CIAC
(Athletics Division)


Upcoming Principals' Center Meetings
Mon., 11/9, 3:30-5:00pm - Principals' Center Technology Committee (Boardroom A1)
Tue., 11/17, 4:00-7:00pm - New Haven New Leaders Support Group (Gateway Builiding, NH BOE)
Wed., 11/18, 12:00-2:00pm - Principals' Center Board of Control (Classroom A2)
Tue., 12/1, 4:15pm-5:45am - CAS AP Committee With Tom Mooney (Conference Center C2)
Thu., 12/3, 9:00am-3:00pm - Executive Coaching (Conference Center C2)

Complete Principals' Center Calendar | Complete CAS-CIAC Calendar

Principals' Center News & Announcements

CAS-CIAC H1N1 CONTINGENCY PLAN

The CAS and CIAC Boards have approved the following contingency plan in relation to CAS-CIAC events: [more]

CAS OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Connecticut Association of Schools has opened nominations for the 2010 CAS Principal of the Year Awards Program. [more]

NCLB'S

by The Principals' Center's Critical Issues Committee [more]

POSITION PAPER ON PRINCIPALSHIP PREPARED BY PRIN. CENTER

The 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 PROGRAMS

The 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 LIST

For an updated list of approved student activities click here to download

View or Post Administrative Vacancies

The Connecticut Principals' Center offers a message board system designed for principals and assistant principals to exchange ideas and information relevent to their positions. The board also has an area for the posting of principal and assistant principal position vacancies.

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.