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Faculty: Spencer Weiler

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Spencer Weiler

Title

Associate Professor

Department:

EdLF

Contact Information

Office: 306B McKay Building

Phone: 801-422-5039

Email: nope@spencer_weiler@byu.edumsn.com

Brief Biography

Upon graduating from Brigham Young University in 1992, I taught history at Orem High School for seven years. In 2000, I left the classroom and became an assistant principal at American Fork Junior High School. In 2003, I pursued a Ph.D. at Virginia Tech and continued in administration in Blacksburg. After finishing the doctorate in 2007, I accepted a position at the University of Northern Colorado, where I remained until coming to BYU in 2019. I advanced to the rank of full professor at the University of Northern Colorado and, upon leaving, was granted emeritus status.

Teaching Interests

I strive to inspire and empower aspiring educational leaders to be outstanding administrators who rely on the teachings of Christ and work tirelessly to support the learning of all students.

I subscribe to a pedagogical approach that actively engages learners in the learning process. Specifically, I rely on sustained group work and learning activities that afford students the opportunity to develop a degree of expertise related to the curriculum being studied. In addition, I lead discussions that encourage students to wrestle with applying various theoretical concepts to the reality of being a school leader in the 21st Century.

Research Interests

Currently, I am collaborating with colleagues across the nation on an array of research topics, including: the impact of school finance litigation on funding for public education, P-20 administrators' responses to outlier situations (specifically, pandemics and do not resuscitate orders), the practice of arming educators to increase school safety, and school facilities.

Selected Publications

Charter Schools and Transportation Services

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Cornelius, Luke; Cavanaugh, Terrance
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Charter School Finance
  • Publisher: Information Age Publishing
  • City: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Country: United States

Efforts to Prevent Mass Shootings in Schools: The Practice, the Costs, and Superintendents' Experiences with Arming School Personnel

  • Authors: Skousen, Jacob; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Research on the Superintendent, Volume II
  • Publisher: IAP - Information Age Publishing
  • City: Charlotte, North Carolina

Surfing the Waves: An Examination of School Funding Litigation from Serrano v. Priest to Cook v. Raimondo and the Possible Transition to the Fourth Wave

  • Authors: Kiracofe, Christine; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: BYU Education & Law Journal
  • Volume: 2021
  • Issue: 2

Applying odds ratio to the study of school finance litigation

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer C; Kopanke, Jason; Kiracofe, Christine
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 392

Not allowing a good crisis to go to waste: Tapping into transformational power to increase utilization in public education as a result of the Coronavirus

  • Authors: Haglund, Rich; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Voices of Reform
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1
  • Abstract: click to view

As Serrano Turns 50: Historical Perspectives and Future Projections on School Finance Litigation

  • Authors: Kiracofe, Christine; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Education Law & Policy Review
  • Volume: 6

Special education’s lessons for educational reform litigation

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Bauries, Scott
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Education Law & Policy Review

The Leaders' Dilemma: P-20 Response to the Threat of a Pandemic

  • Authors: Birnbaum, Matthew ; Weiler, Spencer; Westbrook, Philip
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Human Resources
  • Abstract: click to view

Expanding and contracting support for public education: Commentary on the 2019 state of the states

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer C; Kiracofe, Christine
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 3

Can't Get No Satisfaction: An Examination of School Finance Litigation and State Aid for Public Education Over 65 Years in States with High and Low Teacher Satisfaction

  • Authors: Kopanke, Jason; Kiracofe, Christine ; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 374
  • Issue: 1

Administering medical marijuana at school in Colorado: A legal analysis

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Westbrook, Philip
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: BYU Education & Law Journal
  • City: Provo, Utah
  • Volume: 2020
  • Issue: 1

Public Institutions of Higher Education, Students' Lawsuits, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Authors: Birnbaum, Matthew; Weiler, Spencer; Westbrook, Philip
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 377
  • Issue: 1

The Allure and Danger of Expanded Immunity for P-20 Educational Leaders' Decisions Related to COVID-19

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Westbrook, Philip; Birnbaum, Matthew
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 381

Taking Aim at Preventing School Shootings: A Comparative Analysis of School Board Policy Related to the Practice of Arming Educators

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Skousen, Jacob; Kopanke, Jason; Cornelius, Luke
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of School Violence
  • Publisher: Hawthorne Press
  • Country: United States
  • ISSN: 15388239

Terminally Ill Students Attending Public Schools: A Legal Analysis of DNR Orders for P-12 Students

  • Authors: Westbrook, Philip; Weiler, Spencer ; Birnbaum, Matthew
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 376
  • Issue: 3

Aligning Educational Objectives with Educational Activities: Examination of Student Perceptions on Two Asynchronous Learning Activities

  • Authors: Skousen, Jacob; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Law, Business & Ethics
  • Publisher: Journal of Law, Business & Ethics
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue: Winter
  • Abstract: click to view

Elevating education and educators: Commentary on the 2018 state of the states

  • Authors: Kiracofe, Christine; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 3

Colorado

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue: 3

Exploring fiscal health, school finance litigation, and per-pupil funding: A longitudinal examination of data for six states from 1950 to 2015

  • Authors: Kiracofe, Christine; Weiler, Spencer ; Kopanke, Jason
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 360
  • Issue: 2

Colorado

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Public Elementary and Secondary Education Finance Programs of the United States in 2018
  • Publisher: Information Age Publishing
  • City: Jacksonville, Florida
  • Country: United States
  • ISBN: 978-1-64113-676-1
  • Abstract: click to view

Colorado

  • Authors: Serna, Gabriel; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 3

No soup for you: The legal ramifications of denying curricula options to free and reduced lunch students

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Every, Bradford
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West’s Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 349
  • Issue: 1

The good, the bad, and the alarming: Commentary on the 2017 state of the states submissions

  • Authors: Larkin, Brittney ; Kiracofe, Christine; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 3

The relationship between the condition of Colorado elementary school facilities and student achievement

  • Authors: Brooks, Edward; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 4
  • Abstract: click to view

Safety at Schools: Identifying the Costs Associated with the Necessary Safeguards for Arming Educators

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Cornelius, Luke; Skousen, Jacob
  • Publication Date: 2018

Making sense of fiscal uncertainty: An overview of the 2016 state of the states

  • Authors: Larkin, Brittney ; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 2

Examining adequacy trends in school finance litigation

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Cornelius, Luke ; Brooks, Edward
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West’s Education Law Reporter
  • Publisher: West’s
  • Volume: 345
  • Issue: 1
  • Abstract: click to view

Colorado

  • Authors: Serna, Gabriel; Summers, Kelly; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Publisher: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 3

Do courts consider the degree of discipline when adjudicating off-campus student speech?

  • Authors: Dagley, Amy; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue: 5-6
  • Abstract: click to view

Educators canned for cannabis

  • Authors: Eckes, Suzanne ; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Principal Leadership
  • Volume: September

Tempered optimism in Colorado: 2015 state-of-the-states

  • Authors: Serna, Gabriel; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 3

Higher education, fiscal administration, & budgeting: An applied approach

  • Authors: Serna, Gabriel; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Publication Type: Book, Scholarly
  • Publication Journal: Higher education, fiscal administration, & budgeting: An applied approach
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • City: New York, NY
  • Country: USA

Practical strategies for applied budgeting and fiscal administration: What works for P-12 administrators

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Serna, Gabriel
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Publication Type: Book, Scholarly
  • Publication Journal: Practical strategies for applied budgeting and fiscal administration: What works for P-12 administrators
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • City: New York, NY
  • Country: USA

An overview of the 2015 state of the states

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Hartman, William
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 2

Colorado

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Serna, Gabriel
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 3

Tenuous tenure: An examination of statutes, policy, and case law related to a non-tenured teacher and military leave.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Casey, Jeff
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West’s Education Law Reporter
  • Volume: 314
  • Issue: 1

When an elected official fails to play nice: The legal implications and lessons learned from associations with a caustic board member.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Planning and Changing
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1/2
  • ISSN: 0032-0684
  • Abstract: click to view

Charter school barriers: Do enrollment requirements limit student access to charter schools?

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Vogel, Linda
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Equity and Excellence in Education
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: 1
  • Abstract: click to view

Rural leadership cohort – helping all Colorado school districts “grow their own” future leaders

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: EdPrep Post
  • Issue: April

State of the States 2013: Colorado

  • Authors: Serna, Gabriel; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of Education Finance
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue: 3

Pushing back and forging ahead: Making principal preparation responsive to state and national changes

  • Authors: Vogel, Linda; Weiler, Spencer; Armenta, Tony
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Planning & Changing
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue: 1/2
  • ISSN: 0032-0684
  • Abstract: click to view

Governmental accounting standards board (GASB)

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance: Vol. 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • City: Los Angeles, CA
  • Country: USA
  • Volume: 1

Focused ubiquity: A purposeful approach to providing all students with laptops.

  • Authors: Keppler, Michael; Weiler, Spencer; Maas, Daniel
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Educational Technology & Society Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 4
  • Abstract: click to view

The 4th r – revolvers: Principal perceptions related to armed educators.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer C; Armenta, Anthony
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies
  • Volume: 87
  • Issue: 3
  • Abstract: click to view

Technology-rich classrooms: How districts can infuse laptops into classrooms in a cost-effective manner.

  • Authors: Keppler, Michael; Weiler, Spencer; Maas, Dan
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: The New Superintendent E-Journal
  • Issue: April

Contracting for services/outsourcing.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance: Vol. 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publication
  • City: Los Angeles, CA
  • Country: United States
  • Volume: 1

Brown v. board of education.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance: Vol. 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • City: Los ANgeles, CA
  • Country: USA
  • Volume: 1

Benefits of the rural leadership cohort – students’ perspectives

  • Authors: Yocam, Samantha; Hill-Wright, Diana; Ellsperman, Jennifer; Ehnes, Kimberly; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: EdPrep Post
  • Issue: April

Aligning preparation and practice: An assessment of coherence in state principal preparation and licensure

  • Authors: Vogel, Linda; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: NASSP Bulletin
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue: 4
  • Abstract: click to view

Costs of Education: Revenue and spending in public, private and charter schools.

  • Authors: Cox, Betty; Weiler, Spencer; Cornelius, Luke
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Publication Type: Book, Scholarly
  • Publication Journal: Costs of Education: Revenue and spending in public, private and charter schools.
  • Publisher: Pro>Active Publications.
  • City: Lancaster, PA
  • Country: USA
  • Abstract: click to view

Quality virtual instruction: The use of synchronous online activities to engage international students in meaningful learning

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of International Education and Leadership
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2
  • Abstract: click to view

Should states limit the indebtedness of local school districts? Counterpoint.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Debating Issues in American Education: School Finance
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • City: Los Angeles, CA
  • Country: USA
  • Volume: 6

Should zero tolerance policies be abolished because students of color are overrepresented when schools adopt such policies? Point.

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Debating Issues in American Education: School Discipline and Safety
  • Publisher: Sage Publications
  • City: Los Angeles, CA
  • Country: USA
  • Volume: 5

Measuring Colorado superintendents’ perceptions of principal training programs

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Cray, Martha
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Educational Considerations
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue: 2
  • Abstract: click to view

Police at school: A brief history and current status of school resource officers

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Cray, Martha
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue: 4
  • Abstract: click to view

Policy to practice: A look at national and state implementation of school resource officer programs.

  • Authors: Cray, Martha; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue: 4
  • Abstract: click to view

Principal preparedness: Superintendent perceptions of new principals.

  • Authors: Cray, Martha; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Journal of School Leadership
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 6
  • Abstract: click to view

Desegregating resegregation efforts: Providing all students opportunities to excel in advanced mathematics courses

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer; Walker, Susan
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Brigham Young University Education & Law Journal
  • Volume: 2009
  • Issue: 2
  • Abstract: click to view

Colorado

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Public Elementary and Secondary Education Finance Programs of the United States in 2018
  • Publisher: National Education Finance Academy
  • City: Jacksonville, Florida
  • Country: US