SCHOOL LEADER LINK | DECEMBER 2016

ELEVATING ALL VOICES

BUILD A COMMON VISION DURING YOUR NEXT STAFF MEETING

If you are embarking on a new initiative or need a re-boot on a current one, developing a common vision is critical. However, you most likely do not have several days to devote to a strategic planning session complete with future searches, consensus building, and trust falls. So if you need a quick process for extracting what matters most to people and creating a shared vision from it, you might want to try the following process.

CULTIVATING A CULTURE FOR STEM

Richard Ramos and the Estrella Vista school community have transformed their school into a STEM-rich learning environment. Watch this video to learn how he created the conditions for this transformation to occur.

UPCOMING OPPORTUNTIES

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

CenturyLink Teachers and Technology

The CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant Program is a competitive grant open to PreK-12 public and private school teachers in CenturyLink's residential service areas. The program, funded by the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, is designed to help teachers innovatively implement technology in their classrooms to increase student achievement. Read more

NFL Foundation

As part of its commitment to improve athlete health and safety at all levels of sport, the NFL Foundation has launched a pilot grant program to increase the number of high school football players with access to an athletic trainer. Current research suggests nearly 30% of high schools do not have an athletic training program.

In collaboration with Gatorade, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Korey Stringer Institute and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society, this program aims to improve the health and safety of student athletes at up to 150 public high schools beginning next fall. Eligible schools in four states – Arizona, Illinois, Oklahoma and Oregon – can apply for a three-year grant award totaling $35,000 through this pilot program. Read more

FROM OUR PARTNERS

ASA is privileged to both sponsor and support several award programs. These programs recognize outstanding Arizona administrators for their professionalism, dedication, leadership, and exemplary contributions to education. We hope you will take part in honoring Arizona’s administrators who do their job exceptionally well because of the kind of people they are – professional and caring individuals. Please view the awards below, and feel free to nominate your peers who have made a difference in Arizona’s education system. Read more

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