A principal’s job isn’t over when the school year ends. As you wade into summer planning, join us for a deep dive on the skills and motivation you need to put your best foot forward in the new year. This forum will offer a practical exploration of the best practices in planning enriching professional development for your staff, innovative strategies for bolstering your school’s morale, and timely insights on leadership perspectives.
Participants will:
- Hear innovative solutions and inspiration from school leaders;
- Learn best practices for facilitating more relevant, more exciting professional development opportunities for your staff
- Get actionable advice for revitalizing to school morale—both your staff’s and your own; and
- Connect with your professional peers
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Agenda
Welcome & Introduction

Interactive Session: Why is Professional Development such a Headache?

Industry Perspective: Behavior Academies: Targeted Interventions That Work
Go beyond check in/check out (CICO) as the “catch all” intervention and begin using interventions that are targeted for all the specific behaviors you wish to eliminate. It is essential to a student’s personal growth and success to address the root cause of the behavior and provide the teaching of necessary and targeted academic and social behavior skills.
Panel Discussion: Planning Engaging Professional Development for Your Staff



Industry Perspective: Supportive Leadership: The Key to Student and Teacher Well-Being in School
We’ll explore the crucial role of supportive leadership in fostering both student and teacher well-being within educational environments. Attendees will gain insights into how empathetic and responsive leadership can enhance overall well-being in school, improve teacher retention, and promote a healthier, more productive learning atmosphere for students. The presentation will draw on recent studies conducted by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center on well-being for school teachers and well-being in education in childhood and adolescence.

In Conversation – Morale: Turning Negativity Into a Positive


Interactive Session: Setting Your Intentions for the Coming Year

Closing Thoughts
