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| Mon., 3/15, 3:30-6:30pm - Principals' Center Teacher Evaluation Series (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Tue., 3/16, 4:00-8:30pm - UCAPP: Proactive Discipline and Positive Behavior Supports (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Tue., 3/23, 1:00-3:00pm - Critical Issues Committee (Meeting Room B3) | ||
| Tue., 3/23, 3:30-6:30pm - Principals' Center Teacher Evaluation Series (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Wed., 3/24, 3:30-5:00pm - Ct First High School Robotics Presentation (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Fri., 3/26, 12:00-2:00pm - Principals' Center Board of Control (Boardroom A1) | ||
| Wed., 3/31, 3:30-6:30pm - Principals' Center Teacher Evaluation Series (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Thu., 4/1, 8:00am-12:00pm - Mentor-Mentee Workshop 5 (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Tue., 4/6, 4:00-6:00pm - 10 Motivational Strategies for Building Collegial Learning Communities (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Wed., 4/7, 2:30-7:30pm - Executive Coaching (Conference Center C2) |
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| Principals' Center News & Announcements |
TEACHER EVALUATION SERIES FEATURES: TOM MOONEY-DIANE ULLMAN-KATHLEEN BUTLERThe Connecticut Principals’ Center of The Connecticut Association of Schools is again offering a series of workshops focusing on teacher evaluation. Thomas Mooney (Shipman & Goodwin, LLP and the Neag School of Education, UCONN), Diane Ullman (Superintendent, Simsbury Public Schools and Adjunct Professor, UCONN), and Kathleen Butler (Interim Dean, St. Joseph's College) are the presenters. [more] |
RICK WORMELI BRINGS DIFFERENTIATD INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT & GRADING TO CTRick Wormeli, one of the nation’s premier experts on Differentiated Instruction, will be presenting in Connecticut on April 29 and 30. Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Schools and the New England League of Middle Schools, this two day conference entitled “Differentiated Instruction, Assessment and Grading,” is geared towards upper elementary, middle level and high school teachers. [more] |
FIFTH ANNUAL CONNECTICUT DATA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!The Fifth Annual Connecticut Data Conference "Stories of Success – Closing the Achievement Gap" will take place at the Waterbury Holiday Inn on April 28 and 29, 2010. [more] |
NCLB'Sby The Principals' Center's Critical Issues Committee [more] |
POSITION PAPER ON PRINCIPALSHIP PREPARED BY PRIN. CENTERThe Critical Issues Committee of CAS's Principal's Center, chaired by Michael Galluzzo, principal of East Farms School in Farmington, has written a position paper titled: The 21st Century Principal: A Call to Action. The paper, approved by the CAS Board last fall, outlines the leadership responsibilities of the contemporary principal and states the conditions needed to enable the principal to meet these responsibilities. [more] |
PRINCIPALS' CENTER PUBLISHES STUDY ON ADMINISTRATOR INDUCTION PROGRAMSThe CT Principals' Center has just released a summary of research and promising practices on administrator induction programs. Click here to read the introduction to "Administrator Induction Programs: Summary of Research and Promising Practices." Or download the full report here. |
CSAC APPROVAL LISTFor an updated list of approved student activities click here to download |
View or Post Administrative Vacancies
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If you are going to post, please use the appropriate board, and keep your posts professional. If you have any problems using the boards or comments, you can send them to boards@casciac.org.
Click here to visit the principals center message board.
RESOURCES
Resources suggested by participants at the career principals retreat this summer.
Book suggestions from participants:
- The Four Agreements
- Proud to be a Teacher - Bill Halloran
- Galieo's Daughter - Dava Sopel
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- The Art of Teaching
- Lincoln on Leadership
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- My Grandfather's Blessings - Rowen
- The Courage to Teach - Parker Palmer
- The Art of the Long View - Schwartz
- The Coming of the Chaordic Age - Hock
- Beyond the Words - Bonnie Goldberg
- A Short Guide to a Happy Life - Quindlen Fish
- The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
- Contact - Society for Organizational Learning - SOL@MIT
FBI OFFERS FREE WORKSHOPS ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) offers free workshops in "School Violence and Workplace Violence" to all schools in Connecticut. Included in these workshops is training on hostage survival, school violence and profiles of individuals who commit acts of uncontrolled rage. The workshops are open to all school personnel. Training is conducted on a regional basis and can be customized to fit a 2-4 hour block. Interested administrators should contact Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Ralph A. DiFonzo at (203)777-6311.