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							Principals On Your Mark, Ready, Set, Go!
     Leadership Academy Summer Boot Camp
               PLA Boot Camp Agenda

Session One: A Conceptual Framework for Leadership Practice

Session Two: Leading a Data Driven Instructional Program


Session Three: Staff Relations Training (Classified and Certificated)
               School Report Card Overview
               Opening School Workshop

Session Four: Leading in a Safe and Violence Free Environment

  “Coffee with Susie” Daily small group Budget Chats (7:30-8:00)
       Overview of the Program



The Principal Leadership Academy
is a one year research-based
professional development program
for principals serving within the first
year of your new assignment.
         Who Do We Serve?



The Principal Leadership Academy is
designed to train and support new
principals serving in our K-12
schools, Small Schools, Continuation
Schools, Charter and Partnership
Schools
              Program Components

The program consists of three researched-based key
program features:

             Program Component # 1
A Four day Summer Boot Camp designed to:
– prepare principals for their new assignments
– develop their concept of leadership and introduce a
   conceptual framework for their leadership practice.
– assist principals in becoming reflective of their leadership
   practice
– assist principals in beginning the process of data-based
   strategic planning
– provide staff relations training and opening school
   procedures and processes for new principals.
       Program Component # 2



Individualized Project-based
Professional development sessions
designed to instruct, guide, and support
principals in developing and
implementing an effective strategic plan
to increase student achievement.
                   Our Curriculum
The curriculum is focused on developing
instructional leadership and school management
through the interaction of the core components listed
below and six key leadership behaviors: planning,
implementing, supporting, advocating,
communicating, and monitoring
  •   Effective Leadership
  •   Data-Based Decision Making
  •   High Standards for Student Learning
  •   Rigorous and Quality Instruction
  •   Supervision of Instruction
  •   Fiscal Responsibility
  •   Leading in a Safe and Violence Free Environment
  •   Parent/Community Engagement
        Program Component # 3



Mentoring provided by the Leadership
Academy staff to support and monitor the
implementation of the training provided
and build the capacity of the principals to
create and enact the identified strategic
plan for their schools.
                                          PLA Schedule

                   Summer Boot     SESSION 1      SESSION 2       SESSION 3       SESSION 4       SESSION 5
                      Camp            High        Rigorous and    Supervision      Ensuring      Reflection on
                     Training     Standards for      Quality     of Instruction   Equity and     Instructional
                                     Student       Instruction      Effective       Access         Strategic
                                    Learning                       Culture of     through the       Plan and
                                                                 Learning and     Matrix and     Goal Setting
                                                                 Professional       Master        for the New
                                                                   Behavior        Program            Year

    CITY                           October 2,     November 13,   January 22,      February 12,     March 5,
  COHORT                              2009            2009           2010             2010           2010
  Chamber of                       8:00 – 4:00     8:00 – 4:00    8:00 – 4:00      8:00 – 4:00    8:00 – 4:00
  Commerce         August 20 –        p.m.            p.m.           p.m.             p.m.           p.m.
350 S. Bixel St.     25, 2009      Chamber of      Chamber of    Chamber of        Chamber of     Chamber of
 L.A., 90017
                    8:00 – 4:00    Commerce        Commerce       Commerce         Commerce       Commerce
                       p.m.
   VALLEY
  COHORT           Both Cohorts    October 9,     November 20,   January 29,      February 19,    March 12,
  Devonshire        Meet at the       2009            2009           2010             2010           2010
  Professional      Chamber of
                                   8:00 – 4:00     8:00 – 4:00    8:00 – 4:00      8:00 – 4:00    8:00 – 4:00
 Development        Commerce
 Center 10045                         p.m.            p.m.           p.m.             p.m.           p.m.
 Jumilla Ave.                      Devonshire      Devonshire     Devonshire       Devonshire     Devonshire
Chatsworth, CA                     PD Center       PD Center      PD Center        PD Center      PD Center
    91311
      PD Center        PD Center      PD Center
    91311