Unit: Center for the Study of Education Policy

In this edition of the SLP Highlights, how ISU used School Leadership Program funding to test and implement academies for administrators across the state is shared. 

Lisa Hood, of Illinois State University’s Center for the Study of Education Policy, and Pam Rosa, of Rosa Educational Consulting and the Danielson Group, will present at the National Association of Elementary School Principal’s (NAESP) 2018 PreK-8 Principal’s Conference in Orlando, Florida being held July 9-11, 2018.

Several team members traveled last week for Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Project Director’s Conference at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.  Pictured left to right Erika Hunt, Darlene Ruscitti, Alicia Haller, Carmen Bergmann, Molly Allen, and Eric Larsen.

A team from Illinois and Tennessee met in Chicago on June 21-22 to begin work on a series of micro-credentials for principals on equity.

As a member of the National Expert Advisory Committee for the Strong Start to Finish (SSTF) initiative funded by the Gates, Kresge, and Great Lakes Foundations, James Applegate will be meeting with first round grantees in DC this week to assess their progress and share lessons learned.

Michaela Fray (Regional Office of Education #1), Dr. Mary Kay Scharf (Illinois State University), and Paty Huizar (Greely Center for Catholic Schools) presented “IL-PARTnering for Success: Perspective from the Coordinators” at the Teacher Quality Programs (TQP) Summit June 14-15, 2018 in Washington DC based on their work with the Illinois Partnerships Advancing Rigorous Training (IL-PART) Grant.

Michaela Fray and Mary Kay Scharf presented “Guiding Teacher Leaders to the Principal’s Office: A Competency-Based Approach” at the National Summit for Principal Supervisors held April 25–27, 2018. 

Erika Hunt will be presenting “Collective Power: Collaborating for Grant Success and Building Sustainability from the Start through Effective Partnership Models” on June 14-15 in Washington, D.C.