This document outlines a professional development program for school administrators with 10 activities focused on improving leadership skills. The activities deal with raising leadership standards, data analysis, choosing an analogy for the principal role, words of wisdom from Dr. Sinclair, grading practices, ethics, improving schools, maintaining momentum for change, and planning. The document provides contact information for Jan King from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction who can be reached by email or phone for more information.

1. Leading in an Age of
New Standards
Professional Development
for
School Administrators
NWRESA
May 5, 2015

2. The Principal’s Office

3. Activity One:
Deal ‘Em

4. Activity 2:
Raising Our Leadership Lids
Scan pages
6 – 12

5. Buckets of
Gasoline or Water?

6. Activity 3:
The Irreplaceables

7. Activity Four: Data Groups
Being a principal is a lot like
being a _______ because…
Farmer, Travel Agent, Surfer, or Car Salesman

8. Activity Five:
Words of Wisdom from Dr. Sinclair

9. Activity Six: Grading Practices

10. Activity Seven: Ethics
“The organization
can never be
something the
people are not.”

11. Activity Eight:
Two Ways to Improve Our Schools

12. Activity Nine:
The Big Mo

13. Activity Ten:
Planning Ahead

14. Contact Information:
Jan King
jan.king@dpi.nc.gov
(828) 606-0177
Twitter:
@jan4tarheels