Principal's Induction Program
The Principal's Induction Program will have three cohorts for principals and assistant principals with less than five years of experience. This is a two-year program addressing the three 'Core' Leadership Standards during 13 days of training. The first year participants will attend eight sessions of training (Course 1) and the second year participants will attend five sessions (Course 4).
The curriculum was developed by the National Institute for School
Leadership (NISL) and is designed to increase administrative capacity
using leadership standards research that leads to higher student
achievement.
NISL fosters leadership development through:
- Hands-on experiential learning (case studies, simulations, group discussions)
- High-level questioning
- Journaling
- Classroom presentations
- On-line learning
- Role-playing
- Reflecting
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Principal's Induction Program is presented by trainers certified by the National Institute for School Leadership (NISL), a professional development division of the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE).
The curriculum uses case studies, action projects, face-to-face instruction, professional readings, and computer-assisted materials to focus the participants on instructional leadership with a standards-based format.
Units of the NISL Principal's Induction Program
for Novice School Leaders that address the CORE Standards:
| COURSE 1
(1st YEAR- 90 Act 48 PIL hours) |
Unit 1 |
The Education Challenge (2 days) |
| Unit 2 |
The Principal as Strategic Thinker (2 days) |
| Unit 3 |
Standards-Based Instructional Systems and School Design (2 days) |
| Unit 4 |
Foundations of Effective Learning (2 days) |
| COURSE 4 (2nd YEAR- 60 Act 48 PIL hours) |
| Unit 11 |
The Principal as Driver of Change (2 days) |
| Unit 12 |
Learning for Results (1 day) |
| Unit 13 |
Culminating Simulation and Conducting Standards-Based Reform Projects (2 days) |
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Mentoring
The Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching and Learning and the PA Inspired Leadership Initiative, both projects of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, have joined together to design a mentoring program to support the novice school leaders in the Principal's Induction Program. Each participant will be assigned a mentor through the Principals Leadership Induction Network who will then work with the principal throughout the year.
Background
For several years the Principals Leadership Induction Network, administered by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s PA Academy for the Profession and Teaching and Learning, has been providing a mentoring relationship for beginning principals.
Since mentoring is an important concept in successful development of school leaders, by combining this well established program that already provides mandatory training for all mentors, with the newly established PA Inspired Leadership Initiative where beginning principals will be part of the training, a natural mentoring relationship will be established.
Mentors
Mentors are volunteer experienced current or former administrators who are interested in receiving continuous professional development and becoming part of a Professional Learning Community of fellow school leaders. They share their experience by providing guidance, support and resource materials with novice principals who are part of the Principal's Induction Program.
More Information
If you are interested in learning more about the Principal's Leadership Induction program or becoming a mentor, visit the PLI website or contact the Eastern Coordinator:
Mr. Ted R. Derr
Eastern Coordinator
2622 Terrace Hill Court
Pottstown, PA 19464-3147
610-326-9635
e-mail: trderr@msn.com
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