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Sustaining Innovation in School Leadership Preparation and Development

Sun, April 19, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Sheraton, Floor: Lobby Level, Columbus AB

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This uploaded paper describes the session, including the title descriptors of the breakout sessions.

The School Leadership Program (SLP) is a federal grant sponsored by the USDE. A
hallmark of the grant is the connectivity between various agencies to provide quality leadership preparation and development programs for aspiring and current school leaders. These collaborative efforts involve community and educational stakeholders including districts, universities, city agencies, not-for-profit entities, foundations, private academic organizations, and others involved in the development of school leaders. This session continues the on-going effort of grantees to disseminate their collective lessons learned about the programs supported by those grants and how educational policy has been impacted as a result of the outcomes.

The workshop will allow SLP grantees to share practical, usable lessons learned from their experiences with the grants, based on their research, project data, and practical experience. Each grant project will have time to share their lessons learned and provide hands-on activities with attendees about leadership preparation and development. Participants will leave with a variety of material that has potential for implementation in their own leadership programs at universities, districts, or other leadership preparation and development providers. Potential material include sample course program material, memorandums of agreement, syllabi, program evaluation tools, internship manuals, student work projects, rubrics for project assignments, sample course activities for leadership preparation programs, and professional development tools.

The workshop will enhance adult learning through engaging the participants in interactive small- and large-group discussions as well as hands-on learning activities around leadership preparation and development materials. Participants will be encouraged to follow up with the session presenters throughout the remainder of the academic year for feedback on the utilization of the materials provided during the session. It is our hope to reconvene at UCEA, 2015 with participants to follow up on utilization and implementation of the strategies, materials, and tools; as well as individual program revisions to the tools and suggestions for improvement.

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