Audience

Participation is restricted to early career elementary, middle, and secondary assistant principals and highly recommended for first-year assistant principals.

Pre-registration and payment are required to attend all CEEL workshops. No walk-ins will be accepted.

If you do not receive a confirmation email, please call the SCASA office at (803) 798-8380.

The Center for Executive Education Leadership (CEEL) Assistant Principal Foundations: Silver Strand includes four workshops designed to support your professional and personal growth during your initial years in the assistant principal role. Participants may register for all four sessions at a reduced price or may register for each session individually.

Dates and descriptions for each session are listed below:

Introduction to the Role/Responsibilities of the AP

October 6, 2021

Whether the assistant principalship is your long-term career focus or the start of your journey to other roles in school leadership, beginning well is essential. Attend this session to examine both yourself and the role of the assistant principal. What are the key leadership skills necessary for  success? What will be new that you have never done before? How do you mesh your abilities with those of your school principal so that a strong leadership team is formed? Plan to engage in activities and discussion with other early career APs as you learn to use old and newly learned skills for the benefit of the students.

Managing the Work of the AP: A Careful Balance

December 1, 2021

The role of the assistant principalship is very complex. The daily demands of the job can feel challenging and exhausting as you seek to balance the many priorities of the assistant principal’s work. This engaging session will provide participants with strategies for identifying and balancing the three-fold nature of the assistant principalship: 1) instructional leadership, 2) operational management, and 3) organizational development. You will gain an understanding of how you currently prioritize and use time as an assistant principal as well as knowledge on how to become more effective at utilizing and prioritizing time. In addition, participants will obtain a clear understanding of balancing and organizing work through the four components of work organization.

Classroom Management and Parent Communication

February 2, 2022

Schools today are in the spotlight more than ever. Unfortunately, the news is often not what we want to hear about our public schools. Inappropriate student and adult behavior are in the headlines more and more. As a school leader, you make on-the-spot decisions every day that are critical for maintaining the crucial balance. How the public perceives these decisions will be determined on how you handle them. If there’s a disconnect between the public and your school, rebuilding trust will be an uphill battle. In this workshop we will discuss how building relationships with students, staff, and parents strongly impacts productivity and effectiveness. Content will provide preparation on how to have a plan and work structure in place where you manage tasks more efficiently, and students, staff, and parents will gain confidence in your ability to lead the school. Through collaborative, small group discussions, we will grapple with real-world scenarios related to classroom management and discipline and, ultimately, how to make the clear decisions needed.

Key Transitions: Classroom to School Leadership

March 31, 2022

In this near-end-of-school-year session, it will be time to reflect on what you have learned and then define a few key transitions so that you and your school principal can significantly impact student achievement. A plan for action is essential. What actions need to be taken? Do they relate to personnel, curriculum, instructional practice, planning vs. implementation, changes in the culture of the school, or other identified targets? To the leadership team you bring new perspectives and recent classroom experience. During this session, practice using your skills to both identify needs, determine the local resources and context that will enable success, and gain classroom and leadership support for action. This session gives you the opportunity to refine your instructional leadership actions as you assist teachers in improving teaching and learning in your school.

Payment 

• Online registration must be paid by credit card.
  • SCASA Members - $800 (Must be logged in to see this price)
  • Non SCASA Members - $1500
• To pay by check, please click here to print a registration form to include along with your check.
  • Even if you are paying by check, please log in and update your profile. 
• After completing your payment, you will receive a confirmation email for the strand and individual sessions.
• SCASA does not accept purchase orders. 

Fellowships Available

• Fellowships are available for those who both register for the series and attend each session in the series in its entirety.
  • 50% for aspiring leaders and assistant principals (ALL school districts)
  • 50% for district-level leaders and principals (Plaintiff school districts only)
• Reimbursements will be submitted to school districts by May 5, 2022.
• In the event the reimbursement should be made payable to the participant, SCASA will require that an authorization form be completed and signed by an official in the district office accounting department.

Cancellation Policy

• Because of the special rate for all four sessions, cancellations must be made by September 8, 2021.
• Cancellations are subject to a $160 fee, to be deducted from the fees incurred at the time of registration.
• Cancellations must be submitted in writing to april@scasa.org by September 8, 2021.
• Cancellations received after September 8, 2021, will not be refunded.