Department

• Education

Position

• Associate Professor

• EDL 607 School Improvement
• EDL 609 Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction, PartI
• EDL 614 Leading Professional Learning Communities
• EDL 624 Supervision of Teaching and Learning
• EDL 635, 639, 643 Internship
• EDU 609 Principles of Organization and Administration for Elementary and Secondary Schools
• EDU 617 Leadership in Administration of Educational Technology
• ILD 827 Leadership in School Improvement

Dr. Mausbach formerly held positions in K-12 school systems. She was an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, coordinator of staff development, director of curriculum and director of elementary education. She has published two books. A more complete listing of scholarship, teaching, and research interests can be found on her curriculum vitae. 

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Articles

• Bruckner, Martha, Mausbach, Ann It Takes a Culture, Educational Leadership, 72, 60-64, 2015

Presentations

• Increasing Graduation Rates, ASCD National Conference,, 2014
• Using School Improvement Processes, Professional Leadership Learning Network #2 AEA 267, Cedar Falls, IA, 2014-present, 2014
• Layering Interventions: One District’s Journey, Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Conference, 2013
• Aligning School Improvement Processes, Professional Leadership Learning Network #1 AEA 267, Cedar Falls, IA, 2013-present, 2013
• Language Arts Formative Assessments, Council Bluffs Community School District, 2013, 2013
• Hitting Grade Level Reading Out of the Park with Summer Learning: The Council Bluffs Model, National Summer Learning Conference, 2012
• Collective Action in Literacy: Strengthening and Supplementing the Core, ASCD National Conference,, 2012
• Badges, Buttons, and Beliefs: Ten Dynamic Ideas to Increase Graduation Rates, ASCD National Conference, 2011
• From Critic to Collaborator: Working Together for Student Support, ASCD National Conference, 2010
• Workshop Overview, Council Bluffs Community School District, 2010, 2010
• Aligning the Design for School Improvement, ASCD National Conference,, 2009
• Curriculum Revision Process, Council Bluffs Community School District, 2008-2013, 2008
• Council Bluffs Community School District New Administrator’s Cohort, Council Bluffs Community School District, 2007-2013, 2007
• Principal Leadership Development, Council Bluffs Community School District, 2007-2013, 2007
• Lining Up the Stars and Planets for School Improvement: Using the Walkthroughs and Look Fors as Tools for Improvement, MSDC Show-Me Professional Development Conference”, Lake of the Ozarks, March, 2005, 2005
• Balanced Literacy: An Overview, Omaha Public Schools Administrators, 2005-2006, 2005
• Walkthroughs and Data Consult, Omaha Public Schools Administrators, November, 2005, 2005
• The Next Step: Designing and Implementation Powerful Professional Development Plans, Liberty Public Schools Administrative Team, February, 2005, 2005
• The Data Consult Process, Liberty Public Schools Administrative Team, August, 2005, 2005
• Implementing Missouri’s Reading Legislation, Missouri School Board Association, Lake of the Ozarks, October, 2002, 2002
• Curriculum Maps and Benchmark Assessments, Liberty Public Schools teachers, August, 2002, 2002
• K-2 Social Studies Alive! Liberty Public Schools teachers, July, 2002, 2002
• How Curriculum Becomes Instruction, Liberty Public Schools Board of Education, April, 2002, 2002
• Fine Arts Curriculum Revision Process, Liberty Public Schools Fine Arts Team, February, 2002, 2002
• Tools for Instructional Leaders, Liberty Public Schools Administrative Team, August, 2001, 2001
• 3rd Cycle MSIP, Liberty Public Schools Administrative Team, February, 2001, 2001
• Elementary International Language Program, Liberty Public Schools Board of Education, March, 2000, 2000
• Annual Performance Report, Liberty Public Schools Administrative Team, February, 2000, 2000
• Process of Developing Cognitive Curriculum, Liberty Public Schools Social Studies Team, October, 1999, 1999
• Missouri Assessment Program, Liberty Public Schools teachers, Fall, 1999, 1999
• Comprehensive School Improvement Plan, Liberty Public Schools Board of Education, October, 1998, 1998
• Developing Performance Assessments, Presented to Shawnee Mission Assessment Committee, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, January, 1998, 1998
• Implementing the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, CARE Conference Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO, October, 1997, 1997
• Cooperative Learning: Tried and True Techniques for Behavior Disordered Students, Midwest Region Behavior Disorder Symposium, Kansas City, MO, February, 1997, 1997
• Results-Based Staff Development, Presented to Westridge Middle School, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, November, 1997, 1997
• Results-Based Staff Development, Presented to West Advisory Board, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, October, 1997, 1997
• QPA: Cycle II, Presented to district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, August, 1997, 1997
• Making Connections: Developing Integrated Units Using the Shawnee Mission Curriculum, Presented to Shawnee Mission elementary school teachers, Overland Park, KS, June, 1997, 1997
• Revisiting Cooperative Learning: Making it Work in the Block Schedule, Presented to Shawnee Mission North High School Staff, Shawnee Mission, KS, June, 1997, 1997
• Effective Use of Technology, Kansas Staff Development Council Leadership Conference, Salina, KS, April, 1996, 1996
• Getting Started with Technology – One District’s Plan, Kansas Technology Association, Wichita, KS, September, 1996, 1996
• Results-Based Staff Development, Presented to district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, November, 1996, 1996
• QPA: Designing and Implementing the School Improvement Plan, Presented to district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, November, 1996, 1996
• Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement, (TESA), Presented to Fort Leavenworth Junior High Staff, Fort Leavenworth, KS, January, 1996, 1996
• Computers in the Classroom – Beyond Drill and Practice, Learning Exchange Conference, Olathe, KS, June, 1995, 1995
• Integrating Technology, Presented to elementary district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, December, 1995, 1995
• An Overview of PowerPoint, Presented at district in-service, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, November, 1995, 1995
• Multimedia – What Is It and What Does It Mean For Our Students, Presented to secondary administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, August, 1995, 1995
• Managing Change, Presented to elementary district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, April, 1995, 1995
• Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement, (TESA), Presented to district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, January, 1995, 1995
• Teacher Expectations, Student Achievement, (TESA), Presented to district teachers, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, October, 1994, 1994
• QPA: An Overview of the Process, Presented to district administrators, Shawnee Mission Schools, Overland Park, KS, September, 1994, 1994
• Effective Cooperative Learning Structures, Presented at Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, Kansas City, KS, May, 1994, 1994
• Alternative Approaches to Assessment – EBASS Observation Instrument, Region VI Kansas Association of Special Education Administrators, Clearwater, KS, December, 1993, 1993
• QPA – Transforming Meaning into Practice, United Superintendents Association, Topeka, KS, November, 1993, 1993
• Implementing a District-Wide Inclusion Program, Kansas Special Educator’s Administrators Association, Lawrence, KS, October, 1993, 1993
• Special Services Role in the QPA Process, QPA Summer Academy, Manhattan, KS, August, 1993, 1993
• Transitioning to Inclusion – It Isn’t Just One Meeting in April, National Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX, April, 1993, 1993
• Advanced Class-Within-a-Class, Presented at South Central Kansas Education Service Center, Clearwater, KS, December, 1993, 1993
• Classwide Peer Tutoring, Presented at South Central Kansas Education Service Center, Clearwater, KS, December, 1993, 1993
• Understanding All Stakeholders’ Roles in Inclusion, Presented at Tanglewood Elementary, Derby School District, Derby, KS, December, 1993, 1993
• Effective Cooperative Strategies-Numbered Heads Together, Presented at Eastgate Middle School, North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, MO, November, 1993, 1993
• Critical Components of Successful Inclusion Programs, Presented at Bernio Public Schools, Bernio, Texas, October, 1993, 1993
• Numbered Heads Together, Presented at district in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, October, 1993, 1993
• Developing Effective Assessments, Presented at Eastgate Middle School, North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, MO, October, 1993, 1993
• Defining Inclusion, Presented at Eastgate Middle School district in-service day, North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, MO, October, 1993, 1993
• Collaborative Teaming, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, August, 1993, 1993
• Effective Instructional Strategies for All Students, Presented at Claremore Public Schools, Claremore, OK, August, 1993, 1993
• Critical Components of Successful Inclusion Programs, Presented at Claremore Public Schools, Claremore, OK, August, 1993, 1993
• Defining Inclusion, Presented at Claremore Public Schools, Claremore, OK, August, 1993, 1993
• Class-Within-a-Class, Presented at Haysville School District, Haysville, KS, March, 1993, 1993
• Focus Techniques, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, March, 1993, 1993
• Elaborated Feedback, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, February, 1993, 1993
• Cooperative Learning Structures – Co-op, Co-op, Presented at district in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, February, 1993, 1993
• Classwide Peer Tutoring, Presented at Spring Hill School District, Spring Hill, MO, February, 1993, 1993
• Preassessment – Problem-Solving Procedures, Presented at district in-service, Junction City Schools, Junction City, KS, January, 1993, 1993
• Numbered Heads Together, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, January, 1993, 1993
• Implementing Class-Within-a-Class at the Middle School Level, Kansas Association of Middle Level Education, Salina, Kansas, April, 1992, 1992
• Prerequisites to Successful Inclusion, Kansas State Council for Exceptional Children, Lawrence, KS, October, 1992, 1992
• Critical Components in Effective Staff Development, Kansas Effective Schools Conference, Wichita, KS, May, 1992, 1992
• Class-Within-a-Class, Presented at South Central Kansas Education Service Center, Clearwater, KS, December, 1992, 1992
• Defining Inclusion, Presented at Doniphan County Education Cooperative, Bendena, KS, September, 1992, 1992
• Understanding the Change Process, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, November, 1992, 1992
• Application of Elements of Effective Lessons, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, October, 1992, 1992
• Effective Communications Skills, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, September, 1992, 1992
• Overview of Class-Within-a-Class, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, August, 1992, 1992
• Effective Strategies-Concept Diagram, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, February, 1992, 1992
• Whole Language, Whole Child: Meeting Special Needs, Regional Conference of Teachers Applying Whole Language, Kansas City, MO, March, 1991, 1991
• An Integrated Approach to Staff Development, Kansas State Staff Development Leadership Conference, Salina, KS, April, 1991, 1991
• Middle School Implementation of Class-Within-a-Class, Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators, Emporia, KS, October, 1991, 1991
• Turned On and Tuned In with Class-Within-a-Class, Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators; Emporia, KS, October, 1991, 1991
• Developing Effective Lessons, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, November, 1991, 1991
• Classwide Peer Tutoring, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, October, 1991, 1991
• Understanding Students with Mild Handicaps, Presented at district special education in-service, Turner USD 202, Kansas City, KS, September, 1991, 1991
• Effective Instructional Practices – Classwide Peer Tutoring, Kansas State Council for Exceptional Children, Lawrence, KS, October, 1990, 1990
• TOTAL Staff Development – An Integrated Approach, Kansas State Council for Exceptional Children, Lawrence, KS, October, 1990, 1990

Research and Scholarship Interests

• Educational Leadership, Literacy Leadership, Systems Change

Current Research Projects

• Goal setting practices of effective leaders, feedback methods for more effective supervision

Grant Funding Received

• “Innovations in Education”, Iowa West Foundation, Total Project Budget $6 million over 5 years
• “A+ Schools”, State of Missouri, Total Project Budget $450,000
• “Read To Be Ready Grant”, State of Missouri, Total Project Budget $150,000
• “Curriculum On-Line”, Goals 2000, State of Kansas, Total Project Budget $94,660
• “Direct Assessment Project”, Alternative Assessment Division, Title VI-B Grant, State of Kansas, Total Project Budget $70,017
• “Teams of Problem-Solvers”, Building-Based Decision-Making Division, Title VI-B Grant, State of Kansas, Total Project Budget $120,000
• “Progressive Inclusion Project”, Personnel Division, Title VI-B Grant, State of Kansas, Total Project Budget $100,412

• Finalist for Central Office Administrator of the Year from School Administrators of Iowa, Award 2014, 2014
• Recipient of the Pacesetter Award from the National Civic League for Summer Exploration Program , 2012
• Recipient of the Missouri Commissioner of Education’s Excellence in Professional Development Award- District , 2004
• Recipient of the American Association of School Librarians Library Media Program of the Year , 2003
• Recognized as a High Performing School District by Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2001