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Donaldo R. Batiste, Ph.D.
Nancy O’Neill Endowed Professor of Executive Leadership
Professor of Education
Coordinator of Doctorate in Executive Leadership Program (DIELP)

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Biography

Dr. Donaldo R. Batiste, a native of Terrebonne Parish, was graduated from Terrebonne High School (1972), in Houma, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Nicholls State University (1975), with a major in Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy, a five year curriculum which he completed in three years. He was later graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University (1979) in Hammond, Louisiana, where he earned a Master of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision. Concurrently with the Master’s degree, Dr. Batiste earned 36 graduate hours in Speech Pathology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in the School of Allied Health Professions (1979). Subsequently, he earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership at the University of New Orleans (1993), where he received the coveted recognition as the Outstanding Doctoral Student in 1994. Dr. Batiste’s professional experiences have spanned 41 years, and have taken him from the classroom to the principalship, to the central office, and ultimately to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, a position that he held for 10 straight years before retiring from public education.

Career highlights:

K-12 Experience

8/1976- Terrebonne Parish (Speech Pathology)- Dularge and Honduras Elementary Schools

1/1977- Terrebonne Parish (Mathematics Teacher) Oaklawn Junior High School

1977-81- New Orleans Public Schools (Speech Pathology)-McDonogh #42 Elementary School

1981-82- New Orleans Public Schools (Assistant Principal)-Thomas Alva Edison Elementary School

1982-1996 New Orleans Public Schools (Principal) Wm. C. C. Claiborne Elementary School

1996-1999 New Orleans Public Schools (Principal) John McDonogh Senior High School

1999-2003 New Orleans Public Schools (Executive Director) Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional
Development

2004-2006 Waukegan Community School District #60 (Deputy Superintendent of Schools)

2006-2016 Waukegan Community School District #60 (Superintendent of Schools)



Higher Education Experience

Delgado Community College (1978-1994)

Southern University of New Orleans (1979-80)

Xavier University of Louisiana (1984-1991)

University of New Orleans (1994-1999)

Our Lady of Holy Cross College (1994-2003)

Aurora University (2014)

University of Holy Cross (2016-Present)

 

Publications

Batiste, Donaldo R.; Trahan, Barbara B. (1996, February). "Auditory Comprehension of Linguistic
Structures in Pre-School-Aged Children.: A paper presented at the Lafourche Communication
Disorders Forum



Batiste, Donaldo R.; Belkis, Betty (1997, October). "Assessing Dialectical Variations in Spoken and
Written Language." A paper presented at the Xavier University and New Orleans Public Schools
Collaborative Symposium, New Orleans, LA



Batiste, Donaldo R.; Dumas, Anita P., (et. Al). (1988, April). "School Improvement and Change:
Making It Happen." A paper presented at the Louisiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development Conference, New Orleans, LA



Batiste, Donaldo R.; Moffett, Randy; Wimpelberg, Robert K. (1992, October). "Personnel Management
and District Level Challenges of the Nineties.: A panel discussion presented at the Louisiana Council
of Professors of Educational Administration Fall Conference, Baton Rouge, LA



Batiste, Donaldo R., Eason, Sandra; St. John, Edward P.; (et. Al). (1993, January). "Power, Restructuring
and the Central Office: A Critical Review". A Symposium presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting
of the Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX



Batiste, Donaldo R.; Bogotch, Ira (1996, January). "The Changing Role of the Central Office in School
Restructuring: A Case Study of a Public School District." A paper presented at the Southwest
Educational Research Association Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA


Honors and Recognitions

Nicholls State University Honor Society

Phi Eta Sigma Young Men Honor Fraternity

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Phi Delta Kappa Honor Fraternity

Louisiana State Board of Education Full Scholarship

Teacher of the Year-McDonogh Forty-Two Elementary School (1979)

District Principal of the Year (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997)

State of Louisiana High School Principal of the Year (1998)

LTIP/LTEP-star Assessment Program Model Evaluator

Effective Schools Training Expert

Superintendent’s Leadership Team (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991-94, 1999-2003)

Outstanding Doctoral Graduate of University of New Orleans (1994 and 1999)

Outstanding Alumnus Award- Nicholls State University