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forgrad@plymouth.edu
Tel: (800) FOR-GRAD or
(603) 535-2636
Fax: (603) 535-2572
Plymouth State University
MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Faculty
Dr. Douglas B. McDonald
Graduate Adjunct FacultyEducation Adminisitration/CAGS
Contact phone number: (603)382-6119
e-mail: dbmcdonald@plymouth.edu
Administrative contact: Cheryl Baker
Administrative contact phone number: (603)535-2737
Profile
Dr. Douglas McDonald has served as a superintendent of schools for three districts in New Hampshire over the past 24 years. He has also served as assistant superintendent of schools, elementary and middle school principal, and elementary and high school teacher.
Degrees and Education
- Ed.D. in school administration, Vanderbilt University
- CAGS in educational administration, University of New Hampshire
- M.Ed. in elementary education and educational administration, Keene State College
- B.Ed. in secondary social studies, Keene State College
Research Interests
School law, school policy, human resource management, negotiations, strategic planning, school construction and facilities
Recent Presentations
- Building and Sustaining Successful Central Office-School Board Leadership Teams
- Successful Practices in Marketing Construction Bond Issues in New Hampshire
- School/Community Business Partnerships
Recent Academic Distinctions
- New Hampshire Music Association 2005 Administrator of the Year
- New Hampshire Destination ImagiNation 2003 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Associations, Boards and Committees
- American Association of School Administrators
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Former chair, Commission on Public Elementary Schools
- Former chair, co-chair, International School Accreditation Team (projects in France, England, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Estonia and Indonesia)
- Policy and Resolutions Committee chair, New Hampshire School Administrators Association
- Board of directors, past president, Southeast Regional Educational Education Services Center
