Introducing the Long Island Leadership Initiative--a source of support for early childhood educators
Mentoring, book discussion groups, speaker series, networking and more are all available to current and emerging leaders as benefits of the new Long Island Leadership Initiative.
They're available thanks to a grant-funded partnership between the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute and Nassau BOCES. The service is launching now, with events beginning in March (
see below).
"The Initiative will offer early childhood educators support in identifying their leadership development goals, through advisement, mentorship and networking," says Coordinator Cristina Medellin-Paz. "Plus, they'll have the opportunity to participate in a range of activities and events."
To register for any of the events below--which are offered at no charge--you need to first sign up as a member.
Click here.
(Note: it is recommended, but not required that members be enrolled in New York State's Aspire Registry.)
As an additional benefit, for the first 50 new members of the Leadership Initiative who sign up between Monday, February 24 and Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute will provide vouchers for a one-year professional membership to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
This professional organization for early childhood educators offers access to a variety of resources that include instructional strategies, voices from practitioners in the field, and the latest research in education.
Already on the calendar for the Long Island Leadership Initiative:
Book Group:
Graceful Leadership in Early Childhood Education by Ann McClain Terrell
Western Suffolk date: Tuesday March 10th, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 pm
Place: Middle Country Library
575 Middle Country Rd. Selden
Nassau County date: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 pm
Place: Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Career & Technical Education Center
1196 Prospect Ave, Westbury
Note: A book group will also be scheduled in eastern Suffolk County; date to be determined.
Speaker Series featuring Ann McClain Terrell
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020
Time and Place: Morning event; site to be announced soon
Speaker: Ann McClain Terrell is an award-winning educator and author who is currently Director of the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation.
Watch for news about the new Career Development Center, a related program that will offer comprehensive services to support members of the early childhood workforce.
The Long Island Leadership Initiative is supported in part by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative, Grant Number 90TP0019-01-01, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care.
