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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Application and Acceptance Process

5. Phase 1 The Application Process

6. 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

7. 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, 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Final Evaluations
As part of the application process, you will need to upload your final evaluations from the following years:
Those who successfully enter the program will submit their 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.

12. Phase 2 The Face-to-Face Portion

13. 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.

14. 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

15. Leadership Development Specialist
Thank you!
Contact Information
Julie Walker
Leadership Development Specialist PX