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This workshop provides school leaders with a nuts and bolts array of attributes that successful leaders use to climb to the top performance levels. Participants understand the habits of mind that propel great leaders to think and act differently. School leaders learn to pursue the highest expectations, to persevere and actively battle negativity while retaining […]

This workshop will explore ways to resolve the difficult conversations that school leaders may encounter during the phase-in of the new rubric based teacher evaluation/observation process. School Leaders will engage in hands-on, small group activities to hone their communication skills as they work with the new evaluative guidelines.

This workshop will explore ways to resolve the difficult conversations that school leaders may encounter during the phase-in of the new rubric based teacher evaluation/observation process. School Leaders will engage in hands-on, small group activities to hone their communication skills as they work with the new evaluative guidelines.

Houston has spoken at over 700 events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong which currently serves 10,000 schools across 50 states and 49 countries helping to support the teaching of character and social emotional skills in education. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps “spread smiles.” In […]

Houston has spoken at over 700 events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong which currently serves 10,000 schools across 50 states and 49 countries helping to support the teaching of character and social emotional skills in education. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps “spread smiles.” In […]

This workshop presents ways that supervisors can support teachers in Running the Room. Rather than tackling a series of tasks and problems one after the other, a teacher who is ‘running the room’ understands their classroom as a complex web of desires and needs and human tendencies wherein every part affects the whole and it’s […]

This Workshop will walk school leaders through the process of developing a plan to attract, retain and support high quality staff. Participants will explore the development of a planned, systematic hiring practice for their school.

This workshop will increase a principal's knowledge of special education in NYC including the terminology, the laws that govern it on the federal, state, and local levels, and the principal's responsibilities. We will discuss pre-referral support, the evaluation process, disability definitions, the IEP requirements, special education service options, instruction, and compliance. Principals will leave with […]

This workshop, ''AI & the Principal 's Playbook: Work Smarter, Lead Stronger," introduces NYC school leaders to practical, accessible ways to integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflows. Designed for busy principals, the session explores how AI can streamline communication, enhance decision-making, improve time management, and reduce administrative burden-freeing up more time to focus on […]

Participants will explore a wide range of possible partnerships for school leaders to enhance student social/emotional and academic outcomes. Participants develop databases of partners available in the school community and identify contact information of possible matches.