Designed for NEW & ASPIRING SCHOOL LEADERS
THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (SLI) IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. WE HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE ONE-YEAR TIMEFRAME.
By joining this professional learning network, you’ll develop a keen understanding of what it really means to be an effective school leader in today’s world. Each month, you’ll hear from experts in the field and add a wealth of “real life” tools to your leadership toolkit that will position you as a high-performing, immensely successful, results-driven, sought after leader.
2022/23 Cohort
8 monthly sessions, October-May [4 in-person – 4 virtual]
Attend each month and build leadership relationships and receive additional content related to the technical aspects of school leadership. Additionally, cohort participants will be involved in a capstone activity that relates to the organizational leadership skills all school leaders need.
As a cohort participant, SCECHs will be provided for 5.5 hours each month. Cohort participants will be charged a $300 participation fee. Ferris State University will pay for enrollment from any FSU-authorized academy staff.
A School’s Success Story Begins and Ends with Great Leaders
There has never been a greater demand for accomplished school leaders who truly understand each of the delicate intricacies of achieving the many goals beyond academic achievement. The truth is, you no longer have the luxury of time to figure it out. From the moment you step into a school leader’s role, you’re fully expected to deliver results on every level. You have not just hundreds of students to answer to, but parents, board members and your staff counting on you to drive the results, to set the pace and to gracefully handle every bump that comes up along the way. From owning academic achievement to crisis management and difficult conversations to navigating the political landscape and ever-changing demands of the parents that you serve. The SLI experience will equip you for success.
The School Leadership Institute is designed to prepare you for this full throttle launch into leadership. The training provides real life, applicable, insider information on how to THRIVE as a school leader in today’s world.
I would recommend this course, or shall I say, experience to anyone seeking or who has been in a leadership role. The people involved are top notch as well as all of the guest speakers. Topics discussed went right to the heart of what we all living through in our daily lives. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to be included in such a life-changing class.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
- School leaders in the early stages of their principalship
- Educators anticipating a leadership position over the next one to two years
- Members of the school community who plan to enter leadership roles, including department heads, assistant principals, curriculum coordinators and other members of the school community interested in expanding their leadership skills as it relates to the role of becoming a principal
This unique leadership course has been designed to sharpen your existing leadership skills and add new skills based on an in-depth analysis of the role of the modern school leader. We will focus on core competencies based on the challenges encountered within the role of a school leader. These competencies are developed through meaningful dialog with other leaders and through interaction with experts in the field. In short, this course is designed to help YOU become a stronger and more confident leader.
Applications Open Now.
Click to Apply!“I’ve been involved in a number of leadership initiatives throughout my professional experiences and most of them are theoretical in nature. This class was different in the fact that it was directly applicable to each one of us, no matter where we are in our development. Each time I left the class I not only was empowered by the speakers, but I had actions to put in effect in my school. I hate missing school and missing my kids, but I can honestly say I was able to bring back a better leader to my school each month. I am looking forward to sending my budding leaders to each year’s class.”