Superintendent Institute
"The Superintendent Institute opened up relationships with other superintendents with whom I can feel comfortable to discuss issues and get experienced advice about my concerns to make my district more successful. I appreciate the knowledge of how important collegial relationships are in building a true learning community in both my school and the state."
~ Don Smeltzer, Smackover School District
"The Superintendent Institute helped to instill in me that an effective leader has the ability to involve all stakeholders of the school district. He must also be able to make sure that everyone shares in the vision, mission, and beliefs. I feel that the Academy has helped me to become a more effective leader for my school. I will be able to provide the skills so that others around me in the district will become more effective at what they do as well."
~ Saul Lusk, Lee County School District
Purpose: The Superintendent Institute provides learning experiences that foster collective learning for a statewide professional learning community of superintendents. These formal learning experiences focus on the five leadership performance strands and are directly connected to each superintendent's application of their new and enhanced skills to real teaching and learning issues in their districts based on data.
Participants: Superintendents
Objectives: Objectives are to support collective learning and collaboration, to develop and implement an action research study designed to inform a teaching and learning challenge within their district, to engage in webinar discussions about effective practices to enlighten a system change that can affect teaching and learning performance for students and/or adults, to communicate and share knowledge and resources through an e-Forum designed to support the five leadership performance strands, and to access information and coaching support from members of the national support team who facilitate the learning experiences. The Superintendent Institute features:
- Whole-group focus sessions where major concepts and objectives are introduced with an opportunity for reflection and inquiry;
- Knowledge and skill-building sessions where participants focus on practice, information, and competencies related to individual district developmental needs;
- Applied learning skills addressing local needs and issues, as well as on-going work; and
- Feedback from Academy staff and facilitators on individual and team process and content strategies.
Length of Institute:
- Session 1: three days residential
- Session 2: two days residential
- Session 3: webinar, approximately two hours online
- Session 4: two days residential
- Session 5: two days residential
Location: The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Morrilton
Expenses: Expenses are paid by the Arkansas Leadership Academy; participants are asked to pay for transportation costs to and from the institute.
Application: To apply for the Superintendent Institute, please fill out and mail the application to the Arkansas Leadership Academy, 1 University of Arkansas, WAAX 300, Fayetteville, AR 72701 or fax to the Academy Office at (479) 575-8663.
- Superintendent Institute Application
For any questions or additional information, please contact Debbie Davis at (479) 575-3030 or dadavis@uark.edu.
Page last updated: 4/18/2011 1:44 PM