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| Mon., 7/20, 8:00am-4:00pm - UCAPP Forum (Conference Center C2) | ||
| Wed., 7/22, 9:00am-5:00pm - RESC Alliance/SDE/CAS meeting (Classroom A2) |
Complete Principals' Center Calendar | Complete CAS-CIAC Calendar
| Principals' Center News & Announcements |
NEW SERVICE ASSISTS SCHOOLS WITH ACCREDITATION PROCESSCAS has initiated plans for a new service to schools for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation process. The CAS Board of Directors approved the project at its September meeting. [more] |
CAS ELEMENTARY "SCHOOL OF THE YEAR" APPLICATION DUE SEPTEMBER 11, 2009You are invited to nominate an outstanding CAS Elementary School as [more] |
BREAKTHROUGH COACH IS BACK - NOVEMBER '09Register now for the overwhelmingly popular Breakthrough Coach Workshop being held Nov. 2 & 3, 2009 at CAS. If you want to learn how to work with less, produce more and still get the job done in a sensible school week then it sounds like you're ready for The Breakthrough Coach. [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 |
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Principals' Center NewsletterThe Connecticut Principals' Center publishes a newsletter with valuable information for aspiring, new and career principals. |
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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.
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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.