Dr. Joe Novak is the coordinator of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) Master’s program in Educational Administration, director of the Professional Development School program and senior lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences. Novak worked as a high school principal for 21 years, after earning his Ed.D. Educational Administration from Kansas State University. Now retired from that role, he returned to teaching, coordinating the Educational Administration program at KU that can help school leaders face the challenges of the ever-changing demographics of classrooms, diverse student needs, staff development and educational research.