This three-day academy will provide district/school leadership teams the opportunity to:
- Explore the changing role of educational leadership and gain awareness of the skills and information needed by school leaders to enhance student learning in the 21st century.
- Understand the significant impact that instructional leadership has on student performance.
- Participate in activities that develop capacity to embrace change and build leadership.
- Acquire tools, resources, and strategies to enhance student learning and expand accountability beyond state tests to sustain improvement over time.
- Enhance their ability to create a culture within their schools that meets the needs of all learners.
- Learn best practices that contribute to developing leadership at all levels.
- Build upon the school's current strategies to enhance leadership capacity.
- Identify leadership behaviors that build positive relationships.
Featured Speakers and expert practitioners, including:
Bill Daggett, President
International Center for Leadership in Education
Ray McNulty, Senior Vice President
International Center for Leadership in Education
Sue Szachowicz, Principal
Brockton High School, Massachusetts
Bill McNeal, Executive Director
North Carolina Association of School Administrators
and former National Superintendent of the Year
"Creating climates that embrace change and encourage innovation is often a challenging task. The Academy will show how to create and sustain an environment of change so that teachers, administrators and parents are able to work collaboratively to build leadership capacity, and to create an atmosphere that promotes innovative practices."
Bill Daggett