September
2016

ISSUE
No.3

ADMIN  ADVANTAGE UPDATES 
 
Administrators in the Success Partners network stay informed of the latest information, events, and support using this monthly Admin Advantage Updates email. Our  Success Stories newsletter is delivered within a week to both leadership and staff members whose emails  have been made available. 
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Master Leadership Academy

Click the link below. Enter all the information you can for each portion of your Parent School Partnership Plan.  All schools uploading their PSPP using this link will be entered to win a Kindle. 
UPLOAD your PSPP  by 9/30
Gardiner Scholarship Updates  
Back in May, many of our schools who serve primarily students with special needs on the Gardiner Scholarship met to begin to network and collaborate with each other as a Professional Learning Community.  Our first topic of discussion was on Post-Secondary Transition.  This group will meet again later this year and expand on resources and ways to grow the transition services as well as other timely needs.  The article below is a difficult topic to embrace, but critical to parental support for adult children with special needs. 
 
click on the title to open the article 
  
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Teaching and Learning Exchange (TLE)
Tips Corner
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Professional Learning Standards
LEARNING COMMUNITIES 
 Cohorts 5 & 6 have been studying standards for professional learning found on learningforward.org

This month we will unpack the LEARNING COMMUNITIES standard a bit more with two blog links: 

 Click on the title to view the blog entry

Click on the title to view the blog entry
Establish teacher collaboration time
Build an implementation plan
Select and support teacher leaders
Build teacher interest
Provide resources
Set success criteria - celebrate!

CLICK IMAGE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
10 Tips for Effective Communication--by  Liz Kingsnorth, syndicated from  heartfulnessmagazine.com, Aug 20, 2016
1. An intention for connection.
2. Listen more than you speak.
3. Understand the other person first.
4. Understand needs, wishes and values.
5. Begin with empathy.
6. Take responsibility for your  feelings.
7. Make requests that are practical, specific and positive.
8. Use accurate, neutral descriptions.
9. Be willing to hear "No".
10. Ways we communicate other than words.

http://www.dailygood.org/story/1366/10-tips-for-effective-communication-liz-kingsnorth/

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