TEACHER EVALUATION SERIES: TOM MOONEY-DIANE ULLMAN-KIM MARSHALL
The Connecticut Principals’ Center of The Connecticut Association of Schools is again offering a series of workshops focusing on teacher evaluation. [more]
CAS ANNOUNCES IPAD TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Discover how the iPad can impact the busy life of a school administrator and shape the instruction that takes place in the classroom. [more]
CAS OPENS REGISTRATION FOR BANDJAM 2012
Attention high schools!! Does your school have students who have formed a garage band or student run band of any musical style? [more]
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL COMMITTEE TO HOLD WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING SCHOOL CLIMATE
The Assistant Principal committee, in cooperation with CTSDE and CEA, is pleased to offer a workshop, “The Role of the Assistant Principal in Improving School Climate” on April 26th featuring nationally recognized author and researcher, Stan Davis. [more]
CALLING FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Does your school have a terrific student activity program? [more]
CAS OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR DISTINGUISHED FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARDS
The Awards and Recognition Committee of CAS is soliciting nominations for the 2012 Distinguished Friend of Education Awards. [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]
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.
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.