Texas Tech University

Fernando Valle, Ed.D.

Professor, Acting Department Chair
Educational Psychology, Leadership, & Counseling

Email: f.valle@ttu.edu

Phone: 806-834-3670

Office: Education 105

Dr. Fernando Valle is a Professor of Educational Leadership within the Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Counseling at Texas Tech University. An experienced administrator, he has served as Department Chair for Special Education, Teacher Education, and Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Counseling. Dr. Valle has secured more than $40 million in competitive federal and state funding, including I3 Innovation and Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grants. Currently, he directs the Texas Education Agency Principal Residency partnership grants across Texas. His scholarly contributions have been recognized by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) as a Clark Scholar and by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). He is a recipient of the President’s Excellence awards in both Teaching and Diversity and Equity.

Dr. Valle’s scholarship examines educational leadership through the lenses of principal residency preparation, and critical pedagogy, with a specific focus on the Latinx Principal Pipeline and culturally responsive school leadership. His work advocates for marginalized communities by preparing the next generation of executive and school leaders to serve diverse populations effectively.

A faculty member at Texas Tech University since 2008, Dr. Valle holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from The University of Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV). His academic perspective is grounded in extensive professional experiences in urban schools and along the U.S.-Mexico border, where he served as a middle school teacher, counselor, and high school administrator. He remains actively engaged in the field as a mentor to his doctoral students, junior faculty, and an active consultant on school improvement for districts and regional education agencies across Texas.

Fernando Valle, Ph.D.

Education

  • 2008 Ed.D. Educational Leadership- The University of Texas Pan American
  • 2001 M. Ed. Educational Leadership- The University of Texas Pan American
  • 1998 M. Ed. Counseling & Guidance- The University of Texas Pan American
  • 1995 B.S.  Education- The University of Texas San Antonio

Areas of Expertise

  • Instructional Coaching
  • Latino Leadership
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Competency-based leadership

Selected Publications

Valle, F. Almager, I., Molina, R., & Claudet, J. (2015). Answering the Call for 21st Century Instructional    Leadership: A Case Study on the Job-Embedded School District and University Aspiring Leaders  Partnership. Open Journal of Leadership, 4 (3) 86-101.    http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojl.2015.43009

Valle, F., Mendez-Morse, S., Almager, I., Cota, M. (2015). “Latina/o faculty engagement in espacios de  confianza: Where cultural capital and community wealth permeate.” In Frank Hernandez, Gloria  Rodriguez, & Elizabeth Murakami (Ed.), Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds): Latinas/os Finding Work-Life Balance in Academia. (pp. 245-256). Information Age Publishing.

Valle, F. & Cooper, G.L., (2015). Perceptions of transformational leadership behavior by secondary principals and teachers in diverse and non- diverse schools.  Journal of Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement, 2, (1), 92-100.

Valle, F., Jacob, S.A., Torres, R., & Hiatt, E., (2015).   AVID for Higher Education A Developmental and   Holistic Approach to Learning and Meeting the Needs of the Workforce: AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) for Higher Education and Community College Partnerships. In Stephanie Jones & Dimitra Jackson (Ed.), Examining the Impact of Community Colleges on the   Global Workforce.

Rodriguez, C., Martinez, M., & Valle, F. (2015).  Latino Educational Leadership across the Pipeline: For Latino Communities and Latina/o Leaders. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education. (In Press)

Horak, J. & Valle, F. (2015). Leveraging community cultural wealth in educational leadership: The Latino journey toward the principalship. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal. (In Press)

Murakami, E., Valle, F., & Mendez-Morse, S. (2013). Latino/a learners and academic success: Si sepuede!  In L.C. Tillman & J.J. Scheurich (Eds.), In Handbook of research on educational leadership for equity and diversity. NY: Routledge.

Klinker, J.F., Hoover, D., Valle, F. & Hardin, F. (2012). Decision Making in a Guided Internship.    Planning and Changing. 34, 3&4.

Valle, F., Jacob, S., & He, Z. (2012). Transformation university (TU): Working toward becoming a Hispanic serving institution (HSI) at a responsibility centered management university. In H. Burley (Ed.), Cases on Institutional Research. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.

Valle, F., & Debaran, F. (2012). Fitting in: Hispanic adolescent challenges in the school environment. In Elizabeth Trejos (Ed.), Youth: Practices, Perspectives and Challenges. Hauppague, NY: Nova Publishing (pp. 159-178)

Valle, F., & Luna, C. (2012). Who Mentors the school principal? Enriching the principalship conversation with mentoring and coaching support. In Myers, S & Anderson, C. (Eds.), Dimensions in mentoring: A continuum of practice from beginning teachers to teacher leaders. Boston, MA: Sense Publishers.

Valle, F., & Mendez-Morse, S. (2012). In E. Murakami- Ramalho & A. Pankake (Eds.). In Advancing Social Justice Through Support Personnel. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing Book Series.

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