February 22, 2012

Administrator’s Academy

For the latest information from the State Superintendent http://www.isbe.net/board/archivemessages/2011/message_022811.pdf

Ron Vail
Administrator Academy Consultant

AA Courses 2011-2012 School Year

To Register for these classes, use the registration form of your choice. Online registration form or mail-in forms are available in the navigation buttons on the left. Be sure to mail to the correct ROE. For assistance call Julie Cox at 309-736-1111 or email her at julie.cox@riroe.com

2011 -2012 Academy Offerings

#9513  Jr High/Middle School Principals Forum
For the past two years, the Junior High/Middle School Principals have been meeting quarterly to share conversations about the joys and challenges unique to educating 5-8th grade students. Come join the group to continue to dive deeper into topics such as the following:

Success stories and challenges

Progress in implementing RtI and meeting AYP

Professional development and resources that work

Using data for school improvement

Co-teaching and special education

Behavior interventions and processes

Asking the group about situations as they arise.

All meetings are scheduled on Tuesday mornings from 9-10:30 @ the ROE.  Please mark the next three dates on your calendar and plan to attend! This Forum is available for Administrative Academy by attending 2 of the 4 meetings.  Administrative Academy #913 – Building a Common Purpose and Vision for the School Improvement Process.

Perhaps one or more of those meetings could take place at a school willing to host a best practices showcase? There is no cost for attending these sessions unless you are taking them for Academy credit.  Cost for Academy credit is $120 and you must attend 2 sessions.
Dates: Sept 13, 2011, Feb 14, April 17 & June 12, 2012
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 AM  each day                  CPDUs: 8 for all 4 meetings
Cost: $120 only if you want AA credit            Location: ROE Moline
Audience: Middle and Junior High School Administrators and Lead Teachers
Registration Deadline: 9/6/2011
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#9521  Become an iAdministrator to Strengthen your Leadership and Management Skills
With the advent of new networking technologies such as blogs and wikis, and the ability of anyone to obtain and post information to the Internet, principals are faced with new learning opportunities to examine applicable educational research, investigate exemplary uses of these networking tools, and make plans to utilize these tools effectively to support learning in their school environments.
Dates: May 10, 2012                           Time: 8:30 AM  - NOON               CPDUs: 6                                                 Cost: $120
Location: ROE Moline                        Audience: Administrators and Teachers Presenter: Mike Breidenstein            Registration Deadline: 5/3/2012
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