EduLead’s Leaders in Transition program is highlighted in an article titled “New School Leaders Lay Foundation for Success” in the Fall 2011 edition of The Bridge, alumni magazine of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education.

New School Leaders Lay Foundation for Success

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A program that provides early-career Richmond-area school leaders with the knowledge, skills and courage needed to be effective attracted a record number of participants this year.

More than 55 principals, assistant principals and other school leadership team members enrolled in EduLead’s annual Leaders in Transition Summer Institute, a residential leadership institute designed as professional development for newly assigned principals and principals serving challenging and hard-to-staff schools as they plan for success for the coming school year.

Participating principals leave the institute with a draft 90-day plan based on Michael Watkin’s book, “The First 90 Days.” The 90-day plan is intended to complement and support each principal’s division goals for the coming school year.

EduLead is a partnership between the VCU School of Education’s Center for School Improvement, the University of Richmond’s Center for Leadership in Education, school divisions in Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover, and several corporate and foundation partners in the Richmond area. It offers a continuum of professional development opportunities, leadership training and support to school divisions throughout the Richmond region.