Aspiring Leaders Program Leadership Development Department Director - Dr. Laurie Riopelle

Our Mission Leadership Development supports aspiring leaders as well as current administrators by providing relevant and personalized professional development with a focus on instructional leadership. Our goal is to help each individual grow and develop his or her own potential while improving academic achievement for all students.

What is ALP? The Aspiring Leaders Program is designed for teacher-leaders eager to serve in a leadership capacity. It is based on the Florida Principal Leadership Standards and focuses on effective instructional leadership for all student populations. Capitalizing on our Strategic Plan, this program is designed to provide aspiring leaders with complex and relevant experiences to help prepare them to lead our District schools.

Application and Acceptance Process

Phase 1 The Application Process

Application Requirements Each candidate will complete an online application and upload the following documents: Resume Letter of Intent Copy of valid Florida Educator Certificate with certification in Educational Leadership OR a pending status from the state of Florida Last 2 years of final evaluations showing either an effective or highly effective rating

Application Requirements Continued Access to the online application will be shared with you once your principal and Regional/Instruction superintendent sign off on their recommendation. The application due date is June 30, 2018. All documents must be uploaded into the Google Form by this day. Candidates that have incomplete applications and/or missing documents will NOT be considered for the program.

Resume Traditional resume highlighting: Experience that demonstrates direct impact on student achievement/adult learning Current work/initiatives that you lead Leadership activities over and above normal duties/ leadership impact beyond your classroom

Letter of Intent The letter of intent should include the following: Who? Brief overview of who you are and your leadership attributes Why? Explanation of why you want to be a school based leader How? Description of how you will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to help increase student achievement and systems within your schools Format: Write the letter of intent to Dr. Riopelle 1 page, 12 font, double space, Times New Roman

Florida Certification Copy of valid Florida Educator Certificate reflecting Educational Leadership OR A pending certification status from the State of Florida. This is only applicable to those who have completed all coursework, passed the FELE, applied to the state and are now waiting for the state to add Educational Leadership to your certificate. Certificates must reflect Educational Leadership by November 1, 2018 in order to remain in the program.

Final Evaluations As part of the application process, you will need to upload your final evaluations from the following years: 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Those who successfully enter the program will submit their 2017-2018 final evaluation once these are released. All evaluations must be rated as highly effective or effective to remain in the program. You will be added to the Google Classroom once you’ve met the program.

Phase 2 The Face-to-Face Portion

Face-to-Face Portion Once the application and documents are submitted by June 30th, candidates will move to Phase 2 of the application process. Phase 2 will consist of two parts: Timed writing Informal interview Candidates will be notified of the dates for this phase once the application process is completed. Participants will be able to select dates either in July or August.

Program Components The Aspiring Leaders Program will provide participants with opportunities to learn in a variety of ways: face-to-face sessions online learning simulated learning experiences small group collaboration independent work Save the Date: Our first ALP session is Tuesday, September 11th

Leadership Development Specialist Thank you! Contact Information Julie Walker Leadership Development Specialist 561-649-6824 PX - 46824