Next school year sharing session visits are Educational Leaders for the past three years.
scheduled at Bob Hope Elementary in SWISD Participants first attend a Powerful Strategies
on Nov. 10 and at Kirby Middle School in for Educational Leaders (PSEL) workshop, are
JISD, March 9. coached themselves, then supervised as they
4.
learn to coach others.
Courage to Lead (CTL)
A cohort of 15 school leaders met quarterly In addition to the PSEL model, other coaching
at a Hill Country retreat to renew their models have been shared and used in SLN
personal and professional lives. The and assistant principals cohorts. Coaching is
program is an outgrowth of the Courage an integral part of ongoing Principal Center
to Teach Program developed by Dr. Parker activities.
Palmer. Retreats are structured around the
7. Communication Workshops
themes of the seasons and the complexity of
Dr. Kelleher has presented multi-day workshops
leading schools today. A new CTL cohort
to principal and assistant principal groups
is planned for the 2009-2010 school year.
that study how we communicate (make sense)
5. School Leaders Network (SLN) with others. After such reflection, school
The Trinity Principals’ Center supports four leaders practice communicating in ways that
local inter-district SLN cohorts of 15-20 are reflective rather than reactive. A two-day
school leaders each that meet one evening a communication workshop is planned for Oct.
month for 10 months. The national School 21 and 23.
Leaders Network was established in 2006 to
8. Assistant Principals (AP) Cohort
accelerate principals’ efforts to increase student
This is the second year that the TPC has
achievement. SLN now supports cohorts in 35
sponsored a cohort for 40 assistant principals
states. Local principals from five districts have
from area districts. Sessions are built on the
been trained by SLN to act as cohort facilitators
wants and needs of the participants. This year
for dialogues between school leaders concerning
participants paired up to develop strategies
student achievement, teacher capacity and other
for helping children at risk. They visited the
leadership issues. Monthly meetings, founded
NEISD Academy for Creative Education to
on the tenets of adult learning theory, provide
see how it functions in preparing students for
principals with the ongoing support they need
college and/or the workplace. Two sessions
to make systemic change in their own school
focused on learning to communicate more
community. National and local research,
effectively. A panel of assistant principals who
using an array of qualitative and quantitative
had recently been promoted into other positions
instruments, indicate that SLN has a significant
talked about, “What I Wish I Had Learned as
impact in building capacity and improving
an AP.” Another AP Cohort is planned for the
student achievement through teaching. The
next school year.
Network also has been shown to enable leaders
to engage stakeholders in a vision for student
The Trinity Principals’ Center served more
success and then put reform initiatives into
school leaders and expanded the variety of
practice. The SLN cohorts will continue during
adult learning opportunities this year through
the next school year.
the collaborative efforts of participating school
6. Coaching
districts, ESC-20 and Trinity volunteers, as

well as through a grant from the Meadows
The TPC, in cooperation with participating
Foundation.
school districts, ESC-20 and ESC-13, has been
training TPC school leaders in Coaching for
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