The NYC Leadership Academy provides workshops designed to support NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) school leaders in the areas of instructional leadership and accountability. NYCDOE school leaders can sign up for workshops that focus on a range of topics that respond to NYCDOE competencies. Please see details below.
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Upcoming Workshops:
CHILDREN FIRST LEADERSHIP SERIES
In collaboration with the CSA's Executive Leadership Institute, we are pleased to offer the Children First Workshop Series, a series of workshops designed to support NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) school leaders in the areas of instructional leadership and accountability. To register for upcoming workshops please visit the following link: http://csa-nyc.org/executive-leadership-institute/upcoming-workshops.
Below are our current offerings.
Using Data to Improve Instruction - Progress Reports Part 1
This is a series of practical workshops that will enhance your understanding and use of data to drive decision making at your school. This workshop will provide an overview of the Progress Report, its structure and the different components that schools are measured on. Participants will gain an understanding of each measure under the categories of School Environment, Student Performance, Student Progress and Closing the Achievement Gap. Using their own Progress Report, participants will identify needs and use the data to determine next steps for improving student outcomes.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Using Data to Improve Instruction - Progress Reports Part 2 (Laptop Required)
This workshop will provide a brief review of the structure of the Progress Report and recent changes and discuss how schools are examining the trends and patterns of progress over the past two years. Participants will gain a more detailed understanding of how data is used to generate their Progress Report, how it's organized, scored and the comparisons across peer schools and city. By working with school data (from ITT and ARIS) participants can better analyze the trends and patterns of student performance in their schools. Participants will be equipped with strategies on using data to set high learning goals and develop plans to improve student learning both at the school and classroom levels.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 12:30am to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Quality Review I. "An Overview of Changes"
This workshop highlights the changes in the Quality Review process for the 2009-2010 school year. The relationship between the leadership competencies and the QR as a lens for school improvement will be examined. Participants will obtain a foundation to help them to develop their leadership skills with an emphasis on accountability.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Quality Review II. "The Road to School Improvement"
This workshop is designed to enable School Leaders to utilize the Quality Review as a blueprint of school improvement that is aligned to core competencies. Emphasis will be placed on completing the SSEF, examining the QR scoring rubic, and developing strategies to promote student achievement. Interactive activities will include sharing best practices, role play and group work with QR scenarios.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Leading Change: Developing High Performing Teams
During this workshop School Leaders will examine how high performing teams operate. They will then have the option of identifying one or more of their teams including but not limited to: SLT, Inquiry, Instructional Cabinet, and Administrative Cabinet. School leaders will take a critical look at the efficacy of their existing teams and determine how each team's practice can become more proficient in improving student performance. School leaders will leave with action plans to improve their own teams. This session will be aligned to the following School Leadership Competencies: (A) Personal leadership (B) Use of Data and (C) Development of Staff.
Tuesday, February 16, 2020 12:30 to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Use of Data Analysis for Strategic Planning
During this workshop school leaders are asked to bring pieces of their own school data to the session. These may include PR, QR, LES, TDI, ELA/Math Results, as well as any other sources of data. School leaders will take a look at their data through multiple lenses including, student learning, parent involvement, attendance issues, or a lens of the principal's choice. This valuable process will enable school leaders to triangulate data from own school, indentify patterns and trends, understand implications on budget, staff and professional development, and plan appropriate next steps. This session will be aligned to the following School leadership Competencies: (A) Personal leadership, and (B) Use of Data.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Effective Communication to Move your Instructional Agenda
During this workshop School Leaders will take some time to hone their vision for the upcoming year, understand the importance of and form a consistent message, develop a strategic communication plan that will help them address various stakeholders and identify leverage points, and give them the opportunity to practice conversations and other modes of communicating their message. This will be broken down into 3 parts: setting direction for 2009-2010, developing a Strategic Communication Plan, and getting your message across.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Excel - Beginners
Participants will learn how to navigate the worksheet, enter labels and values, format cells, columns and rows, filter and sort data, print and create charts.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Excel - Advanced
Users will build upon beginners' skills to work with formulas and functions, analyze data and use Excel's advanced features. Prerequisite: Beginners Excel or practical knowledge of Excel.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Teacher Data Initiative - Analysis, Strategies, and Conversations (for Administrators of grades 4-8)
Provides an overview of the Teacher Data Initiative report, its structure and the component parts that go into the report for each school and teacher involved. Participants will gain an understanding of how the report reflects relevant factors of student progress and provides useful information for school improvement efforts.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Staten Island ELC, 715 Ocean Terr., Bdlg. C, S.I., NY 10301
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Maximizing Your Budget in Difficult Times (for Elementary Schools)
This workshop will provide principals with insight into maintaining core instructional programs in face of budget cuts. Participants will obtain understanding of budgeting to survive in bad financial times. Using their own budgets participants will identify core program priorities.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Monday, April 5, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Maximizing Your Budget in Difficult Times (for High Schools)
This workshop will provide principals with insight into maintaining core instructional programs in face of budget cuts. Participants will obtain understanding of budgeting to survive in bad financial times. Using their own budgets participants will identify core program priorities.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Monday, April 5, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Closing the School Year: Effective Time Management and Delegation Practices
This workshop is designed to help school leaders utilize their time in the most efficient and effective ways. Utilizing tools such as the Responsibility Matrix, leaders will be able to manage and lead all the end of year tasks and put into motion the initial steps for the upcoming school year. Moreover, this work will provide school leaders with the opportunity to involve and develop their staff. This session will be aligned to the following School Leadership Competencies: (A) Personal Leadership and (D) Staff and Community.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Brooklyn ELC, 16 Court St. 4th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241
Executive Leadership Institute Single Topic Workshops
Time Management
This workshop is designed to allow School Leader an opportunity to explore "time management" as a self management challenge. Identify skills, strategies, and resources needed to effectively deal with time management challenges common to school settings.
Friday, January 15, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Staten Island ELC, 715 Ocean Terr., Bldg. C, S.I., NY 10301
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am Qns. ELC, PS 193, 152-20 11th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357
Emotional Intelligence - Emotionally Intelligent Leadership and Building a Healthy Organization
School Leaders will learn about the Emotional Intelligence Leadership framework, its application to school-based challenges, and reflect on their own strengths as the primary representative of their school community. In particular, we will explore how modeling effective emotional management sets a baseline expectation for all staff, strategize about some common obstacles impacting staff morale, and discuss the importance of the principal as leadership coach, i.e. as an active developer of leadership throughout the system.
Friday, January 15, 2010 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm Staten Island ELC, 715 Ocean Terr., Bdlg. C, S.I., NY 10301