Volume 6 | Issue 4 October 2017 
Admin Advantage Updates 
Administrators, Best Wishes during National Principal Month! This edition is packed with good information, articles for both you to read as well as some to share with your staff. We are advertising our annual Rising Stars event, a video competition for families, and another opportunity to learn about online curriculum webinars.
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. 
National Principals Month
4 Things Great Principals DON'T Do
Monica Washington's blog this month congratulates principals and helps us remember the true beauty in leadership is being able to discern when to pull back and not give teachers things they don't need. There is a balance that great principals learn, and because of that balance, they generally have happy teachers in their classrooms. My favorite principals have intentionally  held back  four things that I never wanted or needed.  Take a moment to read her blog and see if your staff might say the same about you!
Time for nominations for our annual Rising Stars Awards !
Click the yellow button to begin your nominations.

We hope your school plans to attend and recognize teachers, students and family members contributing to student success.



Click the Map to download the locations flyer.
Video Competition for Families
 This is a fantastic chance to educate the public on the real-life benefits of educational choice and make a difference for other families in your state and our country who have not had access to the learning environment that best fits their needs.
What: Choices in Education Video Contest
·        3 Grand Prize Winner - $15,000 cash prize
·        1 People’s Choice Winner - $10,000 cash prize
·        3 Finalists - $5,000 cash prize
When: Video submissions will be accepted from mid-October – December 1.
How: Film a short video (under two minutes) that tells the story of how your educational choices have made a difference for you and your family.

Informational Vendor Webinars : Online Curriculum for All Schools and it's Aligned to MAP Test Scores
edmentum
Flexible and engaging online courseware to enhance student success.

Informational WEBINAR for SUFS schools
SUFS - Edmentum Solutions

Tue, Oct 17, 2017 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.


You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (646) 749-3131
Access Code: 473-610-149
First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: http://link.gotomeeting.com/email-welcome  

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Odysseyware
Committed to providing educators the most flexible, customizable, effective curriculum and instructional tools in K-12 education. 
Join the Odysseyware Team for an introduction to Odysseyware's K-12 Digital Curriculum Solution. We are hosting five webinars from 3 :30-4:30 pm
  • September 28th
  • October 19th
  • October 26th
  • November 9th. 
Please register for the date that works best for you: 
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar introduction. 
Professional Learning Articles
to Share with Staff Members
Helping Students Realize Their
Most Capable Selves
Staff meeting conversation and article
from Ed Week:
Most of us have had an experience where an adult—a parent, a teacher or a coach—thought of us as more capable than we actually were. So we were.
Two ideas from the article to unpack in a staff meeting:
1) Creating classroom conditions that grow student potential
2) Embracing challenges as opportunities
How To Cultivate Trust: Always Remember Five to One
This is the season of building trust—or at least it should be. Whether you are a coach wanting to build trust with your coachees, or a principal hoping to cultivate trust amongst your staff, or you support teachers to build trust with their students, I want to offer an easy to remember strategy to guide this effort. (tracking tool included)
The key is this:  Five to one— five positive or neutral interactions for every one corrective interaction.