The document summarizes an administrator academy presented by Trumbull County Educational Service Center. The academy, led by principal Bobby Dodd, aims to provide resources and support to help administrators grow in their roles. Participants will attend orientation and sessions on building relationships, effective learning environments, and developing a leadership plan. The interactive academy uses both in-person and virtual sessions, and participants will complete small projects to apply the strategies discussed. The goals are for administrators to meet leadership standards, develop skills to improve schools, and achieve gains in outcomes through an individualized success plan.

1. Administrator Academy
presented by Trumbull County Educational Service Center
Bobby Dodd
Principal
Gahanna Lincoln High School

2. Why an Administrator Academy?
•To provide administrators with the resources and
tools to grow and get better each day.
•Provide training, mentoring and support for
administrators.

3. What Will Make This a Unique Experience?
• You’re looking at a guy who started from the bottom.
• I’ve worked in Appalachia Ohio all the way to suburban schools
• From a person who didn’t even want to be a teacher to a leader of
the biggest high school in Central Ohio.
• You will learn that if I can get better each day, then anyone can.
• This academy will provide any administrator, at any level, easy to use
resources that can be implemented immediately.
• We will look at philosophy, but really focus on practices
• You will get step-by-step instructions on how to use resources as an
administrator and where to find help when you need it.

4. I Wanted to Be the Best Administrator
• I was a teacher for the first 10 years of my career.
• I always felt like I could do better than the administrator I worked for.
• When I first started, I felt others doubted me and if I could be a good
administrator.
• This is what drove me – it was one of my “Why”s
• As I continued to search for ways in which I could improve, I began to
realize knowledge was the power.
• I focused on getting more and more information so I could become
more knowledgeable.

5. What Will the Academy Look Like?
• Orientation of the Academy on Wednesday, February 8th
• Overview of the Academy and Expectations
• Recorded sessions for DLT meetings (follow up from Orientation)
• Tuesday, February 28th
• Wednesday, March 1st
• Tuesday, March 7th
• Wednesday, March 8th
• In-person Academy session Tuesday, April 11th (2 half day sessions)
• Virtual Academy session Wednesday, May 10th & Thursday, May 11th
• In-person Academy session Tuesday, June 6th (Summer Workshop)

6. What Will Be Required of Each Participant?
• Each Academy participant is expected to attend/view each session.
• Good part about Academy is that two of the sessions are Virtual.
• Each Academy participant is expected to read the course text in
portions to prepare for the next session.
• Easy to read book with many strategies to use the next day at school.
• There will be small projects to complete for each session.
• Projects will be respective to the time (or lack thereof) administrators have.
• Each Academy participant is expected to change practice by the end
of the Academy in some way.

7. What are the Goals of the Academy?
Goal 1 (Standards)
Participants will meet standards for completing the course
and growing as leaders
Goal 2 (Content)
Training and support will provide resources to use in
classrooms and buildings leading to school improvement
Goal 3 (Delivery)
Academy consists of in-person and virtual sessions.
Opportunities for districts and schools to have on-site coaching
for all administrators, teachers, and counselors
Goal 4 (Outcome)
Administrators completing the Academy will achieve gains in
district data, increase positive outcomes in school climate and
culture, and increase professional development opportunities
to improve instruction

8. Take A Closer Look
• Orientation (February 8th – overview of course)
• DLT Meetings (February 28, March 1, March 7, March 8)
• Recorded message that addresses from this webinar
• Refresher of goals and timeline for the Academy
• April 11 – Half Day session at the Trumbull ESC
• There will be AM and PM offerings of the session (same session each time)
• Required work is explained in course syllabus

9. Take A Closer Look
• In-person sessions will be mini-conferences during the day
• 8:20 AM – 9:30 AM: Relationships
• Why they are important
• How to create longstanding and valuable relationships
• Examples of what successful relationships entail (videos)
• Resources to use to help build relationships
• Small Group Activity – Whole Group Wrap-Up
• 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Break
• 9:40 AM – 10:50 AM: Effective Learning Environments
• The importance of effective learning environments
• Using technology to create effective learning environments
• Resources to use to help establish effective learning environments
• Small Group Activity – Whole Group Activity
• 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM: Break
• 11:00 AM – 11:50 PM: Begin working on Project 1

10. Final Project for the Academy
• Participants will create the Education Leadership Academy Success
Plan
• Plan will include timeline for remainder of 2016-17 school year, the
summer months and the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.
• Plan will include:
• List the methods used for each “Hack”
• What evidence and examples can you share regarding the method used
• How do you know you were successful? (present data gathered)
• What’s your plan for the future with the method?
• How will you help others with the method or engage others?

11. Contact Information
Email: robertdodd43783@gmail.com
Twitter: @bobby__dodd
Instagram: bobby__dodd
Voxer: bobby__dodd
Pinterest: @glhsprincipal
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-
Dodd/100007881709222
Blog: http://www.glhsprincipal.blogspot.com