Kenneth Dragseth
Lecturer; Director for administrative licensure program
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
210C Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant St S E
Minneapolis,
MN 55455
Tel: 612-626-8647
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
M.A., University of Minnesota
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College
A.A., Waldorf College
Areas of Interest
Data driven decision making
High school start times
Ethical values programs
Voluntary school integration efforts
Strategic planning
Future orientated curriculum and instruction
Profile
Dr. Dragseth is currently the director of administrative licensure in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). He is a retired superintendent from Edina, MN, and runs a consulting company that specializes in superintendent searches and program and leadership support to school boards and district personnel. He has been a mathematics teacher, principal and assistant principal in middle school, curriculum director, assistant superintendent and superintendent for 14 years. He has 43 years in education, was National Superintendent of the Year in 2003 and has received numerous other state and national awards for his educational expertise and work. He is active on several organizational and college boards. He has a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in educational administration and education.
Selected Presentations
Dragseth, K. (2009, November). High school late start process and data. South Washington County School District, MN.
Dragseth, K. (2009, October). How to get hired – what is necessary to get hired as a superintendent. Minnesota Association of School Administrators Conference.
Dragseth, K. (2003). Gender differences and impact on student success. Association for Curriculum and Development National Convention 2004, AERA National Convention.
Dragseth, K. (2000). High school late start. National Sleep Foundation, Washington, DC.
Numerous other presentations as superintendent of a prominent school district. 1992-2006.