Audience

Participation is restricted to elementary, middle, and secondary aspiring principals with 2+ years of experience. 

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) Aspiring Principals: Silver Strand includes four workshops designed to support your professional and personal growth. Participants may register for all four sessions at a reduced price or may register for each session individually.

Descriptions for each session are listed below:

A Practical Approach to Data-Driven Decision-making

October 29, 2024

Even in making the many on-the-spot decisions required of a school leader, the effective leader knows that significant planning and data precede the best decisions. Attend this interactive session where experienced facilitators will help you polish your planning and decision-making skills.  Most importantly, we will closely review how to apply the collection and use of data to guide both management and academic decisions.

Three Levels of Finance and Budget Basics

November 14, 2024

School finance is a complex subject from the state level to the school level. During this session you will explore the three levels of education funding and how each level impacts the next. You will gain knowledge on how the state appropriates dollars for education and what other factors influence the appropriation. You will learn how money flows from the state to the school district and how the amounts are calculated. Finally, you will learn how to construct a school budget. By improving your financial know-how, you will empower yourself in many ways, including gaining an understanding of how to justify requests and translate performance into financial terms.

So You're a Principal: Now What?

February 11, 2025

This workshop will present information to aspiring principals on the behaviors of an effective leader in the role of principal, especially related to moving forward with creativity and action. Content will help reshape thinking on innovation by providing knowledge of the different elements of creativity and how to build ideas in a group to let innovation flow.  As a result, participants will be better prepared to overcome traditional thinking patterns, use collaboration to gain multiple options and new approaches, and thereby gain confidence to creatively engage in their position.

Recruiting and Selecting Your Team

March 12, 2025

Everyone is aware of the increasing difficulty in recruiting and retaining effective teachers and other staff. In addition to recruiting difficulties, ensuring you have hired the best candidate is crucial. A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 69 percent of organizations have been adversely affected by a bad hire in the past year. The consequences include any or all of the following: lost productivity, time required to hire and train another person, drag on morale throughout the department or organization, diminished results, and legal issues. This session will provide information on current teacher recruitment strategies as well as how to use behavioral interviewing as a technique for ensuring you know how to hire the right person for the job.

Payment 

• Online registration must be paid by credit card.
  • SCASA Members - $940 (Must be logged in to see this price)
  • Non SCASA Members - $1,640
• 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 all 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 1, 2025.
• 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's accounting department. 

Cancellation Policy

• Because of the special rate provided for registration in all four sessions, cancellations must be made by October 1, 2024.
• Cancellations are subject to a $190 cancellation fee, to be deducted from the fees incurred at the time of registration.
• Cancellations must be submitted in writing to april@scasa.org by October 1, 2024.
• Cancellations received after October 1, 2024, will not be refunded.