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William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976
M.Ed. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, 1971
B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981
Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies, Southern Christian University
School Law - Educational Law & Policies - Litigation Law - Privacy Law - Employment Law - Court Cases - Educational Leadership -William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Professorial Roles
Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University, Louisiana; McNeese State University, Louisiana; and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services.
In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University – Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the PhD Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the doctoral program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first doctoral student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He has chaired over 18 doctoral dissertations. He lives in Houston, Texas.
A National Perspective For Cultivating Working Relationships HughesWilliam Kritsonis
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976
M.Ed. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, 1971
B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981
Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies, Southern Christian University
School Law - Educational Law & Policies - Litigation Law - Privacy Law - Employment Law - Court Cases - Educational Leadership -William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, School Law, Use of School Facilities, Religous Rights of Teachers, Religous Freedom of Expression, Religous Rights in Schooling, Due Process, Freedom of Expression, School Prayers, Termination, Due Process
School Law - Educational Law & Policies - Litigation Law - Privacy Law - Employment Law - Court Cases - Educational Leadership -William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Public School Law, School Law, School Legal Issues, Educational Laws & Policies
Professorial Roles
Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University, Louisiana; McNeese State University, Louisiana; and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services.
In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University – Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the PhD Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the doctoral program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first doctoral student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He has chaired over 18 doctoral dissertations. He lives in Houston, Texas.
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Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Professor, PhD Program in Educational Leadership, PVAMU, The Texas A&M University System. School Law, Corporal Punishment, Due Process, Freedom of Expression
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, School Law, Employment Relationships, Termination, School District Restrictions, Law for Teachers, Due Process, Discrimination of Employment.
In 2005, Dr. Kritsonis was an Invited Visiting Lecturer at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning.
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School Law - Personnel Issues - Dr. William Allan Kritsonis
In 2004, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr. Kritsonis was nominated by alumni, former students, friends, faculty, and staff. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On-Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Kritsonis Honored as Professor, Scholar & Pioneer Publisher
The Texas National Association for Multicultural Education honored Dr. William Allan Kritsonis as a Professor, Scholar, and Pioneer Publisher for Distinguished Service to Multicultural Research Publishing. The ceremony was on April 28th 2012 at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Male Sexual Addiction by Dr. LaVelle Hendricks - Published in the NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS OF COUNSELING AND ADDICTION - www.nationalforum.com - Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief, Houston, Texas
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Professor, PhD Program in Educational Leadership, PVAMU, The Texas A&M University System. School Law, Corporal Punishment, Due Process, Freedom of Expression
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, School Law, Employment Relationships, Termination, School District Restrictions, Law for Teachers, Due Process, Discrimination of Employment.
In 2005, Dr. Kritsonis was an Invited Visiting Lecturer at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning.
School Law - Personnel Issues - Dr. William Allan KritsonisWilliam Kritsonis
School Law - Personnel Issues - Dr. William Allan Kritsonis
In 2004, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr. Kritsonis was nominated by alumni, former students, friends, faculty, and staff. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On-Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Kritsonis Honored as Professor, Scholar & Pioneer Publisher
The Texas National Association for Multicultural Education honored Dr. William Allan Kritsonis as a Professor, Scholar, and Pioneer Publisher for Distinguished Service to Multicultural Research Publishing. The ceremony was on April 28th 2012 at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
School Law - Educational Law & Policies - Litigation Law - Privacy Law - Employment Law - Court Cases - Educational Leadership -William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
School Law - Educational Law & Policies - Litigation Law - Privacy Law - Employment Law - Court Cases - Educational Leadership -William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
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William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor
In 2008, Dr. Kritsonis was inducted into the William H. Parker Leadership Academy Hall of Honor, Graduate School, Prairie View A&M University – The Texas A&M University System. He was nominated by doctoral and master’s degree students.
Dr. Kritsonis Lectures at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England
In 2005, Dr. Kritsonis was an Invited Visiting Lecturer at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning.
Dr. Kritsonis Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus
In 2004, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Dr. Kritsonis was nominated by alumni, former students, friends, faculty, and staff. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have made a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On-Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Educational Background
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
Doctor of Humane Letters
In June 2008, Dr. Kritsonis received the Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies from Southern Christian University. The ceremony was held at the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Professional Experience
Dr. Kritsonis began his career as a teacher. He has served education as a principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, invited guest professor, author, consultant, editor-in-chief, and publisher. Dr. Kritsonis has earned tenure as a professor at the highest academic rank at two major universities.
Books – Articles – Lectures - Workshops
Dr. Kritsonis lectures and conducts seminars and workshops on a variety of topics. He is author of more than 600 articles in professional journals and several books. His popular book SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Art of Survival is scheduled for its fourth edition. He is the author of the textbook William Kritsonis, PhD on Schooling that is used by many professors at colleges and universities throughout the nation and abroad.
In 2008, Dr. Kritsonis coauthored the textbook A Statistical Journey: Taming of the Skew. The book has been adopted by professors in many colleges and universities throughout the nation. It was published by the Alexis/Austin Group, Murrieta, California.
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis’ version of the book of Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (858 pages) was published in the United States of America in cooperation with partial financial support of Visiting Lecturers, Oxford Round Table (2005). The book is the product of a collaborative twenty-four year effort started in 1978 with the late Dr. Philip H. Phenix. Dr. Kritsonis was in continuous communication with Dr. Phenix until his death in 2002.
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was the lead author of the textbook Practical Applications of Educational Research and Basic Statistics. The text provides practical content knowledge in research for graduate students at the doctoral and master’s levels.
In 2009, Dr. Kritsonis’ b
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PRAIRE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC SCHOOL LAW
ADMN 5023
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Professor
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY & UIL
Submitted
by
Carrie Austin, Tanisha Ellison, & Donna Lester
June 29, 2009
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Extracurricular Activities & UIL
INTRODUCTION
After school activities is a good way for children to be active, enhance their social skills,
and learn life learning experiences. Many have found that there are an effective ways to
keep children safe outside of school and to improve their academic success. When we
speak of extracurricular activities, we find that it is a huge part of education in the state of
Texas. When it comes to extracurricular activities and illegal actions, most disputes
involving participation stops at the school board level. For many years, The Texas
Supreme Court has advised courts to avoid interfering in the UIL’s eligibility and
forfeiture decisions involving high school athletics.
This report will look at the UIL’s eligibility and forfeiture decision involving a high
school baseball team and how it relates to extracurricular activities. The Supreme Court
should not interfere with high school athletics and UIL stipulations.
Case One
Supreme Court of Texas.
In re UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE, Relator.
Robstown I.S.D.V. UIL
No. 00-0474.
LITIGANTS
Plaintiffs- Appellants: Robstown I.S.D.
Defendant- Appellee: University Scholastic League
BACKGROUND
Parents of baseball players brought suit against baseball league seeking injunctive relief
with respect to league's decision that team must forfeit all games team played with
ineligible player. The trial court, Nueces County, granted injunctive relief. League filed
petition for writ of mandamus. The Supreme Court held that: (1) right to participate in
extracurricular activities is not a fundamental right; (2) allegations that league
determination that team must forfeit all games played with ineligible player, which would
preclude team from qualifying for state tournament, would cause players to suffer
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immediate and irreparable harm was not enough to demonstrate constitutional violation;
and (3) baseball league had no adequate remedy at law, and thus was entitled to writ of
mandamus directing trial court to vacate injunctive relief order that directed league to
schedule playoff game. In a mandamus proceeding, an appellate court will review the
trial court's decision for an abuse of discretion, and in doing so, it will review the entire record.
FACTS
Party challenging a trial court's decision by seeking a writ of mandamus must
establish that the facts and law permit the trial court to make but one decision and must
show there is no adequate remedy at law. Right to participate in extracurricular activities
is not a fundamental right for purposes of constitutional analysis.
Allegations of parents of baseball players, who brought action seeking injunctive
relief from baseball league's determination that team must forfeit all games played with
ineligible player, which would preclude team from qualifying for state tournament, that
eligible players would suffer immediate and irreparable harm if team did not participate
in tournament, was not enough to demonstrate constitutional violation, and thus order
providing injunctive relief was abuse of discretion, even though parents claimed league
acted arbitrarily and capriciously in refusing to apply league rule that would not have
required forfeiture.
Baseball league had no adequate remedy at law, and thus was entitled to writ of
mandamus directing trial court to vacate order that granted parents of baseball players
injunctive relief from baseball league's determination that team must forfeit all games
played with ineligible player, and which required league to schedule playoff game, so
that team could qualify for state tournament, where tournament was already in progress.
DECISION
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) seeks a writ of mandamus directing the
trial court to vacate its orders: (1) requiring the UIL to hold a baseball playoff game
between Robstown High School and Roma High School; (2) finding the UIL in contempt
because the UIL did not schedule the game as ordered; and (3) declaring Robstown,
rather than Roma, the winner of the unplayed game. We granted the UIL's motion for
emergency stay of the trial court's orders on May 12, 2000. After a review of the record
and briefs, we hold that the trial court abused its discretion in entering these orders.
Accordingly, we now conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.
In the underlying cause of action, parents of the eligible players of the Robstown
baseball team brought suit for injunctive relief with respect to the UIL State Executive
Committee's determination that Robstown must forfeit all games the baseball team played
with an ineligible player this season. Because of the UIL decision, Robstown lost its
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second place position and was disqualified from participating in the State baseball
tournament.
A Nueces County trial court granted the Robstown parents injunctive relief and
ordered the UIL to hold a baseball playoff game between Robstown and Roma. The UIL
did not schedule the game, however. As a result, the trial court issued a contempt order
against the UIL, finding that Roma forfeited the unplayed game against Robstown, and
directing that Robstown would advance to play in the next round of the State baseball
tournament.
A day after the Nueces County trial court issued the temporary injunction, the Roma
Independent School District brought suit for injunctive relief against the UIL in Travis
County, Texas. The Travis County district court issued a temporary restraining order,
enjoining the UIL from requiring Roma to play against Robstown and ordering the UIL
to permit Roma to proceed to the next level of competition. While the two courts' orders
are in conflict, the UIL only seeks mandamus relief from the Nueces County trial court's
orders. Accordingly, the Travis County district court's order is not before this Court.
The UIL argues that the trial court abused its discretion, because it improperly applied
the law to the facts in this case. The UIL contends that under applicable law, individual
student athletes do not have a fundamental constitutional right to participate in
extracurricular sports and that the trial court's orders are arbitrary and unreasonable.
DICTA
The Robstown parents, on the other hand, do not contest the propriety of the UIL
decision that one of the team's players is ineligible. Rather, they argue that the UIL acted
arbitrarily and capriciously when it refused to apply Section 27 of the UIL's Constitution
and Contest Rules, which provides:
When eligibility is protested at or near district certification, and the district executive
committee has previously ruled the student eligible, the State Executive Committee may
find the student in question ineligible from the date of the hearing, and thus not require
the participant school to forfeit contests.
Based on this rule, the Robstown parents contend that the UIL State Executive
Committee should have exercised its discretion not to require the team to forfeit all
games it played with an ineligible player.
IMPLICATIONS
Under Section 27 of the UIL's Constitution and Contest Rules, the State Executive
Committee may exercise its discretion when the district executive committee has
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previously ruled the student eligible. The record here does not indicate, however, that the
UIL district executive committee had “previously ruled” that the Robstown baseball
player in question was eligible. Thus, Section 27 did not apply when the UIL State
Executive Committee determined the penalty for Robstown playing with an ineligible
player.
In any event, we held that the trial court abused its discretion by interfering with a
UIL decision concerning high school baseball playoff games. In doing so, we concluded
that there was no constitutional violation because the right to participate in extracurricular
activities is not a fundamental right.
In the present case, the Robstown parents have only pleaded that their eligible children
will suffer immediate and irreparable harm if they do not participate in the State baseball
tournament. This allegation is not enough to demonstrate a constitutional violation. As a
result, the trial court abused its discretion when it entered the challenged orders. Because
the State baseball tournament is currently in progress, the UIL has no adequate remedy at
law.