| 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) |

CAS-CIAC H1N1 CONTINGENCY PLANThe 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 AWARDSThe Connecticut Association of Schools has opened nominations for the 2010 CAS Principal of the Year Awards Program. [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.