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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

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.

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.

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.

When student speech invades the rights of others: Examining how case law, state statute, and school district policy restricting student speech that is deemed bullying withstood the challenge in Doe v. Hopkinton

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Stimpson, Brady; Dagley, Amy
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Publisher: West's
  • Volume: 401

Liability avoidance in the face of a pandemic

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Birnbaum, Matthew; Westbrook, Philip
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: West's Education Law Reporter
  • Publisher: West's
  • Volume: 392

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

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

An examination of state statutes and school district policies addressing minors with Do Not Resuscitate Orders

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Birnbaum, Matthew; Westbrook, Philip
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Educational Policy
  • Abstract: click to view

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Educators canned for cannabis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building a strong adequacy claim: An empirical analysis of the role of school facilities in school finance litigation since 1989

  • Authors: Weiler, Spencer ; Paige, Mark; Kopanke, Jason
  • Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Publication Journal: Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal

Colorado

  • Authors: McClain, E.; Weiler, Spencer
  • Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
  • Publication Journal: Public Elementary and Secondary Education Finance Programs of the United States in 2022

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