(NAME-MCE) American Indian Leadership Program Awarded New Four-Year Grant to Prepare Principals

[Anselmo Villanueva]

November 10, 2008

Penn State's American Indian Leadership Program Awarded New Four-Year
Grant to Prepare Principals

Penn State's College of Education has received funding in excess of
$960,000 to offer new graduate fellowships to American Indian and
Alaska Native students who are interested in becoming school
principals.

The initiative, titled Principals for Student Success (PSS), allows
participants to earn a master's degree in Educational Leadership with
principalship certification. The primary purpose is to prepare
American Indian and Alaska Natives, over a four-year period, to be
effective school principals in schools that serve significant numbers
of Indian students.

Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2009 semester. The
fellowships include a monthly stipend of $1,675, as well as allowances
for dependency support, tuition, textbooks, relocation, and health
insurance.

For more information, contact Dr. John Tippeconnic, American Indian
Leadership Program, Suite 300 Rackley Building, University Park, Pa.
16802 (phone 814-863-1626; e-mail jwt7 at psu.edu or Dr. Susan Faircloth
at 814-863-3775; e-mail scf2 at psu.edu.