Weekly Newsletter: October 5, 2023

Save the Date - Upcoming Leadership Symposium

Want to improve leadership at all levels of your school district? “I’m just...It’s a phrase we hear all the time. I’m just a teacher, I’m just an assistant principal, I’m just a tech director, I’m just a custodian….the list goes on and on and is always followed by reasons something CAN’T happen. Leadership is not a title, it’s an action...and it starts from within. Identifying leadership traits in yourself changes your mindset when thinking about leading those around you. Part of our responsibilities as a leader is to identify leadership traits in others. The opportunities are endless for those who choose to lead. It’s our job to find those traits, focus our efforts on growth opportunities, and foster an environment where everyone has a chance to lead. Join Dr. Joe Sanfelippo as he takes Region 10 leaders on a journey to transform the role of leadership across the district.

Click here to register for the Fall Leadership Symposium with Joe Sanfelippo

OCTOBER

Are you ready to dive deep into a values-driven data-informed practice workshop for leaders? Campus leaders want nothing more than to provide their staff and students with the best instructional environment to ensure student success is attained. Navigating through the Accountability System to understand and develop a plan for their campus is essential. This session will provide campus leaders with the tools they need to keep a values-driven data-informed lens so that they may stay focused on the behaviors that drive the values for academic success.

The Principal Workshop will serve to build capacity in new leaders through systemic and authentic experiences aligned to the Texas Principal Standards. Sessions will focus on leadership development, current trends in leadership, and technical assistance/networking through relevant learning that will push leaders to be creative, responsible, and competent in their leadership.



Click here to register for the Principal Workshop - Bring Your Own Data

This roundtable will focus on current drug trends affecting your campus safety. This will include updates on new vaping requirements. We will explore the measures used to train your school administrators on drug identification, student searches, and chain of custody. We will also explore programs available to your district to assist with alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention programs.  

Click here to register for the Safety & Security Roundtable on Drug Trends



Differentiated instruction is a nice idea, but what happens when it comes to grading? What's fair and leads to real student learning? Join us for a candid look at what grades really mean and how to handle students' failures - focusing on evidence not the vehicles used to convey that evidence. Do the grading practices of averaging, zeroes, the 100-point scale, homework, and late work improve learning?

Rick Wormeli is a disrupter of traditional grading practices. His work has been reported in numerous media, including ABC's Good Morning America, Hardball with Chris Matthews, National Geographic and Good Housekeeping magazines, What Matters Most: Teaching for the 21st Century, and the Washington Post. In this session, Rick will share research based grading practices that actually improve student achievement. This workshop will also help participants reveal core beliefs about teaching, learning, and grading to transform classroom practice.

Click here to register for Rick Wormeli's session



As part of the Region 10 TIA “Power Hour” series, districts will be provided updated information required to complete the TIA application. Each Power Hour topic will be focused on a section of the TIA application. In addition, Region 10 will invite district leaders from previous TIA cohorts to showcase their systems for a successful application submission. These districts will provide details on the structure of how they successfully implemented all TIA application requirements and answer any TIA related questions. While this series supports cohorts with resources and visuals for districts to observe, it is not designed for process duplication.

Click here to register for the TIA Power Hour

November

Campus leaders today are called upon to demonstrate various skills that address the demands as mandated by the state the moment they step into the campus leader role. Research affirms the positive impact effective principals have on student and teacher success making it a priority that new principals receive the support they need to thrive as campus leaders.

Click here to register for the School Safety & Mental Health Summit



A highly effective campus is a result of administrators who clearly communicate the expectations staff members must meet, and who provide staff members the tools and guidance to meet those expectations. Effective employee documentation assists administrators in achieving these goals. This session will review the different types of teacher contracts, review the documentation process, address the importance of progressive discipline plans, cover documentation strategies, and work through common scenarios for participants to apply the documentation process.

Click here to register for this documentation training

Region 10 Skill Development trainings are designed to enhance the skill set of educational leaders at all levels of a school district. Participants will receive a copy of the book associated with each training as well as additional training materials for each course. The following courses will be offered at Region 10 in the 2023-2024 school year:

Click on the links below to view the 2023-2024 course schedule

Crucial Conversations

Getting Things Done

Influencer

Speed of Trust



2023 and Spring 2024 courses are now available

Click Here to Register for Upcoming Appraisal Courses



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Karen Barnes

Assistant Director 

karen.barnes@region10.org

Dr. Kent Messer

Program Coordinator

kent.messer@region10.org

Dr. Zaida Saldivar

Program Coordinator

zaida.saldivar@region10.org