1. THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
Performance-Based Leadership:
2010 – 2011 Ed.S. Cohort Orientation
June 4-5, 2010
The mission of the Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies is
to inspire and develop educational leaders who can transform schools into communities of inquiry
that pursue high levels of learning, equity, and democratic ideals.
Cohort Orientation Agenda
Friday, June 4th 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
We will meet at Sunset Hills Country Club beginning at 8 a.m. for coffee and conversation. We look
forward to having time for cohort members to mingle prior to the start of our formal agenda at 8:30.
 Program Overview- Facilitated by Dr. Margie Dam
o Program Vision
 Professors’ Perspective (Dr.s Dam, Hooper and Nixon)
 Students’ Perspective (Karen Wild, Ed.S.)
o Semester Sequencing
 Program Sheet
 Class Meeting Schedules
o Degree and Certification Classifications
o Performance- Based Leadership Field Experiences
o Leader Support Team
 Coaches Perspective (Kathy Hodges, Ed.S.)
 Cultivating the Cohort Community- Facilitated by Dr. Mary Hooper
o Protocols
 Norms
 Fears & Hopes
o Quality Reflection
 What is it? Why is it important? What does it look like? How do we respond?
Networking Lunch
Meet at the College of Education main entrance at 12:30. We will walk through campus to
accomplish several tasks (student IDs, technology resources, library access)
 Cohort Management- Facilitated by Individual Professors
TLC Classrooms (1112, 1114, 1116)
o Residency Field Experience Overview
o Induction Plan Process
 Forms
 Portfolio Structure
 Distance Learning Portals- Facilitated by Dr. Andy Nixon TLC 1200
o Introduction, Log-ins, Practice
o Reflection Assignment

2. Saturday, June 5th
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
We will meet in the College of Education (Rooms 4 & 5 on the ground floor) beginning at 8 a.m. for
coffee and conversation. We look forward to having time for cohort members to mingle prior to the
start of our formal agenda at 8:30.
 Introduction to Georgia’s Leader Keys- Facilitated by Dr. Mary Hooper
o Leader Key Training
 Overview of Selected Standards - Dr. Karen Wyler
 Crosswalk with Field Experiences
Networking Lunch
 Performance-Based Leadership Assessment- Facilitated by Individual Professors
Ed Center (225, 226, and 227)
o Baseline Assessment
o Common Assessments
 LST Meetings
 Performance Review
Sunset Hills Country Club
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