Thursday, May 16, 2013

Five Principals Complete Distinguished Leadership Program


Tricia Spencer
Five Winston-Salem/Forsyth County principals recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals.

The principals are Wendy Brewington of Ward Elementary, Sara Cook of Middle Fork Elementary, Patricia Gainey of East Forsyth High, Tricia Spencer of South Fork Elementary and Ramona Warren of Sedge Garden Elementary.

Designed and provided by the N. C. Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association in partnership with the N. C. Department of Public Instruction and UNC-LearnNC, the program uses a non-traditional professional development model that is aligned to the performance evaluation standards adopted by the State Board of Education for North Carolina’s school leaders.

The program is designed to limit principals’ time away from their schools by allowing them to attend face-to-face sessions once every other month while accessing on-line assignments, materials and coaching in between face-to-face sessions. Principals engage in a series of authentic activities throughout the year-long experience that are designed to build the capacity of their schools and their own capacity as “Distinguished” school leaders.

”The leadership of the school principal is by far one of the most important factors in school quality,” said Dr. Shirley Prince, NCPAPA Executive Director. “By completing this very rigorous program, our DLP graduates have demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement by working to improve their leadership skills as they simultaneously improve their schools. We are proud to include them in the ranks of successful DLP completers.”

This program is offered in three locations - Wilmington, Raleigh and Charlotte - in order to serve principals in all eight regions of the state.

The N. C. Principals and Assistant Principals’ Association (NCPAPA), which was established in 1976, has 4,500 members across the state and serves as the state’s principal affiliate of the N.C. Association of School Administrators (NCASA), the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

More information can be found at N.C. Principals and Assistant Principals Association

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