Developing Leaders

DASL provides a range of professional development opportunities for educational leaders across the career spectrum.

For teachers looking to lead from the classroom, influence their colleagues and contribute to school improvement, we offer a Teacher Leader curriculum.

For those seeking administrative positions, the Aspiring Leader program provides hands-on exposure to the responsibilities of the job. The Developmental Assessment Center is a day-long simulation of the principalship.

For administrators in their first few years, the Developmental Assessment Center also provides valuable feedback on job performance. New administrators can receive Coaching and Mentoring from experienced, often retired, school leaders.

For new or mid-career school leaders, DASL’s Balanced Leadership program provides opportunities to learn about and practice research-based leadership skills. The School Administration Manager (SAM) Project helps any school leader spend more time on instructional leadership.

For experienced school leaders seeking to lead major school improvement, DASL offers Advanced Principal Training. DASL is also collaborating with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to pilot National Board Certification for Principals.

The Development Coach Service provides one-on-one support to schools in Delaware, helping school leaders as they navigate the intricacies of the Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS II). The Development Coach Project is a funded partnership with Delaware’s Race to the Top Campaign.

DASL’s Superintendent and Executive Leader Series is designed specially to address issues that pertain to superintendents and their school district executive leadership teams. The seminar areas of focus include education and employment law issues, school construction from referendum to ribbon cutting, and school finance, budget, and collective bargaining.