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November 2-4, Nashville
The Leadership Academy provides practical strategies to support school and district leaders in:
›Supporting teachers in changing instruction to meet the requirements of the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments
›Approaching evaluation from the broader perspective of selection, support, and evaluation of all educators
›Providing meaningful Teacher Evaluations even with limited time and resources
›Understanding the technology requirements of implementing the Next Generation Assessments and preparing students for college and their careers
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All K-12 school and district leaders will benefit from Leadership Academy.
Come as a team or individually to develop a leadership action plan for your school.
»Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents
»Principals, Assistant Principals
»Teacher Leaders
»Building Administrators
»District Administrators
»Curriculum Directors
»Staff Developers
»Special Education Directors
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›Supporting teachers in changing instruction to meet the requirements of the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments
›Approaching evaluation from the broader perspective of selection, support, and evaluation of all educators
›Providing meaningful Teacher Evaluations even with limited time and resources
›Understanding the technology requirements of implementing the Next Generation Assessments and preparing students for college and their careers
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All K-12 school and district leaders will benefit from Leadership Academy.
Come as a team or individually to develop a leadership action plan for your school.
»Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents
»Principals, Assistant Principals
»Teacher Leaders
»Building Administrators
»District Administrators
»Curriculum Directors
»Staff Developers
»Special Education Directors
| Featured Speakers |
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Bill Daggett Founder & Chairman International Center for Leadership in Education |
| Bill Daggett is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to inspire audiences and move education systems toward more rigorous and relevant instruction. | |
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Ray McNulty Chief Learning Officer, Penn Foster and Senior Fellow, International Center for Leadership in Education |
| Before joining the International Center, Ray served as Senior Fellow at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Education Commissioner for Vermont, and President of ASCD. | |
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Deb Delisle
Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary & Secondary Education |
| Deb is a former Superintendent of Public Instruction for Ohio where she did innovative work in standards and assessments, teacher preparation and induction, and professional development standards, and led the state’s successful Race To The Top application. Deb was a senior fellow with the International Center prior to her recent appointment. | |
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Sue Gendron Senior FellowInternational Center for Leadership in Education Policy Coordinator SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium |
| Having served as Maine’s Commissioner of Education and President of CCSSO, Sue is now a leader of one of the two multi-state consortia funded by U.S. Department of Education to develop assessments from Common Core State Standards. | |
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Dr. Susan Szachowicz Principal Brockton High School Brockton, MA |
| As principal of Brockton High since 2004, Sue has taken this 4,200-student urban school from being a case study in failure to outperforming 90% of Massachusetts high schools. | |











