Like all educational leaders, classified managers benefit greatly by attending professional learning events. Effective superintendents and other leaders know that supporting their classified leaders ultimately means supporting the entire educational system.
No other professional learning opportunity is as cost-efficient as ACSA’s Classified Educational Leaders Institute. This year, the event will be held Sept. 23-24 in San Jose with the theme “Classified Leaders RISE to the Challenge – Thrive in Lean Times.”
This institute is designed for educational leaders in business/fiscal services, human resources/personnel, maintenance/operations, custodial, technology, facilities, student services/instructional, including confidential and administrative assistants. The institute is an opportunity to come together, share information, and learn about issues that affect education. Presenters from various fields of expertise will share strategies and useful techniques to assist in providing California students a first-class education.
With the drastic budget cuts to public education in recent years, the training of classified staff is more important than ever because these are the people who are now responsible for doing some of the duties performed by staff members who were cut.
Classified managers and staff are as important to the success of students as teachers or principals. Schools and districts simply could not function without them. They work together with teachers and administrators to make sure students get the support and services required to complete their education and become productive members of society.
ACSA’s CEL Institute caters to these partners who assist administrators, teachers, parents and the community in educating all students.
The 2010 CEL Institute will feature three general session speakers. These include Brigid McGrath Massie, who will discuss what it means to be a professional; Empire Union SD Superintendent Bob Price, who will show how to use video clips to make dynamic presentations; and communications expert Tom DeLapp, who will share how to remain indispensable in this time of layoffs.
Break-out sessions will be offered on the top issues of importance to classified leaders today. This includes adapting to change, improving community relations skills, the Brown Act, recruitment and retention of classified staff, Web 2.0 tools, quality leadership, how to stay hopeful in a time of fiscal crisis, mending a toxic work environment and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Session presenters include Chuck Weis, superintendent, and Cary Dritz, deputy superintendent, Santa Clara COE; Joseph Jones, ACSA assistant executive director; and Kevin Oda, educational technology coordinator, Contra Costa COE.
Click here for more information on the 2010 CEL Institute or to register.