Paul Hewitt
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction
248 Graduate Education Building
Phone: (479) 575-2436
FAX: (479) 575-2492
phewitt@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ed.D., University of the Pacific, 1981
M.Ed. Loyola-Marymount University, 1976
M. A. California State University, Los Angeles, 1973
B.A. San Jose State University, 1968
Teaching Areas:
School Principalship
Supervision of building and central office internships
Organization and Administration
Leadership
Professional Biography:
Dr. Hewitt came to the University of Arkansas after completing a 35 year career in public education. He served as a teacher, Dean of Students, Assistant Principal, Principal and Superintendent. He served as a superintendent for 17 years. He was active in the Association of California School Administrators and the California Small School Districts Association. During the last 10 years of his career, he delivered more than 45 conference workshops for the California School Boards Association, School Employers Association of California, the Association of California School Administrators, and the California Small School Districts Association. His areas of expertise are in school finance, budgeting, collective bargaining and school cultures.
After his retirement from the superintendency in 2004, he was active as a private consultant assisting school boards through workshops and conducting superintendent searches. He also worked for the Association of California School Administrators as a Member Services Representative providing leadership to over 1,500 members in 157 school districts. He continues as a consultant with the Nevada Department of Education working with Program Improvement Schools. He has served as part-time adjunct faculty at the University of the Pacific and California State University, Stanislaus.
In 1985, Dr. Hewitt was named to the Executive Educator 100, and in 1999 he received the Charlie Binderup Award from the California Small School Districts Association as Superintendent of the Year.
Consulting:
Nevada Department of Education, School Support Team Leader for Program Improvement Schools, 2006-07, 2007-08.
Stockton Unified School District, Superintendent Search Advisor, 2006.
Alpaugh Unified School District, Superintendent Search Advisor, 2005.
Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Superintendent Search Advisor, 2005.
Lincoln Unified School District, Superintendent Search Advisor, 2004.
Indoor Environmental Services, Education Consultant, 2002-2007.
Mother Lode Union School District. Superintendent Search Advisor, 2004.
Valley Home Elementary School District. Superintendent Search Advisor, 2003.
Gold Trail Elementary School District. Board-Superintendent’s Roles and Relationships. 2002.
Cutler-Orosi Unified School District. Board-Superintendent’s Roles and Relationships, 2002.
Cutler-Orosi Unfied School District. Superintendent Search Advisor, 2002.
Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The School Boards Role in Negotiations. 2002.
Chowchilla School District. In-Service on Motivation in the Classroom.,1984.
U.S. Army, Fort Lewis Washington. Evaluation of the Basic Skills Education Program, 1983.
Personal Information:
Dr. Hewitt has been married for 37 years to Linda Hewitt, middle school science teacher. They have three children: a daughter in Henderson, Nev., a son stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, and a daughter at Harding University, Searcy, Ark. They have four beautiful grandchildren, three girls and one boy.
Publications/Presentations:
Hewitt, Paul M. (2008). Bargaining Within the School Culture. Leadership, 36, 26-30
Hewitt, Paul M. (October 2004). In a Crisis, Focus on the People. The School Administrator
Hewitt, Paul M. (April 2001). When Boards Become Teachers, They Practice What They Preach! Board and Administrator
Hewitt, Paul M. (February 2001). Why Evaluation Instruments May Not Matter. The School Administrator
Hewitt, Paul M. (April 1999). Looking for Disaster? Try These Stupid Tricks. The School Administrator.
Hewitt, Paul M. (September 1999). Superintendent Longevity Indicates Board Trouble is Closer than You Think (an interview). Board and Administrator
Hewitt, Paul M. (July 1998). Boards and Other Factors are Changing the Superintendency (an interview). Board and Administrator
Conference Presentations and Workshops:
“Leading Through Core Values in Employer-Employee Relations,” ACSA-SEAC State Negotiators Summit, 2006.
“School Cultures and Effective Communications,” El Dorado Administrators Summit Conference, 2006.
“The Uniqueness of School Cultures and the Implications for Leadership,” School Employers Association of California Annual Conference, 2006.
“Negotiations: Being Confident at the Table,” Small School Districts Association Workshop, 2005.
“Understanding School Finance: How It Works,” Small School District Association Annual Conference, 2005.
“Collective Bargaining and Contract Development,” Pre-conference Workshop, Small School Districts Association Annual Conference, 2005.
“Highly Qualified Teacher/NCLB and Collective Bargaining,” California School Boards Association Master of Governance Training, 2004.
“Collective Bargaining,” Association of California School Administrators, Superintendent’s Academy, 2003, 2004.
"How to Develop and Manage a District Budget," Executive Leadership Seminar: Leading the Leaders, Association of California School Administrators, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
“Understanding the School District Budget,” 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, Small School Districts Association Annual Conference.
“School Finance,” 1996,1997,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Small School Districts Association New Superintendents Symposium.
“Collective Bargaining and the Budget,” 1997 Small School Districts Association Annual Conference.
“What the Budget Tells You About Your School District,” 1998 Small School Districts Association Annual Conference.
“Collective Bargaining: Tactics Used to Disrupt and Confuse,” 1998 Small School Districts Association Annual Conference.
“Developing a Technology Program in a District with Limited Resources,” Workshop, 1997 California School Boards Association Annual Conference.
“Negotiations: Tactics and Dirty Tricks Used Against School Districts,” 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 California School Boards Association Annual Conference.
“Building a Board Team with the Superintendent,” Table Talk, 1998 California School Boards Association Annual Conference.
"How to Build a Board/Superintendent Team," Workshop, 1999 California School Boards Association Annual Conference.
"Developing Positive Board Superintendent Relationship," Workshop, 1999 Small School Districts Association Annual Conference.