Transformational Leadership: The Power of Professional Learning Communities
This workshop addresses five essential leadership components
of a professional learning community of adults:
learning to lead yourself, teaching the core values of
the culture, monitoring the effectiveness of continuous
improvement efforts, celebrating adult actions, and building
healthy relationships. Participants will strengthen their
knowledge and skill in developing highly effective collaborative
teams of teachers; establishing a results-driven
culture; answering the question, "What will be our response
when children fail?"; and targeting effective student interventions.
Administrators’ Academy #357.
Facilitator: Dr. Laura Murray
Date/Time: February 19, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Huth Commons, Matteson S.D. 162
Planning a Successful School District Referendum
This workshop identifies strategies, skills, understandings,
and resources that help superintendents lead district
stakeholders in the planning and implementation of a
successful property tax increase referendum. The role of
the superintendent, key responsibilities of the board and
superintendent, legal requirements, campaign planning
and timeline, the role of the community and parents, and
the roles of the referendum steering committee, bond
counsel, and bond underwriting are reviewed so participants
can develop an action plan for a successful
referendum. SCOPE leadership will help define the role of
the board of education.
Registration deadline for Academy credit is April 1st.
Administrators’ Academy #682.
Facilitators: Stacy Holland and Elaine Williams
Date/Time: April 23, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Lincoln Way North, Phoenix Room
