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The Leader in You

For today’s administrative professional, the pressures to take on increased responsibilities are greater than ever, and often require the use of leadership skills. In April, I will be teaching the online SAPC course, The Leader in You.

Most of us have an idea of what it takes to be a leader or what leadership means to us. Some of us may believe that leaders are born. We also know that leadership skills can be developed and learned. We all can become leaders in our work environment and in our school districts.

While you may not see yourself as a leader within the context of your current job, you likely exhibit many leadership skills in how you work with others on your staff and faculty, and in your relationship with students as well in your personal life and community. This course is designed to help you see the leadership capacity inside yourself. Therefore, consider and reflect on how you exhibit leadership characteristics in other settings as well as in your current employment.

In this workshop, you will learn about various leadership styles and the characteristics of your own leadership style. You will learn techniques on observing and understanding individual differences in people, and how to set the tone for a productive workplace. Other highlights include the importance of being a good role model, learning decision-making skills and the importance of ethics.

Perhaps, the most important aspect of the class comes in examining work and life goals and finding a way to maintain balance.

Dan Pappas
Executive Director, MIEM

To learn more about The Leader in You, log on to goMIEM.org.

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Finish Your Certification by attending the MSBO Annual Conference!

Be sure to mark your calendars and save April 27-29, 2010 to attend MSBO's 72nd Annual Conference in Grand Rapids. The Conference is the place to be to kick start your certification program. MSBO has put together new programs aimed at all levels of school business professionals.

MSBO certification classes will be held throughout the conference and include everything from Facility Planning, Design and Construction to Effective Communications. Log onto the MSBO website and download the 72nd Annual MSBO Conference program, which lists all clinic sessions and events.

Title III Professional Development for Teachers of English Language Learners

Title III of No Child Left Behind requires professional development of K-12 teachers and staff so that their English language learners (ELLs) can make academic progress in content area subjects while also acquiring and strengthening their skills toward greater English language proficiency.

In the summer of 2010, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) will provide substantive, research-based professional development opportunities by organizing and supporting several regional SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) workshops for teams of ESL and general education (content area/classroom) teachers from local school districts. Each workshop will accommodate approximately 40-50 persons. Sponsored by MDE and Great Lakes East Comprehensive Center, leaders from the Center for Applied Linguistics (Washington D.C.) will conduct the four-day workshops with the assistance of Michigan teacher-leaders who have completed SIOP train-the-trainer sessions earlier in the summer.

The workshops will be held in three regions in Michigan with significant demographic representation of ELLs. The specific locations for the summer workshops will be:

Oakland Schools (NW Detroit metro area) • July 19-22, 2010
Ottawa ISD (Holland area) • August 9-12, 2010
Ingham ISD (Lansing area) • August 23-26, 2010

Superintendent Preparation Series Academy

Labor Relations/Employment Law
March 23; 8:45 am-4:00 pm
Location: LCC West, Lansing
Understand the major state and federal employment laws that apply to public schools. Includes: collective bargaining, wage and hour, discrimination, COBRA, Family Medical Leave Act, and federal and state retirement issues.
SB-CEUs: .6 SB-CEUs available.

The Leader in You–Online class
April 1-30
Location: At your desk
For today’s administrative professional, the pressures to take on increased responsibilities are greater than ever and often require the use of leadership skills. In this workshop, you will learn about various leadership styles; the characteristics of your own leadership style; how to observe and understand individual differences in people, and how to set the tone for a productive workplace. Other highlights include the importance of being a good role model; decision-making skills; how to look at your work and life goals and find a way to maintain balance; the importance of ethics; and how to be recognized as both a doer and a thinker.
SB-CEUs: .6 SB-CEUs available.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE

SB-CEUs
SB-CEUs will be offered pending approval. In order to receive credit, you must be on time, stay until the end of the program, and complete an online evaluation.

12th Annual Facilities/Operations Director Conference
October 3-5, 2010
Location: Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville
Registration available in August.

24th Annual Support Staff Conference for Administrative Professionals
November 18-19, 2010
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids