Audience

Participation is restricted to district superintendents.

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) Superintendents' Strand consists of three sessions that have been designed to support you in your professional and personal growth. Participants may register for all three sessions at a special price or may register for each individual session.

Descriptions for each session are listed below:

Leading People Through Change

September 10, 2026

This session is designed to improve the senior leader’s effectiveness in both change management and change leadership. Unfortunately, many employees suffer when leaders fail to understand the stages employees go through during a change. The simple truth is that understanding these stages leads to faster and more effective change efforts. Focusing on communication, collaboration, and commitment helps to ensure that your senior leadership team, middle-level leaders, and the wider district organization are fully aligned with your change efforts, thereby yielding the results that matter.

A few weeks prior to the session, you will be receiving the book "insert book here"  to prepare for your participation.

Start with Why 

October 22, 2026

In book-study format, participants will discover and discuss success in small teams.  The author, Simon Sinek, focuses simply on "why."   Why do some people reach success while others do not? Why do some groups manage to team-up and endure challenges, thus succeeding, while others fail to do so? What is it that makes some people different from others when it comes to achieving success? Sinek uses many real-life examples to show how different people and organizations have managed to succeed. In using these examples, Sinek shows readers that if others can succeed, so can we. 

A few weeks prior to the session, you will be receiving the book Start With Why by Simon Sinek to prepare for your participation.

It Worked for Me

November 17, 2026

In book study format, participants will discover and discuss in small teams the principles that shaped the life and career of one of America’s most admired public figures, General Colin Powell, USA (Ret.).  At its heart the study will reveal Powell’s 13 Rules, notes he gathered over the years that ultimately formed the basis of his leadership presentations.  His short but sweet rules, including “Get mad, then get over it” and “Share credit,” are illustrated by revealing personal stories that introduce and expand upon what he believed were the most important principles: conviction, hard work, and respect for others.

 A few weeks prior to the session, you will be receiving the book "insert book here" to prepare for your participation.

Payment 

• Online registration must be paid by credit card.
  • Registration Fee - $725
• To pay by check, please click here to print a registration form to mail in 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 as well as the individual sessions within the strand you are registered for.
• SCASA does not accept purchase orders. 

Cancellation Policy

• Because of the special rate provided for registration in all three sessions, cancellations must be made by August 13, 2026.
• Cancellations are subject to a $140 fee.
• Cancellations must be submitted in writing to [email protected] by August 13, 2026.
• Cancellations received after August 13, 2026, will not be refunded.