A Four-Pronged Approach to Increasing Support for Public Schools
“This is a most hopeful time for America’s public schools,” said keynoter Jamie Vollmer, who addressed principals during the Opening Session of NAESP’s National Leaders Conference.
Principals Report a Productive Day of Lobbying on Capitol Hill
Attendees of NAESP’s National Leaders Conference spent a productive day lobbying on Capitol Hill for our nation’s students, as evidenced by the stories that were shared during the Hill Visit Debrief.
NAESP Analysis: Education and the Federal Budget
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Education program spending cuts, consolidation, and elimination remain congressional priorities. While top leaders in the House and Senate continue to tackle larger disputes on deficit reduction, spending cuts, and tax increases before the debt limit deadline later this summer, Congress and the U.S. Department of Education finally released the plan for the 2011 fiscal year’s spending on education programs, seven months after the start of the fiscal year. The news for education funding for FY 2011 is disappointing. At this time, the outlook for FY 2012 is shaping up to be worse. |
House Makes First Play to Reauthorize ESEA
K-8 principals will be directly impacted by programs proposed for elimination, including the School Leadership Program that provides professional development support.
Last week, Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, introduced the first in a series of bills that will be considered by the House Education and the Workforce Committee to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Don’t Fear Labels
AYP scores giving you the blues? The author of the May/June Speaking Out article says principals shouldn’t allow school-accountability labels bring them down. “Rather than fear the label, today’s building leader should embrace the realities and seek to lead in a climate that is desperately craving instructional leaders and role models for the school community to follow,” writes William Sterrett.
Takeaways From the Principalship
This month for our My Two Cents question, we approached former principals and asked them: Since you left the principalship, how has your experience as a K-8 principal informed your work in your current capacity?
Technology for 21st Century Learners
Transforming Technology Curriculum for 21st Century Learners
Nancye Blair
Sunday, April 10, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Convention Center, 1st Floor, Room 13
Modeling Differentiation—For Students and Teachers
Coaching and Supporting Teachers in Differentiated Instruction
Betty Hollas
Sunday, April 10, 12-2 p.m., Convention Center, 1st Floor, Room 24-25
Seeking Teacher Leaders
Real Change Happens Through Teacher Leadership
Susan Bell
Saturday, April 9, 1:15-2:30 p.m., Convention Center, 1st Floor, Room 13
Leadership has gotten a lot of attention lately in research, books, and articles. It is key to achieving significant gains in our educational system. We all know that it takes more than just one or two administrators to pull everything together, but often we miss out on developing the teacher leadership that will sustain growth and continue the programs for long-term success.
No Substitute Teacher Left Behind
No Substitute Left Behind: The Principal and School's Role in Enhancing Substitute Teacher Effectiveness
Kevin O’Connor
Saturday, April 9, 1:15 - 2:30 p.m., Convention Center, 1st Floor, Room 7
On average, each elementary student is in the presence of a substitute teacher 15 days per school year.
