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Coaching for Leaders: BringingYourWhyBack toYou One of the most popular administrators’ academies right now for both district level teams and IASA regions is Coaching for Leaders: Bringing Your Why Back to You. Formally, this course offers superintendents and other leaders a framework for facilitative and instructional coaching to be used with building principals and others within an administrative team to maximize administrator evaluation effectiveness and impact. The academy is subtitled “Reconnecting With Your Why,” and is intended to be a fun, inspirational and reflective experience about you and your leadership. Participants will start by learning to coach themselves to recapture their spirit and purpose in leading. Contact me if you’re interested corzel@iasaedu.org. I recently attended IASA’s Administrator Academy titled, ‘Bringing Your Why Back to You.’ I chose this AA because it was hosted by Dr. Courtney Orzel, who I know and admire, and to satisfy the requirement for an annual AA. The session was described as ‘…a fun, inspirational, and reflective academy about you and your leadership,’ which proved to be a perfect description of the day. I knew Courtney would make it fun. What I didn’t know is that she would coach me through a reflective effort that reaffirmed and refreshed not only what motivates me every day, but also what I value as a person and leader. I am truly inspired to double down on the things I value with a refreshed energy and new clarity. Thank you to Dr. Orzel and to IASA for making the Administrator Academy requirement meaningful and valuable to us. “” This was the most motivating and powerful admin academy I have ever attended. I was pleased how it focused on our connections with our students and staff, as well as our administrative team. I am proud to be a leader and thankful for this Administrator Academy opportunity today. Thank you. —Dr. Jeff Stawick, Superintendent, CCSD #146, Tinley Park, IL Participant Testimonials “”

Teacher/Principal EvaluationAcademies: ComingSoon! IASA will be providing a list of upcoming academies to meet your requirements. Be on the lookout for these offerings! As always, we’re here to meet your professional learning needs at IASA. Contact me, Dr. Courtney Orzel, Associate Director of PD, with any questions!

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