The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is offering an additional Act 45 pre-SAS Institute professional development opportunity for districts seeking a competency-based approach to hiring principals. 

Research tells us that hiring the right principal is critical to school improvement, particularly in the lowest performing schools. With the right principal in place, student achievement can dramatically advance and schools can retain effective teachers. Principal leadership is the second most influential school-level factor impacting student learning; no school has ever turned around without a strong principal leading the way. Securing the right principal lends itself to consistent leadership; the QSLID process is an opportunity to create a hiring system that will retain effective school leaders. 

PDE, in concert with the American Institutes for Research, has developed a process for school districts seeking a competency-based approach to hiring principals in turnaround and non-turnaround school contexts. 

This 30-hour program includes five hours of face-to-face training, pre-scheduled webinars, journal reflections, and documentation of QSLID implementation.  

Cost: $125

To register: https://sasregistration.iu5.org/

Registration deadline: November 17, 2017

Maximum registration: 15

Questions? Contact c-jdyszel@pa.gov.