 

The introduction to special education course is designed for the preservice teacher to develop an understanding of the characteristics of the school environment and the relationship of that school environment to the total school system:  local, state, and federal.  The preservice teacher will focus on developing the professional “self” called teacher.  The preservice teacher will survey those elements within the school that foster the education of regular and special school populations within the school.  Preservice teachers will study current practices, issues, and trends in Special Education Law and Policy to prepare to serve the special needs population in regular and special education school environments.

 

The use of computers course provides a survey of computer applications, information needs in business, and the microcomputers and information systems that meet these needs. Emphasis is on microcomputer software applications and some hardware issues. Competency: Computer Literacy.

 

In 2007, was adjunct professor for developmental reading and developmental writing undergraduate courses at Walters State Community College.

 

The developmental writing course addresses sentence-level problems in writing including completing sentences, correcting sentence fragments, creating subject-verb agreement, making verb tenses agree, clarifying pronoun references and agreement, and correcting basic punctuation.  Students write sentences, and later paragraphs, to correct these problems.

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

 

Lifetime member of both the Air Force Association and Autism Society of America.  Member of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1999.

 

From 2002 through 2008, coordinated Sevier County Schools’ Special Education Parent Advisory Committee activities.

 

Drafted most of a developmental preschool’s Tennessee School Improvement Plan and contributed to the community/parental involvement portion of the county’s comprehensive plan.

 

Special Education consulting teacher for Church’s Sunday School Program.

 

Two years as a U.S. Air Force Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) tutor; one as liaison between VIPS and the San Angelo (Texas) Independent School District.

 

COMPENSATED OUTREACH

 

Website development and maintenance (since August, 2006) for the Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education’s homepage:  http://www.taase.org/. 

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2007, May).  Introduction to autism spectrum disorders:  Diagnosis, prognosis, and educational concerns.  Three-hour session at the Lenoir City Schools’ end of year inservice day.  Lenoir City, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2005, March).  Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint.  Three-hour session at the Sevier County Schools’ night training sessions for teachers.  Sevierville, TN.

 

Romanczuk, J. B. (2004, October).  Using the Web for research.  Three-hour session at the Sevier County Schools’ night training sessions for teachers.  Sevierville, TN.

PROFESSIONALLY RELATED SERVICE

 

Faculty Advisor of the 14-member Student Advisory Group at Strayer University’s Knoxville Campus.

 

Wrote the position of Tennessee’s special education administrators on the state’s proposed special education rules and presented the group’s oral statement at the rulemaking hearing.

 

Delivered the Communications Project Management block of instruction of the Project Management Professional certification training program.

 

Managed training registration center, handling automated scheduling and backups for 1,300 Department of Energy employees’ training requests and records.

 

Managed production of a 500-page annual training plan for a Department of Energy field office, coordinating inputs by ten federal and contractor training staff members.

 

Webmaster for Sevier County’s Special Education (http://www.slc.sevier.org), Early Childhood Center (http://www.slc.sevier.org/tlc/), and Special Education Parent Advisory Committee http://www.slc.sevier.org/spedpac.htm) homepages.

 

As Training Production Coordinator, monitored progress of 10-20 jobs daily.  Coordinated with author, production team, and training program managers to keep projects on schedule, resulting in all materials on time to support more than ten course deliveries and conferences a year.

 

CONFERENCE PLANNING WORK

 

Reviewer (2005 and 2006).  For parental involvement, special education, and communications/technology in education strands of presentations, American Educational Research Association.

 

Reviewer (2005 and 2006).  For parental involvement and special education topics for presentations, University Council for Educational Administration.

 

Reviewer (2004 to present).  For parental involvement, special education, and communications/technology in education strands of presentations, Mid-South Educational Research Association.

 

Reviewer and Proposal Solicitation Committee Member (1998).  For all topics.  New Mexico Autism Society of America Statewide Conference.

 

SCHOLARLY WORKS IN PROGRESS

 

Romanczuk, J. B. Parental involvement at the school system level.  Article for The Journal of School Public Relations.