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Just in case you missed it... Education conferences are a tremendous opportunity to learn about innovative strategies and best practices in schools. However, it’s not always possible to attend every session you want. In this new feature in Leadership Matters, IASA highlights conference breakout sessions you may have missed. The article is not intended to offer a comprehensive review of each presentation, but rather provide you with 5 tangible tips from the presentation that you can use in your district.

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Joint Annual Conference Keys to a Successful Admin Pro/Superintendent Partnership

style of performing tasks. If something rubs either party the wrong way, don’t be afraid to ask the other per - son about it, rather than let it fester. Chances are the superintendent or administrative professional is happy to make the change and never knew what they were doing was bothering you. 4 Understanding Email Habits: Superintendents re- ceive hundreds of emails and may be slow to respond or not read each email word for word. If this is the case, try to avoid sending emails to the superintendent that are long and have multiple questions. If the matter is urgent, communicate in a different way. 5 Serve on Leadership Team: Consider elevating the administrative professional to your District Leadership Team, so he or she will be in the same meetings and receive the same correspondence as you. Making this promotion will help the superintendent and administra - tive professional be on the same page.

This presentation highlights four key areas that define the most productive superintendent and administrative professional relationships. Explore tenets of positive relationships through stories and humor and leave with concrete strategies to use back at work on Monday. Panelists : PJ Caposey, Ed.D., Superintendent, Meridian CUSD 223; Elaine Nicholson, Coordinator to the Superintendent and Board of Education, Meridian CUSD 223. 1 Closed Session Privacy: Trust and respect between a superintendent and administrative professional does not happen overnight. One way to gain respect is for the super - intendent to not pressure the administrative professional to reveal information in closed session when he or she is not present or vice versa. 2 Make Expectations Clear About Availability: The admin - istrative professional routinely fields requests from people who want to schedule meetings with the superintendent. It’s important the superintendent and administrative profession - al are on the same page about availability when it comes to meeting with staff, board members, community members or vendors. For example, a call from a vendor is not as urgent as a call from a staff or board member. 3 Don’t Avoid the Conversation: The superintendent and administrative professional each have their own particular

Joint Annual Conference Best Practices in Crisis Communications

Crises, big and small, happen in our schools every day. This session highlights keys to crisis communications, including roles and responsibilities of board

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