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The Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is an organization dedicated to the personal and professional development of school principals and the many other stakeholders who crucially influence the character and quality of schools. The Principals’ Center is offering a demanding and rewarding Institute planned for summer 2005. The Institute has assembled an outstanding cadre of Harvard faculty, educational consultants, and school practitioners for an intensive nine-days of professional development. The Institute, “Leadership: An Evolving Vision” will be held in July 13 – July 21, 2005, and will feature the following curriculum:
Accountability- Examine accountability systems.
Data Feedback – Develop an academic improvement system that provides specific and meaningful feedback to students and faculty.
Instructional Leadership – Knowledge about good teaching and learning lies at the hard of real instructional improvement.
Change – Learn to identify the dynamics of changes and how to guide colleagues through uncertain times.
Bias-Learn to recognize and eliminate bias.
Leadership-Reflect on my leadership style and understand its effect on other in the school community.
Equity and Excellence-Develop strategies for fostering student achievement.
Supervision – Confront mediocre teaching.
Communication-Learn to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
Vision-Learn to involve other in creating school vision.
Adult Development- Examine how the formative experience of staff members influence communication with others schools
School Culture-Provide a school culture that welcomes all members of the school community.
School Reform-Discover how reallocating resources can change the focus of a school reform effort.
The Institute includes a variety of teaching and learning formats to ensure that participants derive the maximum benefit from their interactions with faculty and each other. This structure includes:
Large group presentations
Follow-up activities
Process groups
Reflective Writing
Independent reading
Team building
To raise student achievement through effective leadership development programs ensuring that school administrators are exposed to current strategies, resources and support that will maximize their chance for success.
The New York State Education Department (SED) will award competitive grants to Charter Schools and community school districts to sponsor the participation of appointed principals from Schools Under Registration Review (SURR) and Schools participating on the School Quality Review Initiative to attend the Harvard Principals’ Center’s Leadership: An Evolving Vision, which will be conducted July 13-July 21, 2005.
The New York State Education Department (SED) will award twelve grants for the amount of $4,515.00 per principal, as follows:
Tuition: $2,325.00. This amount includes all materials, daily lunch, break refreshments and a one-year membership in The Principals’ Center.
Accommodations: $1,890.00. The Charles Hotel for 9 nights at $210.00 per night, including taxes, gratuity and daily breakfast.
Travel Expenses: $300.00
Completed cover page, program narrative, superintendent’s statement of assurance, Principal’s statement of assurance, application (including requested essay) and FS-10 budget form must be submitted to the New York State Education Department’s address listed below and postmarked by April 22,2005 to:
New York State
Education Department
Office of New York
City School and Community Services
55 Hanson
Place-Room 450
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Attention:
Cassandra Grant
The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, or sexual orientation in the educational programs and activities, which it operates. Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including Braille, large print or audiotape, upon request. Inquires concerning this policy of equal opportunity and affirmative action should be referred to the Department’s Affirmative Action Officer, NYS Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234.
June 15, 2007