ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF TEACHER QUALITY

BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR INDUCTION TRAINING

July 2007

The Arkansas Department of Education Office of Teacher Quality is hosting the Beginning Administrator Induction Training on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11, 2007. This required two-day training is only for the following individuals.

  Administrator Mentors

·  Building Level Administrators

·  Curriculum/Program Administrators

Day one of the training session provides the mentor with intensive training through the revised Arkansas Mentoring Model. This model allows administrator mentors and beginning administrators to focus on a collaborative working relationship. On the second day Yale University Professor Dr. Mark Brackett will present an interactive presentation entitled “The Emotionally Intelligent Administrator”. Day two is optional for Mentors, but highly recommended for all.

Who is this training for?

·  Administrator Mentors – those licensed administrators paired with beginning administrators who agree to support and guide the beginning administrator through the induction period

·  Beginning Administrators (Building Level or Curriculum/Program Administrators)

o  Holding an Initial Administrator License employed as an administrator for the first time, or

o  Employed under an Administrator Licensure Completion Program (ALCP), or

o  Holding a Standard Administrator License, with less than one year of administrative experience, employed as a Building Level or Curriculum/Program Administrator.

Building Level Administrators Include: Principals, Assistant Principals and Vice-Principals. A Dean of Students is NOT an administrator position.

Curriculum/Program Administrators include: Special Education, Gifted/Talented Education, Career and Technical Education, Curriculum Specialist and Content Area Specialist employed by the school district with administrative duties.

When and where is the training?

Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday July 11, 2007, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

The Clarion Resort on the Lake in Hot Springs, Arkansas

Online registration is available at http://ArkansasEd.org/reg/induction.htm. Registration is to be completed and submitted by one (1) member of each Beginning Administrator-Mentor pair.

Registration is required no later than Tuesday, June 5, 2007.

Dress is casual for all meetings. Meals are provided and mileage will be reimbursed. Overnight accommodations will be provided for attendees living more than 50 miles outside of the Hot Springs Area. Rooms will be reserved through the Office of Teacher Quality based on the information provided on the registration form. If cancellation is necessary, cancellations must be made by the attendee by calling the Clarion Resort on the Lake (501-525-1391) and the Office of Teacher Quality (501-683-1068). Noncompliance will result in Attendee paying for the reserved room.

Questions may be directed to Ms. Teri Dorrough (Office of Teacher Quality) at 501-682-9850.