Leadership Academy

Sponsored by
Promethean	Pearson Foundation	ACT

**Only ALAS Members May Apply** Click here to become a member.

GOAL
Recruit and prepare courageous Latino school-system leaders to become superintendents of Hispanic-serving school districts in the United States.

VISION
Create an exclusive yearlong leadership training institute that allows participants to continue in their present jobs while being trained, coached, and mentored by high-powered, successful practitioners.

MISSION
The mission of the ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) is to improve and expand opportunities for emerging school system leaders by providing coaching, mentoring, and support to acquire the knowledge and skill to assume high level roles especially in high poverty and minority serving school systems.

LEADERSHIP

• Characteristics of personal and professional leadership
• Understanding situational leadership
• Characteristics of inspirational leaders
• Communicating the vision and mission of the organization
• Change theory and implementation
• Trends and issues
• Developing teacher leadership

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Working strategically with the Board
• Involvement of parents and community stakeholders
• Setting the vision, mission, values and beliefs
• Goal setting process
• Aligning and implementing organizational goals
• Data driven decision making
• Creating a culture of accountability
• System readiness-governance, leadership. Culture and capacity
• Teacher union relationships and strategy

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

• Curriculum, alignment, instruction and student assessment
• Closing the achievement gap
• Best practices with focus on ELL
• Analysis of student assessment data
• Designing school identified staff development
• College readiness for all students
• School improvement programs
• Increase graduation and reduce drop out
• Use of technology to improve outcomes
• Eliminating the digital divide

CURRICULUM AND STRUCTURES

• Use of technology to improve outcomes
• Eliminating the digital divide
• Parent involvement
• K-20 collaboration with higher education

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

• Budget and financial planning and allocation
• Developing policy and procedures
• School law
• Human Resources management
• Ethics and ethical conduct
• Federal and state grants
• Business partnerships
• Media and public relations

PREPARING TO BECOME A NEW SUPERINTENDENT

• Preparing for the role and responsibility
• Challenges faced by a new superintendent
• Working with search consultants
• Doing your homework
• Developing an entry plan

SPECIAL NOTE:

Participants may be dropped from the program mid-year if they are not ready to fully participate in this high level leadership program or if they are not committed to the ideals of ALAS.