Dr. Bradley "Brad" Balch

Dr. Bradley "Brad" Balch
Dean, Bayh Coll of Education
University Hall, Room 303A
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812-237-2802

Education

  • Ph.D. - Educational Leadership, Indiana State University - 1998
  • M.A. - Ball State University - 1985
  • B.S. - Ball State University - 1984

Awards and Honors

  • Dean Emeritus - 2013
  • Indiana Association of School Principals President's Award - 2012
  • Swope Art Museum Board of Managers - 2017
  • MBA Education Faculty Fellow - 2015
  • President's Medallion Recipient - 2020

Consulting

  • - National Commission on Teaching and America's Future - 2008
  • Facilitated Board-Superintendent Strategic Planning - Cloverdale Comm. Sch. Corp.
  • Provided Expert Testimony in a termination case and developed an executive summary of the stated of education for the District. - Paoli Comm. School Corp.
  • Assist the District with board professional development, and strategic planning services. - Whitley County Consolidated Schools - 2019
  • Reinforcement of Abilities to Implement a National Evaluation and Accreditation System - Department of Higher Education, Rabat, Morocco - 2008

Teaching Interests

  • Leadership, Educational Foundations, Law, Policy, Building and District Administration for K-12 Leaders

Intellectual Contributions

  • Building Great Counselor – Administrator Teams: A Systematic Approach to Balancing Roles and Responsibilities - 2019
  • Building Great School Board-Superintendent Teams - Solution Tree, Bloomington IN - 2017
  • Concealed-carry permit holders and guns in schools: Should educators carry guns in schools? - Indiana Association of School Principals, Indianapolis IN - 2019
  • Innovative PDS partnerships for effective teaching and learning - Educational Renaissance, Fresno, CA - 2013
  • Leadership in times of crisis: The complex relationship of bullying and suicide - Indiana School Boards Association & Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, Indianapolis, IN

Presentations

  • Transitions in the Lifecycle of the Deanship That Ensures Effective Succession Planning. TECSCU 2015 Fall Conference, 2015.
  • Administrator-Counselor Collaboration: School Improvement Essentials. , 2005.
  • Educational Leadership for the 21st Century: A Keystone for Quality Indiana Schools. , 2002.
  • So you want to be a school board member?. School Board Candidate Academy, 2018.
  • Building Great Teams. West Central Superintendent Study Council, 2019.

Contract, Fellowship, Grant or Sponsored Research

  • Grant: The MBA in Education Leadership - Woodrow Wilson and the Lilly Foundation 2015 - 2021. Funded - $500,000
  • Grant: Numeracy and Quantitative Literacy across Teacher Education - Academy for Educational Development 2007 - 2008. Funded - $9,970

Research Interests

  • School Board-Superintendent Teams, School Climate, Bullying, School Discipline, Policy, Strategic Planning, Continuous School Improvement, and Leadership

University Service

  • Role: Member - University Title IX Committee 2015 - 2016
  • Role: Guest Speaker - Facilitator for the Dept. of Earch & Environ. Systems Spring Retreat - 2016
  • Role: University Senate Service - Faculty Affairs Committee 2014 - 2015
  • Role: Faculty Mentor - Leadership ISU 2014 - 2017
  • Role: Other - Strategic Planning 2019

Professional Service

  • Role: Chairperson - AdvancED Site Visit - 2014
  • Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past - Swope Art Museum 2015 - 2017
  • Role: Other - Indiana Department of Education 2016
  • Role: Other - Vigo County School Corporation 2012
  • Role: Member - Developing Leadership Skills as a Department Chair Learning Community 2003 - 2004