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Beginning Principals Academy
Start Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
WHO: School leaders in their first or second year of the principalship.
WHAT: Beginning principals will participate in reflective and collaborative professional development related to effective school-level leadership directly linked to the school administrator's main role of facilitating high-quality teaching and learning. Participants will work together and with workshop leaders to apply the latest research and best practices and to enhance their personal leadership capacity and instructional leadership skills. The Georgia PSC and the Georgia DOE Leadership Standards will be used as the foundation for all learning experiences. Workshop sessions will be lead by successful veteran principals.
WHY: School leaders today must balance their roles as instructional leaders with the many other demands of the job. Changes in Georgia's student population and classrooms have prompted the need for school leadedrs who have the knowledge and ability to improve student achievement for all students, close achievement gaps, and turn around low-performing schools. The purpose of the Academy is to build the capacity of beginning school leaders to increase student achievement.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES include the following:
• Creating an organizational culture for improving achievement for all students
• Clarifying their vision of what an effective school looks like and their role in leading it
• Leading successful school improvement strategies
• Leading and managing change
• Supporting teachers through effective supervision and evaluation
• Using multiple approaches to solving leadership challenges
• Supporting teaching and learning in the classroom
• Setting goals and establishing priorities
• Building relationships and establishing a culture of collaboration
• Managing conflict
FORMAT: The Beginning Principals Academy is a year-long workshop with 8 monthly sessions beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 29 and continuing on: Tues. Oct. 12; Wed. Nov. 17; Tues. Dec. 7; Wed. Jan 19; Wed. Feb. 9; Wed. Mar. 9; and Wed. April 13.
COST: The cost for this year-long workshop includes all books, materials, and lunches for each of the day-long workshops. The cost for this program is $800.
WHERE: Georgia State University, College of Education
NOTE: For this series, all early-bird registrations (by Aug. 6) will receive a PowerPoint presentation on The Checklist for Opening Schools: How to Get Students, Teachers, Parents and the Building Ready for the First Day of School. There is no cost discount for early-bird registrations.
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