Delaware Academy for School Leadership

Leadership

The DASL Leadership Team understand the importance of leaders at all levels of the school community. Leaders set direction, build an inspiring vision, and create something new. Leadership is about mapping out where you need to go to “win” as a team or an organization; it is dynamic, exciting, and inspiring. While leaders set the direction, they must also use management skills to guide their people to the right destination, in a smooth and efficient way. DASL’s experienced staff incorporate principles of adult learning to coach school leaders to be successful school leaders.

Services:

• Seminars based on current research about issues facing school leaders.
• Coaching school leaders at all levels of development.
• DPAS 11 Professional Development for Teachers, Specialists and Administrators
• Aspire – Teacher Leaders who are interested in becoming administrators
• Step Up – Assistant Principals ready to assume the positon of principal
• Formative and Summative Evaluations by Credentialed Evaluators
• New Teacher Induction
• Succession Planning
• Executive Leadership Academy – School leaders who are interested in becoming superintendents
• Grant Writing in Collaboration with districts
• Conferences on education policies
• Webinars
• Alternative route Principal Preparation Program
• Partners with Department of Education for Delaware Reading and Writing Project
• Comprehensive School Reviews
• Responsive Classroom
• School Climate
• Teacher Coaching
• PLC’s for Administrators
• Special Education Monitoring
• Project Management (21st Century)

 

Our Expertise: (Insert bios) Full Time

Sharon Brittingham, ED.D  

Tracy Hudson, M.A, Literacy

Mike Ryan, Ph.D

Dave Santore, Ed.D

Emily Poag

Alison Dubinski

Gina Castelli

 

Part Time:

Dorothy Linn, Ed.D

Mike Thomas, Ed.D

Connie Fisher, Ed.D

Steve Godowsky, Ed.D

Gary Brittingham. MA

Debbie Grise, MA

Patti Bunting, MA

 

Impact

The Executive Leadership Academy has served 110 participants.  Over twenty have moved into another leadership position after attending sessions.  Contact:  sharonbr@udel.edu

 

DASL has conducted Step Up Programs for Assistant Principals ready to step up to the principalship. Over the last five years over 50% have assumed the position as a principal or district staff member.  Contact: Dave Santore     dsantore@udel.edu

 

DASL staff work across state lines in Yonkers, New York, Cecil County, Maryland and PGCPS, Maryland.

Contact:  sharonbr@udel.edu

 

DASL staff led the Delaware Reading and Writing Project. Over 22 teachers were trained in the creation of common core aligned instructional units for teaching reading and writing in public schools. Contact: Tracy Hudson          tohudson@udel.edu

 

Responsive Classroom trains teachers in  an evidence-based approach to teaching that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness. Workshops and books help elementary and middle school educators to create safe and joyful learning communities where students develop strong social and academic skills and every student can thrive.

Contact Gina Castelli  gbannon@udel.edu

 

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The University of Delaware Principal Preparation Program “UDEL PPP” is an 18 month course of study leading to Delaware Assistant Principal/Principal certification. UDEL PPP coursework, internships and mentoring are delivered in a cohort format in partnership with local school districts. A new UDEL PPP cohort kicks off each July.

For information on how to apply for the next UDEL PPP cohort and start your journey to the principalship in Delaware, contact Alison Dubinski ald@udel.edu

 

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Resources

 

PSEL Standards:http://www.ccsso.org/Documents/2015/ProfessionalStandardsforEducationalLeaders2015forNPBEAFINAL.pdf

 

Title 14: http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/1500/index.shtml

 

 

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