Turnaround Leadership Academy Summer Training

Executive-development programs are held at MSU over two consecutive summers and include a team of five to seven people per district. Instruction is delivered by MSU faculty and professional staff in the Colleges of Business and Education and other experts from across the country. Content focuses on actions necessary for building turnaround leadership and relates to knowledge and skills, systems and processes, best practices (from business and education) and real-time support. Training topics include:

• State Board Exams
• Individual Career & Academic Plans
• Career Academies
• Common Core Standards
• Data Analysis
• Hiring the Right People

Mid-Year Leadership Retreats (Spring)

This program includes the principal and a school leadership team and allows the turnaround principal to fully engage school leadership team members critical to the turnaround. The retreat focuses on implementation of management systems for building a data culture and a high-performance team.

On-Site Visits

MSU will provide several site visits throughout the year. The timing and nature of the visits are determined by the circumstances and leadership needs of the participating district or school. Additional days may be negotiated as necessary and mutually agreed upon by MSU and the participating school district. These visits are to provide ongoing, sustained professional development, data analysis and collaboration between schools and MSU, as well as coaching and mentoring for the administrator.

Webinars

Webinars with all participants will be hosted by the project leadership team twice each fall and spring beginning in fall 2011. The purpose of these webinars is to provide ongoing, sustained professional development and collaboration between schools and MSU, as well as coaching and mentoring for the administrator in an online environment.

Program Completion

The TLA will conclude with a day of celebration, encouragement and further tools to help ensure success that leads to increased student achievement.