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To nominate a candidate for the New Principals Program please fill out the following form.
New Principals Nomination Form
Frequently Asked Questions about Program for New Principals
What is the Program for New Principals?
Who are the Leadership Coaches?
What is the purpose of Coaching?
Why do new administrators need leadership coaching support?
What benefits could leadership coaching provide for new administrators?
What can a new administrator expect from a Leadership Coach?
What can the district expect of Leadership Coaches?
How much time will this leadership coaching take for the new administrator?
How can a school district become involved in the Program for New Principals?
How do I nominate administrators for leadership coach training?
Does a Leadership Coach get paid?
What does it cost a district to provide a Leadership Coach for a new administrator?
Can a Leadership Coach provide coaching for more than one new administrator?
What are qualities and characteristics of effective leadership coaches?
What kind of training do the Leadership Coaches receive?
What is the Program for New Principals?
- Seattle University’s Program for New Principals provides support for new administrators through leadership coaching
- Provides ongoing training for leadership coaches
Who are the Leadership Coaches?
- Retired or experienced school or district level administrators
What is the purpose of coaching?
- Ultimate goal is to have a positive impact upon student achievement through the exercise of school leadership
Why do new administrators need leadership coaching support?
- Transition to a new position in administration is highly complex
- Builds confidence and competence of educational leaders
- Allows learner to grow through cycles of action and reflection
- Provides trust, emotional support and advocacy in a confidential setting
- Demonstrates the districts’ support of them
What benefits could leadership coaching provide for new administrators?
- Increases effectiveness of the new administrators in their new role
- Accelerates the learning curve via real time feedback and support
- Reduces the isolation of the new administrators
- Helps retain new administrators
What can a new administrator expect from a leadership coach?
- Three to six hours a month of one-on-one, on-site leadership coaching including feedback for new administrator on classroom observations, post-observation conference, parent meeting, site-based council, faculty meeting
- Expertise and experience in the role of administrator
- Support in the way of securing information, contacts, and other resources
- Availability by phone or email to answer questions
- Confidential relationship
What can the district expect of Leadership Coaches?
- Support the success and effectiveness of the new administrator
- Support the goal of doing what is best for the students
- Support the district’s goals
- Monthly summaries to the supervisor of areas in which she/he is working with new administrator
How much time will this leadership coaching take for the new administrator?
- Three to six hours a month for the leadership coaching sessions
How can a school district become involved in the Program for New Principals?
- Nominate administrators (retired or experienced) who have the skills to be a Leadership Coach
- Provide leadership coaches for new administrators in your district
- Support leadership coaching of new administrators in your district
How do I nominate administrators for leadership coach training?
- Complete the attached nomination form
- Or contact Ann Marie Tripps with nominee’s name and contact information
Does a Leadership Coach get paid?
- Paid $3000 for each new administrator for the school year
What does it cost a district to provide a Leadership Coach for a new administrator?
- $3500 which includes $3000 to pay the Leadership Coach and $500 for Leadership Coach training costs
Can a Leadership Coach provide coaching for more than one new administrator?
- Yes, it is actually beneficial if a Leadership Coach has at least two new administrators
- Cost is $3000 for each additional new administrator
What are qualities and characteristics of effective leadership coaches?
- Ability to listen and ask questions
- Ability to build and maintain a trusting, confidential relationship
- Ability to provide honest, objective feedback that causes the new administrator to reflect, solve problems and learn
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to model and apply the skills and knowledge required of the people that they will be coaching
- Willingness and ability to self-assess
- Willingness to learn
What kind of training do the Leadership Coaches receive?
- Three days of initial training (August 2007)
- Four follow-up sessions throughout the school year
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Institute for Leadership Induction
A Professional Development Institute for Beginning Administrators, Principals, Superintendents, Leadership Coaches, Administrative Interns, and their Site Supervisors.
August 1, 2008
Seattle University
8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P. M.
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Ann Marie Tripps
Project Director
Program for New Principals
Loyola Hall, Seattle University
(206) 296-2632
trippsa@seattleu.edu ABOUT
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