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Leadership and Technology
Leadership
LEADTech
LEADTech is a technology leadership initiative that prepares school and district administrators including superintendents with an in-depth understanding of the role of instructional technology as it relates to total school improvement and increased student learning.
LEADTech provides an opportunity for all Louisiana administrators, from public and private schools, to experience and capitalize on the power of technology to support and improve teaching, learning, and leadership in Louisiana schools.
A goal of the program is to prepare administrators who can provide leadership and support of school improvement efforts. Many models of school reform focus on improving student learning through enriched curriculum and instruction and on developing school cultures that support collaboration, professional development, and communication. New technologies can provide an infrastructure that supports reform efforts and serves as a resource to be utilized by educators. This project provides a framework for learning experiences where participants will create and use technology in ways that are congruent with the most recent developments and advances in instructional pedagogy and models of leadership.
We welcome you to explore the materials available on this site. We invite you to contact project staff to learn more about the project. We encourage you as an instructional leader to become a LEADTech participant … and build a better school for your students and teachers with and through technology.
What is LEADTech?
LEADTech Course Syllabus
LEADTech Schedule of Cohorts
How To Register for LEADTech
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LEADTech Closing Sessions:
The closing session is for participants for who have completed the LEADTech course. Participants may not attend a closing session until six months has elapsed from the completion of the online course. The seminar will focus on sharing success stories and challenges that the participants have experienced during the project and allow for evaluation of the program. Participants will be given the opportunity to share their electronic portfolios that were designed during the project. A hands-on experience will be provided to familiarize participants with new technology software and initiatives that are available to students, teachers, and administrators throughout the state. A "graduation” program will also be included to recognize the accomplishments of all participants who successfully completed the LEADTech project.
Closing Session Schedule and Registration Information
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Louisiana Principal Induction Program (LPI)
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Accomplishments/Results
Participants for the 2004-2005 school year include 195 first-year assistant principals, 134 first-year principals, 121 second-year principals, 62 mentors, and 17 university facilitators. The first year of the program focuses on instructional leadership for school improvement. The second year of the program expands to include morale and data driven decision making in the course content.
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Purpose
The Louisiana Principal Induction Program is based on the Standards for School Principals in Louisiana and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders. The program was developed for first- and second-year principals and first-year assistant principals in response to Bulletin 741, Section 507, which states that "all newly appointed principals and assistant principals with standard or provisional certification shall participate in the Principal/Assistant Principal Induction Program.” The program is designed to (1) nurture, guide, and develop the leadership skills of beginning school leaders; (2) lead the interns through best practices and research related to student and school improvement; (3) establish the principal as the instructional leader in the school, (4) assist in connecting networks and communities of administrators; (5) understand the relationship between leadership and learning; (6) assist new school leaders in the development of a professional portfolio."
The major components of the program are Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program Training, eight hours of school improvement related training, eight hours of professional development in technology, training in the use of Blackboard for the online course facilitated by experienced district/principal/assistant principal mentors, regional/state meetings, team meetings with experienced principal/assistant principal mentors, school visits, and the development of a professional portfolio.
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Louisiana Principal Induction Program
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Funding Source
The program is funded partially through an 8(g) grant and through School Leadership Development state funds.
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