All Sessions are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.
Meets the 6 hour requirement

Administrator’s Activity Hour Credit
Monday & Tuesday – Up to 6 hours daily

Academy #499 will be $65 (includes cost of book)
All others will be $35

Course #499: Fifteen Things That Matter the Most in the Making of Great Principals ($65)

This workshop reveals what the most effective principals do differently than their colleagues. Focus will be on fifteen areas that the most successful principals do that other principals do not, why these areas make them more effective and how to immediately implement each of the practices in a school setting. No pre-requisites. Please note: Price reflects the cost of the book What Great Principals Do Differently: Fifteen Things That Matter Most by Todd Whitaker, which will be provided for this course.

Course #294: RtI/Problem-Solving/FLEX ($35)

Early intervention helps schools meet the needs of diverse learners, and is now mandated by state and federal guidelines, which has implications for the entire school system. This Academy focuses on early intervention, data-based decision making, student outcomes and collaborative problem-solving and how they impact the classroom and staffing. Prior to this academy, complete two brief activities: 1) Familiarize yourself with the website http://www.illinoisaspire.org. 2) View a 21 minute video.

Directions to reach the video:

Course #488: Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) ($35)

This course will help prepare administrators provide a proper learning environment for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The course will identify the core deficit areas in the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Administrators will learn how the deficits impact learning and behavior. Strategies and activities that support learning for students with ASD will be reviewed. Participants will need to write an action plan that discusses how the participant will use this information to improve student learning in the building/district.

Please note: Prior to this program, participants are to read two articles. They can be found on the website http://www.paulakluth.com. The two articles to be read are “Hanging in There,” and “Calm in Crisis.”

Course #598: Social Emotional Intelligence: When NCLB Is Not Enough ($35)

This course will provide participants with tools and research to infuse Illinois Social- Emotional Learning Standards across any curriculum as a tool to improve school culture and student achievement. Participants will become familiar with the Illinois standards for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), will understand the need to infuse SEL across the curriculum, demonstrate understanding of strategies for integrating and infusing SEL across the curriculum, and write a plan for dissemination of workshop information to school staff. There will be several journal reflections so that participants can write ideas of how best to implement SEL in their building.