Strong leaders who set and maintain direction are the heart of a successful school turnaround. A single person, however, cannot effectively create the kind of change required in consistently underperforming schools. Effective turnaround and transformation processes require developing district leadership and creating an effective school leadership team.

Join the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in learning more about the importance of leadership coaching and leadership academies as part of the larger school turnaround effort. This webinar will provide participants information on the essential components of an effective leadership academy that kicks off a school year with a highly focused and motivated team, will illustrate successful leadership coaching relationships, and will demonstrate how district coaching can benefit both the district and schools. An AIR leadership coach will share the research base of their coaching work with the school, the successes and challenges of leadership coaching, and how coaching helps sustain the efforts and learning in the leadership academies.

Guests:

Aaron Butler, senior turnaround consultant, District and School Improvement Center, American Institutes for Research

Dr. Gary Jansen, principal, Hazelwood East Middle School, Hazelwood school district, Hazelwood, Mo.

Loretta Blanks, turnaround specialist and leadership academy coach; and consultant, American Institutes for Research

This webinar will be moderated by Nancy Sticksel, senior turnaround consultant, American Institutes for Research.

Register now for this free live webinar.

Due to technical difficulties with the live audio feed on the originally scheduled date, this event was rescheduled for live broadcast. If you had previously registered for this webinar, you will not need to register again.

Webinar Date: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. to noon ET.

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