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Vision/Mission
A school principal strives to create a culture of excellence and innovation that aligns with the school’s vision and mission. They try to foster an environment where every decision and resource is guided by shared goals and values. School principals collaborate with teachers, students, parents, and community members to ensure that their school is a place where learning thrives and everyone feels valued.
Vision/Mission is a dimension in the Systems Domain under the School Leader Paradigm.
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Each Admin Academy is designed to develop and support learning leaders leading learning organizations.
ELN Courses
Available to all public school educators at no cost, ELN courses provide high-quality, on-demand content on the ELN platform. Don’t have access? Go here.
Becoming a Visionary Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Visionary leaders build a group vision as a guide for making all decisions.
Becoming a Visionary Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Visionary leaders build a group vision as a guide for making all decisions. They model visionary behavior because they believe vision is contagious.
Becoming an Analytic Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Analytic leaders possess the ability to adopt a data-driven analytic approach to...
Becoming an Analytic Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Analytic leaders possess the ability to adopt a data-driven analytic approach to decision-making, promote the ability of other educators to influence the learning environment based on data and implement effective systems to expedite the...
Becoming an Articulate Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Articulate leaders adhere to high standards and exhibit a proficiency to clearly...
Becoming an Articulate Leader
(2 PD Hrs.) Articulate leaders adhere to high standards and exhibit a proficiency to clearly convey and promote the mission, vision, and direction of the school while conveying intentions, roles, and responsibilities to all stakeholders.
Crisis and Emergency Management Planning
(3 PD Hrs.) Safety expert, Paul Timm, explains how to develop and implement a planning process for...
Crisis and Emergency Management Planning
(3 PD Hrs.) Safety expert, Paul Timm, explains how to develop and implement a planning process for a safe learning environment.
Embedding an Ethical Work Culture
(2 PD Hrs.) Embedding an Ethical Work Culture discusses three learning outcomes that help shape...
Embedding an Ethical Work Culture
(2 PD Hrs.) Embedding an Ethical Work Culture discusses three learning outcomes that help shape our understanding of ethics. The course will establish norms and expectations for ethical behavior, establish routines and processes for the ethical and respon
Evidence-Based Funding: Getting to Equity and Adequacy for Illinois Schools
(3 PD Hrs.) By Gary Tipsord. This course provides an overview of Public Act 100-0465 which...
Evidence-Based Funding: Getting to Equity and Adequacy for Illinois Schools
(3 PD Hrs.) By Gary Tipsord. This course provides an overview of Public Act 100-0465 which significantly redefines equitable and adequate funding for Illinois public schools. Participants will gain a working knowledge of the new funding formula.
Exemplifying Collaborative Leadership
(4 PD Hrs.) Presenter, Chad Dumas, shares insights on what it means to be a collaborative leader.
Exemplifying Collaborative Leadership
(4 PD Hrs.) Presenter, Chad Dumas, shares insights on what it means to be a collaborative leader.
Leading Vision and Mission
(3 PD Hrs.) In Leading Vision and Mission, the practitioner will gain the skills and knowledge to:...
Leading Vision and Mission
(3 PD Hrs.) In Leading Vision and Mission, the practitioner will gain the skills and knowledge to: utilize inquiry and research to evaluate and develop vision and mission to ensure peak performance within a school and facilitate a collaborative process...
PLC's Part I - Laying the Foundation for Student Achievement
(4 PD Hrs.) By Sue Workman - This course provides an overview of the foundations of Professional...
PLC's Part I - Laying the Foundation for Student Achievement
(4 PD Hrs.) By Sue Workman - This course provides an overview of the foundations of Professional Learning Communities. Participants can examine the current realities of their school/district in order to assess their readiness to implement or improve PLC p
Using SAT Data to Inform Improvement
(3 PD Hrs.) By Deb Greaney. This course provides an overview of the types and uses of data from...
Using SAT Data to Inform Improvement
(3 PD Hrs.) By Deb Greaney. This course provides an overview of the types and uses of data from the SAT K-12 Reporting Portal. Processes for examining that data and making reliable, informed decisions to guide school improvement and accountability, curr
ELN Webinars
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All Improvement Requires Change, Not all Change is an Improvement
April 27, 2023
All Improvement Requires Change, Not all Change is an Improvement
Leadership requires change management. Whether it’s intentional or not, leaders will spend most of their time managing change. It could be driven by state mandates, board elections, or local community issues. Successfully managing change is what will separate a great leader from a mediocre or underperforming leader. If navigated properly, it can create a win-win environment. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case. School leaders get thrust into the change process and often do more damage than good. All improvement requires change, but not all change is an improvement. What happens when change initiatives go wrong? Outcomes don’t improve as intended, staff members become frustrated, leaders are weakened, and the culture of cynicism begins to develop making future change initiatives that much more difficult. “This too shall pass” becomes the motto of the day and now even the most promising initiatives will struggle to gain traction.
Resources
Anchored to the School Leader Paradigm, IPA Resources provide tools to support learning leaders leading learning organizations.
