NLU Digital Commencement Booklet 2026

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Martiae Jenkins-Alexander

Empowering Leadership: The Influence of Instructional Leadership Frameworks on System Coherence and Teacher Efficacy in Two Illinois School Districts Chair: Dr. Harrington Gibson Leading from Any Seat: The Impact of District Development Practices and Feedback on School-Based Administrators as Instructional Leaders Chair: Dr. Harrington Gibson

La Toyla Jones

Christy Poli

Model Fidelity in a Birth to Three Program Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Minor

Alma Solis

From Preparation to Practice: Understanding the Supports Principals Need to Lead and Succeed Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Minor The Effects of Departmentalizing Elementary Grades 3 – 5 on Students’ Mathematics Scores and Understanding of Concepts Chair: Dr. Harrington Gibson Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading and the Impact on African American Ninth Grade Boys Chair: Dr. Harrington Gibson Examining the Impact of Restorative Practices on Student Behavior, Discipline, and Relationships in a K-5 Elementary School Chair: Dr. Donald Angelaccio

Lashawn Stewart

Kathleen Tomaszewski

Kristen Webster

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