School leaders across the
country are discovering that
Courage to Lead will:
Increase retention of staff
Enhance
vocational vitality
Increase personal and professional resilience
Increase trust between people of varying backgrounds and roles
Improve relationships between administrators and staff
Please read below the details on how to join us!
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Both
empirical research and qualitative observations confirm “Show me a good
school and I will show you a good principal.” When school leadership is
effective and authentic, the children of America’s public schools are well
served. Ensuring the success of ALL of our children is a profound moral
imperative for America’s school leaders. Never has it been more important
and never has it been so difficult.
~~Roland Barth
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When:
Tuesday, June 13th
Arrival-6PM (EST)
Wednesday,
June 14th
Thursday,
June 15th Departure (2PM)
Where:
Country
Lakes
Retreat
Center
815 Country Lakes
Road
Underwood,
IN 47177
(near
Scottsburg
,
IN
)
For directions:
http://www.southeastchristian.org/cl_location.cfm
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Purpose of
the Courage to Lead Retreat:
Participating
school
leaders will…
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Revitalize their leadership in ways that invite the untapped
potentials, passions, and talents of their staff and students.
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Increase their capacity to cultivate the kind of trustworthy relationships
required to create a positive school culture in which teachers and students
flourish.
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Develop new networks of support with other school leaders, counteracting the
prevailing culture of overwork and isolation.
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Be
part of a growing Courage to Lead movement to sustain school leaders in
America (The I.U. School of Medicine has recently brought this program to
its campus.)
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Help envision and provide feedback about developing a strong new Courage to Lead (CTL) Initiative for
school leaders in Indiana.
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In
most communities in America, school leaders receive professional development in
school management, instructional improvement and leadership skills. These topics
are important and have their place, but they rarely take into account the
wholeness of the person in the profession or address the need for leaders to
bring not only their minds and skills to school but their hearts and souls as
well. In far too many schools, principals’ spirits sag under the pressures of
daily school life. Community and societal expectations have become daunting, and
for an increasing number, impossible to fulfill.
National school leaders often describe Courage To Lead programs as the most
meaningful and encouraging professional development of their careers – with many
giving credit to this program for their decision to continue in difficult
leadership roles.
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*For
additional information on the national
Courage to Lead Program for School
Leaders,
visit
their website at:
http://www.couragerenewal.org/?q=programs/professions/education/leaders