|
Leadership Academy Begins
This Summer |
| Four new LEAD courses will
be unveiled this summer at the ND LEAD Center’s first Summer Leadership
Academy. The program is designed to meet the professional development
needs of school leaders in an ever-changing school environment. |
| Four separate courses will
be offered. Each one focuses on a specific set of skills or
competencies; however, all the modules are interrelated. Participants
may choose from one or a combination of the modules depending or their
needs and interests and earn graduate credit for each. |
| Each Academy topic has a
skill development focus based on a specific knowledge base and certain
key behaviors. Participants begin each seminar by taking a Behavior
Inventory, which helps them examine their attitudes and beliefs. Both
knowledge acquisition and skill development is emphasized through
discussing issues, examining case studies, and practicing skills through
simulations and role-plays. Forming a network with other participants
and the trainer(s) will be another key component of the Academy. |
|
Help Needed to Recruit
School Leaders |
| It’s no secret that North
Dakota is facing a critical shortage of school administrators. As
educational leaders we can make a positive difference toward solving
this problem by identifying and recruiting talented individuals to
consider school leadership. |
| The ND LEAD Center is
sponsoring a one-day conference intended to generate excitement as well
as present a realistic portrayal of the joys and challenges of school
leadership. The conference will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2001, at
the Doublewood Inn in Bismarck. All educational leaders are encouraged
to post or pass along the informational material inside and to encourage
someone to attend the conference. And, if at all possible, support their
participation through time off, registration fees, and travel expenses. |
| We leave a lasting legacy
of our own leadership through the people we develop. Please consider
sponsoring someone for this event. |
|
Multi-Hazard School Safety
Training Project |
| Schools in seven North
Dakota counties are taking advantage of a program sponsored by the ND
LEAD Center and the ND Division of Emergency Management. Participating
schools are receiving free training aimed at helping them analyze safety
issues and update their emergency response plans. |
| The program involves a
twelve-hour training course that includes five major units, which align
with the critical elements of an effective emergency response plan: 1)
Hazard Identification and Analysis, 2) Hazard Mitigation (prevention),
3) Emergency Response Planning, 4) Recovery, and 5) Linking School and
Community Plans. So far, the most successful format has been to break
down the course into three four-hour modules conducted over the course
of several weeks or months with time for local planning between each
module. |
