One of the biggest requests we hear from alumni is the desire to keep learning from each other after graduation. To help meet that need, we are excited to announce the Alumni Forum Webinar Series beginning this summer.
This quarterly online learning series will highlight successful practices shared by alumni campuses and districts to continue your learning journey.
We kick off the learning next month on June 12 at 11 am with Vicki Crain from Cactus Ranch Elementary in Round Rock ISD. Hear how this campus scaled their problem of practice into a campus wide initiative and raised student achievement.
Cactus Ranch Elementary participated in the first cohort of the Campus Leadership program beginning in 2018. They knew they were on the right track with a focus on communication skills but left the program knowing they still had more work to do. They began to focus on explicitly teaching students how to:
- Disagree respectfully
- Be a good friend
- Be a good sport
- Show nonverbal respect
- Have academic discussions
- Respect the listener
They took a risk and spent time daily focusing on these skills. By the end of the year, they had closed academic gaps and had their most successful academic performance on STAAR.
Hear how this campus did not give up on their vision and broadened their problem of practice into a school-wide initiative focusing on communication.
Register This link will take you to a signup form for access to Alumni webinars2024 Alumni Forum Webinar Series – Mark your calendar!
- June 12 Vicki Crain | Principal at Cactus Ranch Elementary – Scaling your Problem of Practice
- August 14 Dr. Lindsay Whorton | Holdsworth President – Book Chapter Discussion
- October 23 Jeff Mann | Director of Leadership Development & Professional Learning in College Station ISD – Growing Our Own: Leadership Development from the Classroom to Central Office
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