2012 Vermont Leadership Academy. Are you coming?
ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! CLICK ON THE REGISTRATION LINK (ON THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE UNDER SHORT CUTS
Thank you for your interest in our i-pad workshops. The responses have been a bit overwhelming. In just a few days, we have filled six workshops with 20 participants in each! That’s a lot of i-pads.At this point, we are establishing a WAIT LIST. We here at VPA are working to establish three other workshops in August, September and October. However, at this point, the best we can do is to put you on the wait list. You are welcome to e-mail or call with Wendy Scott, our Administrative Assistant, to find out if another has opened up. Her e-mail is wscott@vpaonline.org. Wendy can be reached at 1-802-229-0547.Unless we hear otherwise, your name has been entered on the Master i-pad Wait List. (we all love queues, don’t we?) We’ll contact you when an opening occurs or if a whole new date is added.
We think people like the trainings we offer for the initial session because they like the fact that we have current and former educators as our trainers. Molly Dubois and Kathi Lengel (Apple trainer) are the best. We have conducted 13 workshops this year and that alone is a testament to their talent as i-pad trainers.
However, we are certainly not the only game in town. Small Dog Electronics , your Vermont Apple Dealer, also runs i-pad workshops. Contact Rebecca Kraemer, their IT Director, at 1-888-746-9816 or receccak@smalldog.com if they can assist you.
Ken Page
VPA Director
Spring and summer PD opportunities:
1. Come to the VPA Leadership Academy: Come either with your team or on your own, but, be sure to come. Dr. Bill Daggett, a national leader and speaker, has joined our Academy replacing Ray McNulty who is not available. This promises to be the best Academy yet with
- A Pre-conference Institute on Monday, July 30th with Dr. Christian Jernstedt and Bill Rich "The Brain, The Mind and Education: It's All in Your Head"
- The Academy Kickoff with on Tuesday, July 31st at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Bill Daggett: "Successful Schools: Where Research Meets Best Practices"
- The Principal of the Year Awards honoring eight of our finest
- Learning Strands on Conflict Able Leadership; Reading, Writing and the Common Core; The Big Leap: Vision, Planning and The Paradigm Shift to Classroom Technology; Outcome-based Supervision and Evaluation, The Maine Story: Moving Toward a Learner-Centered Curriculum; Innovative Practices for 22nd Century High Schools: Vermont's League of Innovative Schools
- Great sponsor dinner with entertainment afterwards by Rusty Dewees, aka, The Logger. Check out the event flyer here: Leadership Academy Flyer
2. Attend an ipad3 workshop: We are offering workshops on June 19th, July 17 and August 17. See the flyers below:
3. Thinking of Literacy? Check out SIM: SIM Literacy Strategies PD OFFERINGS in SIM
4. Financial Literacy Summit June 25-29 at Champlain College. Register here: http://www.champlain.edu/center-for-financial-literacy/summer-institute-2012/details-and-registration.html
5. Courageous Schools: Teaching and Leading in Tough Times, May 4th Teaching and Leading in Tough Times
6. Interested in Principal Mentor training this summer? It is on July 24-25-26 in Concord New Hampshire. Please call NHASP (800) 479-6269 to let them know that you plan to attend. The cost is $350 which includes a light breakfast, lunch and materials. Questions? Contact Pat Frost at nhasp@aol.com
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The $99 PD Plan From Your Back Deck With Your Feet Up: So, what if PD came to you? Supported by a generous grant from VSAC, VPA has joined The Ed Leaders Network, a consortium of 10 states to offer high quality on-line PD that is available 24-7. Check out the website at
http://www.edleadersnetwork.org Get on-line PD in Behavior Management, Climate and Culture, Common Core, Data, Leadership, Legal, Management, State Mandated Trainings, Teaching and Learning, Technology and much, much more. The VPA member cost for a year membership is $99.The membership period is a year from when you sign up. Non-member VPA cost ($199). Get PD on your computer, your i-pad or smartphone. The preferred method of signup is by credit card on the website. Or, if you prefer, send a PO to us at
wscott@vpaonline.org or fax 1-802-229-4108 and we'll sign you up.
Questions, Comments or Needing Assistance?
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PRINCIPALS: Are you in need of advice or legal support? Click HERE. Need to reach VPA Director Ken Page ASAP? Call the VPA office at 802-229-0547 ext. 102 or call his cell at 1-802-595-1844.
WHO WE ARE?
The Vermont Principals' Association is the organization in Vermont for school leaders. With almost 500 members, our organization aims to support both leaders and learners. In addition to providing high quality professional development, we also are proud of our history as the long-standing student athletic and activity organization in Vermont. With the help of our hard-working members, we organize and run the post-season athletic competitions in Vermont at the conclusion of the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
MEMBERS GET:
Legal support (can you afford not to be a member?); On-call support from Executive Director; E-alerts and periodic professional and legislative updates, school-year professional development for elementary, middle and high school educational leaders; Summer Leadership Academy, the premier summer event for leaders and leadership teams; mentoring support for new school leaders; Networking opportunities with other school leaders; plus extensive student activities and athletic opportunities throughout the school year.
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