Leadership Development
Creating Uplifting Classrooms: Providing Support for Early-Career Teachers
How are you supporting your early-career educators? CCOSA and the K20 Center have partnered to provide valuable training and support.
The K20 Center has developed the “Uplifting Classroom Environment” model. Its goal is to provide early-career teachers with a number of practical, research-based tools and activities to help them to begin teaching successfully. This professional development’s objectives come from this model and will introduce participants to a multitude of strategies that actively engage students in rigorous instruction that can be delivered in a face-to-face format or modified to an online format. For more information, please contact Catherine Goree or Glen Abshere
CCOSA provides a comprehensive training program for First Year Superintendents aligned with the Professional Standards in Educational Leadership (PSEL) and requirements set forth in Oklahoma law. Topics include but are not limited to school finance and budgeting, school law, facilities and bonds, school safety, school leadership essentials, special education and instructional leadership. For more information, please contact Derald Glover or Dr. Pam Deering.
New Principals Academy Program
The New Principals Assistance Program format provides you with a “support group” in these early critical years of your career. This is an outstanding program that provides solutions to the frustration and the conflicts that develop in the principalship effectively bridging the theoretical/practical gap.
For more information, please contact Chris LeGrande or Glen Abshere
Oklahoma Principal Leadership Institute
Join veteran principals for year-long professional growth. OPLI meets seven times throughout the year typically 3 days in July, 2 days in November and 2 days in March. Acceptance into OPLI is by application only.
Contact Chris LeGrande or Glen Abshere for more information.
Principal Coaching and Mentoring: Sustaining and Supporting School Principals
Designed to provide tools for individuals that supervise principals or individuals that mentor other principals. This training will give participants tools to use when mentoring other leaders to provide thoughtful guidance.
Contact Chris LeGrande or Glen Abshere for more information.
Principal & Superintendent Certification Exam Preparation
Workshop provides participants with an overview of the COEE OSAT's for the school administration areas. In addition to dissecting and analyzing the subject area study guide, close attention will be given to the tests' required writing assignments.
Each workshop is conducted via zoom from 9am to 4pm.
Dr. Paula Schornick, Professor at NSU- Broken Arrow leads this workshop. She will walk you through strategies to utilize in being successful on the exam.
Contact Chris LeGrande for more information.
Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma with Dr. Barbara Sorrels
School leaders and teachers are invited to this two-day training of understanding trauma and developing strategies for stronger classroom and learning environments for trauma-exposed students.
Contact Chris LeGrande for more information.
This four-part series academy is designed to help you build successful teams to lead teaching and learning in your schools. Registration is by school district. Each district can bring up to 5 team members for one price. DLS districts attend free.
Contact Dr. Jeanene Barnett, Kathy Dunn or Jennifer Knight for more information.
This cohort meets twice during the Fall semester. We need more women education leaders who are willing to step up to the podium. But leadership isn't for the faint of heart. Who is willing to take on the challenge of becoming a transformational education leader? The world is waiting for you! For more information, contact Jennifer Knight or Glen Abshere