Notes

Student Experiences
Students spend five days at X conference where they interact with leaders in the field. || Pepperdine, EdD [] || Students present their work/research at conferences.
 * **Experience** || **Idea Modeled After...** ||
 * //Conference Experience//—
 * //Presentation/Exhibition Experience//--

UWG could pay for students who volunteer or present. ||  || Students go to Atlanta (or their nearest capital) to spend an extended work week in small group discussions, appointments, and hearings with decidion makers and analysts impacting school improvement policy and practice in the state. || Pepperdine EdD ||
 * //Policy Discussions//—
 * //5-day Mandatory Tech Camp or Virt Camp//--

For students in an online program, it is imperative that they know how to interact and communicate in the online environment. A face-to-face tech camp || Pepperdine EdD || Alumni are encouraged to be involved in the program after they have completed it. They may serve a sort of advisory role to students or host social gatherings. ||  || The program should define the technology specifications of the students' hardware and software. The program should specify what hardware is needed, the specs of the computer, the minimum bandwidth, and what peripherals are needed (e.g., microphone headsets, webcams, etc.). ||  || Dedicate one person to advising. He/she is a highly available and knowledgable person. || Boise State ||
 * //Alumni Community Involvement//--
 * //Technology Specifications//--
 * //Advisement//--

Questions
What are the plans for opening this program up to a national audience? And what is the timeline?

What definition of school improvement are we using? Are we narrowing it to Georgia schools? Or are we designing our courses with the broadest sense of school improvement in mind?

When will the doctoral/dissertation/supervisory committee be formed? What are the rules governing its formation? How many faculty?

Creating a Life Cycle for the Program alumni involvement (social, advisorial), community of practice,

Milestones
//UWG-School Imp Milestones//--

//Other Institutions' Milestones//-- get faculty adviser, plan course of study, prospective candidacy, comprehensive/general exams, written exam, oral exam, dissertation proposal, dissertation, final defense