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Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success: (CLASS Part 1)
Training for Coaches of Site Administrators
Background
This three-day training is designed to prepare individuals to provide intensive individualized support to new and veteran administrators. This program is based upon the New Teacher Center’s (University of California at Santa Cruz) groundbreaking work coaching new and veteran teachers and principals. The Stupski Family Foundation provided funding in support of the development of the training. The Wallace Foundation is providing funding to offer this unique training opportunity for educators in the state of Arizona.
Intended Audience
This workshop is designed for individuals interested in serving as:
- Coaching of beginning and veteran principals, assistant principals
- Instructors in administration pre-service programs
- Individuals responsible for the design and implementation of professional development programs for school leaders, including central office personnel
Outcomes
Participants will
- Understand the learning and support needs of new and veteran site administrators
- Learn and practice a variety of coaching strategies and skills designed to meet the needs of coaches serving new and veteran school administrators in induction and other professional development programs
- Access a variety of tools and resources specific to needs of administrator clients
- Understand the characteristics of a well designed, coaching-based program of leadership development for site administers
- Become part of a new learning community of leadership coaches
- Enhance their confidence and competence as educational leaders
Key Components of Coaching Leaders to Attain Student Success
- Blended Coaching Strategies
- Learn to draw upon a variety of Instructional and Facilitative Coaching Strategies in the course of the coaching relationship.
- Coaching Skills
- Learn and practice a variety of basic coaching skills including trust building, listening, question, problem solving, distinguishing assessments and assertions, formative assessment and goal setting.
- Tools and Resources for Coaches and Principals
- Access a range of tools for coaches, including self-assessment and 360º instruments aligned with leadership standards, forms, logs, sample letters and other materials to assist in establishing a coaching or mentoring program. Access a set of resources developed to assist coaches in meeting the needs of their coaches, including planning tools, articles, sample documents, and links to other resources.
What are We Coaching for?
Our goal is to "Coach Leaders to Attain Student Success." The characteristics of effective school leaders are complex, and are described in the Arizona’s Professional Administrative Standards and in the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards for educational leaders. This program prepares coaches to support principals in becoming effective instructional leaders who maintain an unrelenting focus upon improving teaching and learning.
Registration Information
- Classes are limited to the first 40 participants who register
- Select from one of these two sessions
| Session I |
Session II |
| August 29, 30, & 31 |
September 12, 13, & 14 |
| Sheraton Crescent Hotel |
Sheraton Suites Tucson |
| 2620 W. Dunlap Ave |
5151 E. Grant Rd |
| Phoenix, AZ |
Tucson, AZ |
| 8:30am - 4:30pm |
8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Registration Deadline: August 15, 2006 |
Registration Deadline: August 29, 2006 |
- Registration Fee: $125.00 fee includes participant’s manual, continental breakfast and lunch for all 3 days.
- Cancellations must be submitted in writing no less than 2 weeks before the event if a refund is desired.
- Register Online Now or mail/fax a completed Registration form (pdf) and payment to:
- Eoline Cary, Lead Coach
- Wallace Leadership Project/ADE
- 1535 W. Jefferson, Bin #63
- Phoenix, AZ 85007
- Fax: 602.364.0556
- eoline.cary@azed.gov
For further information
- Contact Eoline Cary, Lead Coach, 602.364.2069
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