Jose ParraJose L. Parra is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He holds an Ed.D. in Educational Administration from Columbia University-Teachers College, and both a master’s and bachelor’s degreein English from the University of Texas-San Antonio. In addition, he has completed administrative coursework in Educational Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He has an extensive, successful background in public education administration, having served over 10 years as superintendent of schools in both a large urban/suburban school district of 35,000 students and a mid-sized rural district of 5,000 students. During his administrative career in five different school districts, he also served as an assistant superintendent, a district director/coordinator, a principal, and an assistant principal. His research interests include Hispanic superintendent career paths and placements, the development of Hispanic leadership in higher education, organizational leadership and systemic change, college completion for disadvantaged students, and online principal and superintendent preparation programs. Parra’s work incorporates his extensive experience and knowledge into preparing future educational leaders and scholar-practitioners prepared to transform the lives of their students. Read More Read Less