Our leaders in USD 258 Humboldt Schools are completing their third and final day of #elevateleadership! Today, they are learning more about leading 1st and 2nd order change and how we respond to it. Big stuff all before lunch! #edleadershipmatters
It's day 2 for our #elevateleadership cohort in Humboldt. Today, BLTs are diving deeper into the three parts of McRel's academic optimism: academic emphasis, collective efficacy, & trust. It's a big day of learning, but we know they are up for the challenge! #edleadershipmatters
Our teams in Humboldt are ending the day with action planning for the upcoming school year. We love seeing world class leaders plan for world class student success! #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
It has been a wonderful afternoon in Humboldt as our #elevateleadership crew is working to unpack academic optimism, team dynamics, and the functions and roles of leadership. It's a lot of work, but these leaders make it look easy!
Our second cohort of Elevate Your Building Leadership Team is kicking off today in Humboldt! Day 1 of 3 is off to a wonderful start with leaders digging into moral purpose, characteristics of a high performing team, and more! #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
USA-KS & KPA are committed to supporting new principals. We recognize the importance of connecting with and supporting new principals as they start their new role, through their first year, and beyond through our New Principals Workshop Series. https://tinyurl.com/mevm2vpr
We have been spending time this summer working with BLTs to set clear intentions for next school year! One attendee wrote "I enjoyed being able to connect on a deeper level with the people in my building joining our instructional leadership team." Learn about next year's programs here: https://www.usakansas.org/page/2024-2025-workshops #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
In recognition of the federal holiday occurring June 19th, USA-Kansas offices will be closed. On this Juneteenth we recognize the progress made toward ensuring social justice for all while appreciating the work still to do in ensuring each other's belonging. #edleadershipmatters
44 leaders are with us today for our Elevate BLT Refresher where they get to process and share out on their accountability to the goals and action plans they developed through last year's work in Elevate! #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
We are still Elevated from our work last week in Wichita with 68 leaders from 6 buildings. One attendee shared "Cara and Jara were AWESOME! Loved how they dove into our sessions, giving input and asking questions." Looking forward to next week in Humboldt! #elevateleadership
Our 53rd Uniting Leaders Conference video is ready to be shared! We had an amazing conference with over 900 leaders coming together in Wichita plus hundreds of vendors, sponsors, and speakers. Enjoy this video recap of #USAKS24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGgBECOQzhA
These leaders have plans, accountability systems, and most importantly, they have each other! The Wichita cohort of Elevate Your BLT is in the books. We can't wait to see what these schools look like in August! #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
It's day 3 of 3 for our Elevate Your Building Leadership Team cohort in Wichita! On this final day, leaders are reflecting, learning about the change process, and making plans for next year! #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
Our BLTs in #elevateleadership are spending time this afternoon learning about collective efficacy, trust, and the McRel What Matters Most Framework! It is a full day of learning for our leaders in Wichita. #edleadershipmatters
We start each #elevateleadership workshop with a Brain Smart Start ensuring our participants have time to unite, connect, celebrate, send well wishes, disengage stress, and set commitments! Check out our leaders getting day 2 of Elevate Your BLT started! #edleadershipmatters
We get to spend the next two days working with New Superintendent's at our office in Topeka. Leaders will get to network and hear from key stakeholders who will be critical partners in the success of their school systems! #edleadershipmatters
We had the opportunity to spend time yesterday with administrators in Geary County kicking off their administrator retreat. Leaders spent time learning about how to create a culture of excellence and instructional leadership! It was a good day! #edleadershipmatters
Our summer series 'Elevate Your Building Leadership Team' kicked off today in Wichita. This 3-day workshop is designed to support BLTs in strategic planning that will set them up for a successful school year. We can't wait to see what they do next! #elevateleadership
If you haven't watched our photo reel from last week's conference, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/c6A5UHGyUck. For those who attended, the video is in your inbox along with the conference survey! We would love to hear what you thought of #USAKS24
Day 2 in Great Bend has been incredibly productive for their leadership teams. School teams are tackling change and analyzing high quality instruction at a system level! #edleadershipmatters
