Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)
is the proven choice for
building district capacity
and providing systemic solutions to improve education leadership as evidenced by our clients’ achievement of desired results through partnership with us.
GLISI Introduces eLearning!
Online learning is a key component in your professional development
system. GLISI, known for quality training, is now bringing that
quality training online. Building on rigorous content developed in
collaboration with Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), GLISI
is training leaders in what they must know and be able to do to
improve instruction and raise student achievement.
GLISI Performance Consultants and subject matter experts, along with
SREB module developers and trainers, are working with Florida
Virtual Schools to create these learning opportunities. This type of
distance learning professional development will support teacher
leaders, aspiring leaders, novice and current principals, and
central office staff to improve their professional knowledge and
skills in leading the work of school improvement. As always, GLISI’s
focus is on what the school leaders must know and be able to do to
improve instruction and raise student achievement.
Click here to learn more! Leadership News & Highlights view all news items » To read GLISI's Executive Leaders Alert Newsletters, click here.
For further information about GLISI Base Camp/Leadership Summit, Leadership Certification Programs, Talent Management, Balanced Performance Leadership, or online courses or modules, contact: Executive Director Gale Hulme at gale.hulme@glisi.org Director of Strategic Programs Mary Anne Charron at maryanne.charron@glisi.org Director of Business Development and Marketing Emmett Shaffer at emmett.shaffer@glisi.org Program Manager JoAnn Brown at joann.brown@glisi.org
NEW! Study Reveals Common Routes To Successful Middle Schools In Georgia. Click here for more details
NEW! A new report available from the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education: Commonalities of Georgia's Successful Middle Schools. Click here for more details
NEW!
NASSP Metlife Georgia Middle Level Principal of the Year Congratulations to Tim Dixon of Waycross Middle School on being selected as the NASSP MetLife Georgia Middle Level Principal of the Year!
This is a well deserved honor for Mr. Dixon. We at GLISI are proud of his accomplishment!
Mike Vanairsdale, a Leadership Performance consultant with GLISI and a leader in GLISI’s Balanced Scorecard work, was recently interviewed by School Leadership Briefing. Click here for more >>
Happy New Year from GLISI! 2011 marks our 10th year in the business of supporting educational leaders! We look forward to continuing existing partnerships, expanding into new opportunities, and working with you who share our passion for increasing student achievement and improving organizational excellence in Georgia and beyond!
GLISI and SREB Announce Online Learning Partnership at Learning Forward Annual Conference in Atlanta, December 2010...featuring GLISI's first ever presence in an Exhibition Hall! Click here to read more about the web-based training modules that will be available by September, 2011. Jinnie Lee Schmid, JoAnn Brown and Georgia Wilson, with Kristie Clements of SREB, at the Learning Forward National Conference Exhibition Hall, December 6, 2010. GLISI experts present on Balanced Scorecard at SACS/CASI and GSBA conferences. To read more about what Maggie Glennon (Performance Consultant) and Scott Cowart (former GLISI Senior Performance Consultant, now Superintendent of Carroll County Schools) shared with 200 participants, click here .
GLISI congratulates Mitchell Middle School and Henderson Middle School for being named two of GASSP's 2010-2011 Breakthrough Middle Schools. To read more about this and the other 11 schools, click here.
Read Gale Hulme's GSBA eBOARD Solutions blog on Creating a Performance Culture. eBOARD Solutions blog features posts from experts in the field of good governance specifically related to leadership in public schools. Click here to read Dr. Hulme's blog and be sure to check out the other blogs on the right.
GLISI Executive Director Gale Hulme has accepted an invitation to be part of The Georgia Professional Standards Commission task force designed to develop the new rules and guidelines which will allow educators to convert “L” certificates to “PL” certificates.
Congratulations to Gwinnett County Public Schools for receiving the 2010 Broad Prize: $1 million in college scholarships to support high school students. The Broad Prize is the largest education award and annually awards large urban school districts that demonstrate the strongest student achievement and improvement while narrowing achievement gaps between income and ethnic groups. The money goes directly to graduating high school seniors for college scholarships. National education leaders celebrated Gwinnett's focus on narrowing achievement gaps. To read more about this award, click here.
GLISI's Performance Consultant, Mike Vanairsdale becomes an integral part in helping Liberty County Board of Education understand the importance of a Balanced Scorecard. Liberty County has worked with Vanairsdale to develop and implement a Balanced Scorecard over the last year and are working to input data by January. Liberty's Board Members recognize that the Balanced Scorecard is an "excellent tool" and will help the district improve. To read the full story, click here.
GLISI Director of Research and Policy Leslie Hazle Bussey
has been invited to serve on a national review panel for Pride
Surveys/International Survey Associates. Pride/ISA is a
well-respected authority on school climate and safety surveys for
students. They have recently piloted a teacher and school leader
climate survey to further understand different perspectives on
school climate. School climate is a vital leading indicator of
school improvement work, and we are excited about her work in this
area to ensure that cost-effective instruments are developed to
yield reliable and meaningful data for districts and policymakers.
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