| A
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Sharon M. Small was appointed
Chief Executive Officer of Parent/Child Incorporated in September
2006. Dr. Small came to PCI from the position of Principal at
Northside ISD in San Antonio, Texas, a position she held from
2003 to 2006.
Dr. Small is a native of San Antonio and the wife of Ernest Small.
Dr. Small began her education in the Edgewood Independent School
District and is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. After
graduating from high school in 1975, she attended and graduated
from St. Mary’s University in 1979 with a B.A. degree in Elementary
Education. In 1991, Dr. Small attended Our Lady of the Lake University
in San Antonio, TX and received a M.A. degree in Special Education.
In 1996, she attended Our Lady of the Lake University and received
a Masters of Education in Mid Management – Administration.
In August of 2000, Dr. Small began doctoral studies in the Philosophy
of Leadership Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University. Her
dissertation, “The Relationships of Transformational/Transactional
Leadership Behavior of Elementary School Principals with Teacher
Outcomes: Extra Effort, Effectiveness and Satisfaction” was completed
in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from Our Lady of the Lake University,
was awarded on August 6, 2003.
Dr. Small entered the field of education in the Edgewood Independent
School District in 1981 and continued teaching until the spring
of 1998. Between 1981 and 1998, she taught reading, math, and
grades 1 through 6. In August 1998, she became the Vice Principal
of Oak Hills Terrace Elementary in Northside Independent School
District and principal of Shirley J. Howsman Elementary also in
Northside in April of 2003. She was also a member of several national
and local professional affiliations and received numerous awards
and honors.
Professional Affiliations
• Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA)
• Northside Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
(NEPSA)
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
• National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
• National Education Association (NEA)
• Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)
Awards
Dr. Small received several awards for her leadership in Education.
Among these were:
• 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 9th Edition
• 2004 Doctor Recognition – Texas Alliance of Black School Educators
(TABSE)
• 2003 Nominee Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award
• 2003 Educators Hall of Fame – National Sorority of Phi Delta
Kappa, Inc.
• 2000 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 6th Edition Volume
IV
• 1998 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 5th Edition Volume
IV
• 1996 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 4th Edition Volume
IV
• 1995 NAACP Elementary Teacher of the Year
• 1992 San Antonio Black Achievement Award for Education (SABAA)
• 1992/1993 The World’s Who Who of Women
• 1992 Outstanding One Thousand American Women
• 1992 Shirley J. Howsman Scholarship for Graduate Studies, Northside
ISD
• 1987 Campus Teacher of the Year, Knowlton Elementary, Northside
ISD
• 1984 Campus Teacher of the Year, H.K. Williams Elementary, Edgewood
ISD
|
