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What is the Leadership Institute? Georgia's Leadership Institute for School Improvement is a partnership devoted to the success of Georgia's educational leaders in meeting elevated expectations for student achievement and school performance. More>>
Leadership Development: Our leadership development programs develop capacity and willingness to lead continuous school improvement. More>>
Policy: We work with stakeholders in school improvement to advocate for policy changes that support getting and keeping high-quality educational leaders for Georgia's schools.
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Research and Evaluation: We use research-based practices to develop models that define and analyze the evolving work of educational leadership and continuously improve our approaches. More>>
Partnerships: We work to build collaborative relationships, partnerships, and learning communities of educational leaders, business and community leaders, higher education and the community to ensure the success of students and educational leaders in Georgia. More>>

Questions about changes in Georgia's Educational  Leadership Certification Rule?
Read "Changes in Georgia Educational Leadership Preparation and Certification: The Legal and Practical Issues." Prepared for the Georgia School Superintendents Association by Phil Hartley of Harben, Hartley & Hawkins, LLP, with assistance from Marvene Brooks, Education Consultant, this article gives an overview of the new Rule and its implications for central offices and schools.
 


New on our Promising Practices site
We've added three new Promising Practices to the site:

  • Burke County: Burke County High School (Principal Wayne Hickman)

  • Calhoun City: Calhoun City Primary School (Technology Coach Greta Hughes)

  • Jones County: Dames Ferry Elementary School (Principal Dianna Blizzard)

These three great Promising Practices were presented at our GLISI Display of Excellence in February. Two other recent postings include:

  • Dooly County: Dooly County Middle School (Principal Daniel Sturdivant)

  • Clayton County: Babb Middle School (Principal Felicia Brown)

Check our Promising Practices site to see how GLISI principals are leading their teams to higher levels of achievement using GLISI tools and processes.


 

Featured White Papers

Read these papers by Mr. Kelly Henson, former Floyd County Superintendent of Schools. See news item

"Using the Power of Time: A Challenge to Public Education"

"A Timely Matter: Using the Modified Calendar and Intersessions to Improve Student Achievement"


Download a PDF of Ann Duffy's presentation, "The Reality of Principal Supply in Georgia" here

"Distributed Leadership: An Evolving View of School Leadership" by Dr. Gale Hulme; published by Professional Association of Georgia Educators

"Preparing for a Perfect Storm: Meeting Georgia's Needs for Quality School Leaders" by Deb Page; published by Georgia Public Policy Foundation

How are Gen X, Y, and the NetGen different from Baby Boomers in how they learn - and what does this mean for training and employment? Read this illuminating literature review from UPS

 

NEWS, LINKS, &
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PCOMING EVENTS

NEW Performance-based Modules posted!

New: Distributed Leadership Series 2 of 4 - Leading a Team to Develop Strategies to Implement Distributed Leadership

Revised: Distributed Leadership Series 1 of 4 - Prepare for Distributed Leadership

Negotiating for Improved School Performance

Writing With Impact for Effective Communication

Performance Leadership Series II, 1 of 4 - Leading a Team to Allocate Resources Based on the Balanced Scorecard

Building Capacity of Parents to Help Their Children Succeed in School Series: Module 1 of 2 - Presenting Student Achievement Data

Revised: Leading a Content-area Team Through EOCT Data Analysis Series: Module 1 of 2, Develop an Action Plan
Read a Harvard Business School article about Fulton County, Georgia's implementation of the Balanced Scorecard here

Resources for Base Camp and Summit participants, including Summit documents, Quick Start Guides are here! Click here for the  Base Camp and Leadership Summit Resources page
Georgia Appleseed has made a video available via Webcast of their September "Knowledge Forum on Parental Involvement Under No Child Left Behind," with Sen. Johnny Isakson, former Gov. Roy Barnes, Dr. Joyce Epstein, Dr. Diane Bradford, and Laura Dobbs. Link to Appleseed's site here.
The GLISI Framework for Leadership of School Improvement - download hereMastery Maps-download here

 

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