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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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The Council offers several opportunities for professional growth and development. Following is a summary for your reference. See Calendar of Events for dates & locations. The Leadership for Educational Achievement Foundation, Inc. (LEAF) is the professional development arm of the New York State Council of School Superintendents (The Council) and was established in 2006 as a 501 (c)3 organization. LEAF has been successful in offering the highest standard of professional development for New York's education leaders. LEAF's priority remains consistent with it's founding mission, "To raise the success of education leaders and the students they serve through professional development opportunities that are excellent in quality, pertinent in focus, and readily accessible to all." Our goal is to support you as you continue to raise student achievement and close performance gaps statewide. APPR WEBINAR SERIES LEAF, Inc., in response, to New York State's New Requirements for the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) has designed a series of workshops, webinars and resources to assist districts with designing APPR plans. The following list of webinars focuses on approved rubrics: Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) - a webinar offered on November 17, 2011. Please go to the following link and click "play back": https://discoveryed.webex.com/discoveryed/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=30669142&rKey=c70403d78c0c218f Additional webinar featuring Dr. Joseph Murphy, co-author of the VAL-ED model: http://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveryEducation#p/a/u/2/yfYnyMsHR2E The Reeves Leadership Performance Matrix - to review the pre-recorded webinar with Dr. Douglas B. Reeves go to: http://www.leadandlearn.com/multimedia-resource-center/webinars and click on "Leadership Performance Matrix" from 11/14/2011. Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric - a webinar was offered on November 22, 2011. To view, please go to: http://www.lciltd.org/whatsnew. Marzano's School Administrator Rubric - a complimentary webinar offered by Robert Marzano on December 20, 2011 (12-1:30pm). To access this webinar and materials go to: http://www.marzanoresearch.com/Free_Resources/event_presentations_webinars.aspx LEAF, Inc. will continue to offer training opportunities throughout the coming school year that will collectively address each of the nine required training elements specified in the new Commissioner's Regulations. PROGRAMS FOR CABINET LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS 3rd Annual Leadership Summit for Deputy and Assistant Superintendents April 1, 2012, Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Albany As a part of LEAF’s commitment to develop and enhance services for Deputy and Assistant Superintendents, we instituted a leadership summit specifically designed to address their needs. The Summit is now an annual event and will offer: · Updates from the NYS Education Department; · A keynote address by education expert Yong Zhao, Ph.D.; · Timely concurrent sessions; and · Opportunities to network, share best practices and build collegiality among statewide peers. Contact: Kacey Feldman, Program Associate at 518-449-1063 or kacey@nyscoss.org. Sponsored by Premier Gold Partner Future Superintendents Academy (104.5 hours total) The Future Superintendents Academy was offered for the first time in 2009 and has received outstanding reviews by those who have participated. The Academy requires a year-long commitment, beginning in July 2011 and concluding in May 2012. Participants are required to attend a three day summer institute and eight weekend sessions throughout the year. The program includes discussions of critical topics relevant to the superintendency such as communications; change, systems and planning; governance; financial leadership; human resources; instructional leadership and the search process. Case studies, journals, reading assignments and projects are integrated throughout the program. The program is designed to be highly intensive and has a rigorous application process. Upon completion of the Future Superintendents Academy, participants are exptected to pursue a superintendency in New York State. July 6-8, 2011 (Summer Institute) September 9-10, 2011 October 21-22, 2011 November 18-19, 2011 January 6-7, 2012 February 3-4, 2012 March 5-6, 2012 April 20-21, 2012 May 11-12, 2012 Contact: Kacey Feldman, Program Associate at 518-449-1063 or kacey@nyscoss.org. Co-sponsored by PROGRAMS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS New Superintendents Institute (6 hours per full day session; 3 hours for half day sessions) The New Superintendents Institute is a year-long series of workshops tailored to making the transition to the superintendency successful. Each session in the series covers different topics that include; developing superintendent/school board relationships; finance and budget development; the superintendent's role as district advocate; leadership responsibilities and ethics and keeping the focus on students. Each session includes time for small group discussions with experienced superintendents on issues of concern to new superintendents. Participants will also have opportunities to speak directly with the Commissioner of Education and key department staff. The fist workshop, the New Superintendents Orientation, is held in July, and offers an introduction to The Council and LEAF, Inc., the Commissioner of Education and key SED staff as well as presentations on superintendent/school board relations and leadership responsibilities. The Institute continues with sessions in September, November, January and March. The September and March workshops coincide with The Council's annual Fall Leadership Summit and Winter Institute. All first year superintendents and superintendents new to New York State are strongly encouraged to attend these programs. Participation in three of five workshops garners a certficiate of recognition at the following Fall Leadership Summit. Workshops are led by The Council's staff, experienced superintendents and other education leaders. July Orientation -July 14-15, 2011, SED & Crowne Plaza Albany Sponsored by Premier Diamond Partner Session 2 - September 25, 2011 (@Fall Leadership Summit) Saratoga Sponsored by Signature Partner
Session 3 - November 4, 2011, Syracuse Sponsored by Premier Diamond Partner
Session 4 - January 20, 2012, Albany Sponsored by Premier Diamond Partner
Session 5 - March 4, 2012 (@Winter Institute) Albany Sponsored by Signature Partner
Contact: Vren Banks, Programs & Resource Development Associate at 518-449-1063or vren@nyscoss.org.
Institute for Second and Third Year Superintendents LEAF hosts a July 2011 workshop in Saratoga Springs and two meetings in conjunction with The Council's conferences in September 2011 and March 2012. In order to provide the highest quality and most pertinent information and support to early career superintendents, topics are determined by early career superintendents in advance of each session. The July workshop will delve into several key topics while the September and March sessions focus on a single issue from different perspectives. Summer Workshop - July 21-22, 2011, Saratoga (Space is limited) Sponsored by Premier Gold Partner
Session 2 - September 25, 2011, Saratoga Sponsored by Signature Partner
Session 3 - March 4, 2012, Albany Sponsored by Premier Platinum Partner
Contact: Vren Banks, Programs & Resource Development Associate at 518-449-1063 or vren@nyscoss.org. Getting Ahead of the Game in New York State: Complying with the New APPR Requirements August 9-10, 2011 (New York City) & August 24-25, 2011 (Syracuse) The new APPR regulations are arriving fast, with tight design and implementation timelines, putting enormous pressure on school districts to revise their systems to be compatible with the new requirements. Featuring renowned educational consultant Charlotte Danielson, this two-day program will provide concrete suggestions for complying with many of the requirements for evaluation systems, and for training and certifiying lead evaluators. The workshop will offer suggestions of approaches for district leadership teams to incorporate into their systems for documenting student growth, but is primarily designed to provide guidance on the portion of the APPR requirements related to teacher practices. Co-presented with Sponsored by Premier Gold Partner
Leadership for Student Achievement Leadership for Student Achievement is specifically developed for district teams interested in working together on improving student achievement. Topics are pertinent to rural, suburban and urban school districts. Teams will focus on and discuss how to best influence student achievement in their districts. To guide the work of the team, superintendents are strongly encouraged to attend. Time is incorporated into each session for district planning, sharing and team-building. Teams have a unique opportunity for open discussions, reflection, and gaining understanding from experts and other school districts. District team members have ranged from teachers, teacher leaders, board members, directors of curriculum, assistant principals, principals, assistant superintendents and superintendents. February 3, 2012 (Michael Fullan) Sponsored by Premier Silver Partner Discovery Education
Contact: Vren Banks, Programs & Resource Development Associate, at 518-449-1063 or vren@nyscoss.org. BOCES Aid is available for this program. Co-presented by Professional Learning Communities at Work: Bringing the Big Ideas to Life featuring Dr. Rick and Becky DuFour April 2-3, 2012, Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Albany The Research is clear: the most promising strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement is developing the capacity of school personnel to function as a professional learning community (PLC). When schools operate as PLCs, staff members are united by a clear sense of purpose, a common understanding of the school they are trying to create in order to achieve that purpose, collective commitments regarding what they must do to move the school in the desired direction, and shared goals that provide benchmarks of their progress. Staff members work together in collaborative teams that engage in recurring cycles of collective inquiry on the big questions of teaching and learning, engage in recurring cycles of collective continuous improvement cycles in the routine practices of the school and assess their efforts on the basis of results rather than activities. Presented by the Leadership for Educational Achievement Foundation and the NYS Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Contact: Vren Banks, Programs & Resource Development Associate at 518-449-1063 or vren@nyscoss.org. Sponsored by Premier Silver Partner
The Summer Institute at Harvard (15 hours, 2 ˝ day session) July 2012 The Summer Institute at Harvard is offered every July on the Harvard University campus for approximately 30 school superintendents. The program provides an opportunity for a small group of superintendents to exchange ideas in a collegial atmosphere with Harvard University faculty and highly respected education researchers. Over the years, speakers have included scholars such as Dr. Roland Barth, Dr. Howard Gardner, Dr. Richard Elmore, and Dr. Thomas Payzant. The program provides the advantage of hearing from presenters from multiple divisions of Harvard's Graduate School. Information on the Institute will be available in April 2011. Contact: Kelly Masline, Director, at 518-449-1063 or kelly@nyscoss.org. Frames of Leadership (available upon request)Frames of Leadership, based on leadership theory and practice, is designed for all superintendents and assistant superintendents regardless of experience and district size. It examines the issues faced by school leaders and incorporates the knowledge, skills and experiences of both faculty and program participants. Frames of Leadership provides a rare opportunity to reflect on professional practice and build collaborative networks. The curriculum is based on Bohlman and Deal's four frames of leadership: political, symbolic, structural, and human resource leadership. Contact: Kelly Masline, Director, at 518-449-1063 or kelly@nyscoss.org. Developing High Performing Schools: Characteristics and Models (available upon request) This one-day offering discusses common characteristics of high performing schools and school districts and the roles building and district leaders can play in moving any district to higher performance by adults and students. The development and use of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) will be highlighted, including an analysis of how districts have successfully created a culture based on staff members engaged in ongoing professional dialogue focused on instructional quality. The analysis will provide insights into the successful strategies for full implementation that any district can use as well as noting and discussing the difficult points in the process. Contact: Kelly Masline, Director, at 518-449-1063 or kelly@nyscoss.org. Superintendent-School Board Relations and Team Governance (available upon request) This one-day session will provide superintendents with time-tested successful practices for developing and maintaining strong, positive relationships and team governance practices with their Boards of Education. The session will discuss characteristics of effective boards and strategies and how to deal with the most common difficulties of dysfunctional boards and board-superintendent relationships. As all board-superintendent relationships are unique, participants will have opportunities to analyze their specific relationship and share the successful practices they use as well as difficulties they have had or are experiencing with their board. Contact: Kelly Masline, Director, at 518-449-1063 or kelly@nyscoss.org.
Professional Development Leadership Credential The process leading to the leadership credential is designed to provide superintendents with a means of assessing the scope and effectiveness of their leadership efforts based upon the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) 2008 Leadership Standards. The process relies on self-reflection, data and research analysis, and an aggressive professional development agenda focused on leadership to support student achievement. The goal is to stimulate growth on a personal level and throughout the superintendent's district. Superintendents interested in assuring that leadership development is systematic, research-based, and ongoing should consider the individual leadership credential. After completing the individual leadership credential, superintendents may pursue working towards the district leadership credential. All superintendents are provided with a trained Leadership Partner. Contact: Kelly Masline, LEAF Director, at 518-694-4880 or kelly@nyscoss.org.
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