From motivating students to confronting mediocre teaching—principals attending the sixth annual Summer Leadership Institute will find a variety of speakers and topics to meet their professional development needs.

  “The Partnership strives to listen to concerns of our principals and provide the type of professional development they request,” says James Garvin, senior consultant, The Principals’ Partnership. “We are always refining the Leadership Institute, and this year we have scheduled 30 different information sessions on a wide range of topics.”

  Registration information has been sent electronically to all members of The Partnership. While the registration deadline is May 31, principals are encouraged to register quickly. All expenses for the Institute are being underwritten by The Union Pacific Foundation.

  In addition to three general sessions and a luncheon keynote session, participants will be able to select from information sessions and school size alike sessions. There will also be team meetings and time for principals to network with their peers from across the country. Topics include “Culturally Relevant and Responsive Strategies for Serving Students and Families from Poverty;” “Creative Practices for Motivating Students, Parents and Co-Workers;” “Transitioning to High School—Eighth Grade Concerns, Ninth Grade Successes,” “Creating a Culture for Literacy,” Leadership and Learning 2007: Closing the Implementation Gap,” and “Leading for Equity: Principals Facilitating School-Wide Courageous Conversation.”

This summer’s Institute will be held in the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel July 16-19 with a theme of “Strengthening Education’s Future by Strengthening Education’s Leaders.” Approximately 700 educators are expected to attend.

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Three general session speakers
scheduled for Summer Institute

  The nearly 700 public high school principals and other educators attending this year’s Summer Leadership Institute will hear three general session speakers among the many professional development opportunities.

   Registration materials have been sent to all participants in The Principals’ Partnership, and May 31 is the deadline to register. All expenses for the Institute, which runs from July 16-19 in San Antonio’s Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, are being underwritten by The Union Pacific Foundation.

   The opening general session will be Tuesday featuring Doug Reeves on “Leadership and Learning 2007: Closing the Implementation Gap.” Reeves is founder of the Center for Performance Assessment and the author of more than 20 books on leadership and organizational effectiveness. He has received the National Association of Secondary School Principal’s Distinguished Service Award.

   Marcia Tate, a 30-year veteran of public education, speaks at Wednesday’s general session on “Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites.” She worked as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator and staff development director for 30 years in Decatur, GA, and now is a national education consultant.

   Thursday’s general session features Ron Clark, a former New York City teacher, talking on “Culturally Relevant and Responsive Strategies for Serving Students and Families from Poverty.” Clark, the 2001 Disney Teacher of the Year who has had a movie made based on his experiences with students in a low wealth area, currently is working to open a school in Atlanta for students from low wealth environments.

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Darrell Scott returns
to speak at Institute

   Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Joy Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings, returns to The Principals’ Partnership Summer Leadership Institute to address a special luncheon session Wednesday, July 18.

   The sixth annual Institute is scheduled for July16-19 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio. All expenses are being underwritten by The Union Pacific Foundation.

   Scott spoke at last year’s Institute outlining some of the hopes and dreams of his daughter before the shootings. He now coordinates “Rachel’s Challenge,” a program that goes into middle and high schools to encourage students to be kind and compassionate.

   “Little acts of kindness can have huge results,” Scott told last year’s attendees, and he gave them four challenges for their schools: eliminate prejudice, dare to dream, choose positive influences, and use kind words.

   Since his presentation in 2006, Scott and his team have made numerous presentations at Partnership schools.

   Registration materials have been sent electronically to all Partnership Principals with a registration deadline of May 31.

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More than 700 educators expected
for 6th annual Summer Institute

    Principals attending the sixth annual Summer Leadership Institute will have the opportunity to hear presentations on topics ranging from school-based professional development to gangs while interacting with approximately 700 educators.
    
    “Our aim is to provide the best possible professional development for today's school leaders and to facilitate networking and the sharing of expertise among 700 plus educators from across the country,” said Jim Garvin, senior consultant, The Principals’ Partnership. “The leaders of our high schools deserve the best.”

    Registration information has been sent electronically to all members of The Partnership. While the registration deadline is May 31, principals are encouraged to register quickly. All expenses for the Institute are being underwritten by The Union Pacific Foundation.

    This year’s meeting will run from July 16-19 in San Antonio’s Marriott Rivercenter Hotel with a theme of “Strengthening Education’s Future by Strengthening Education’s Leaders.”

   There will be three general sessions plus a special luncheon presentation on Wednesday. The Institute will begin Monday evening. Many popular speakers such as Dudley Flood will be returning to the Institute, and sessions will cover such topics as motivating under achievers, literacy, diversity, effective writing instruction, brain based learning, and school climate. Additional program information will appear on the Web site in the coming weeks.

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