Presenter: Tyson Vogeler, program supervisor, Safety Center, OSPI

The 2007 legislature enacted new school emergency planning requirements (SSB 5097) that include certification of building principals in the Incident Command System (ICS).  This course will introduce the fundamental concepts of ICS and the roles of positions in the incident command organizational structure, and provides participants the necessary prerequisite knowledge for certification testing.  Practical advice on implementation of ICS in the school setting will be provided, as well as clarification of the emergency drill and planning requirements of SSB 5097. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge of ICS in short simulation exercises at the end of the class and receive reference materials on ICS and school safety planning.”

Presenter: Marilyn McGuire, Educational Consultant

Helping all students to achieve at maximum levels is a challenge for all administrative leaders. The Assistant Principal is in a unique position to coach, guide, lead and collaborate with teachers to realize those goals. This session focuses upon answering the question, "So what do I DO each day to make this happen?" Learn specific strategies for working with teachers, using data to guide actions, connecting positively with your principal, and causing positive and productive change for the better of students and staff members alike. Use all of your skills to be the best instructional leader possible!

Presenter: Mark Boynton, Educational Consultant

The level of discipline propagated throughout your building has an incredible impact on student learning, staff morale and your building’s reputation. This fast paced seminar is designed to help assistant principals understand critical steps they can take to assess and improve their buildings’ discipline system. Strategies for communicating to staff members that classroom discipline is a driver of building-wide discipline, the importance of the entire staff maintaining an appropriate philosophy of building-wide discipline, twelve prevention-based approaches to building-wide discipline, the five indicators of an effective system of building-wide consequences, five effective building-wide consequences, strategies for decreasing the amount of office referrals and strategies for helping the three victims of bullying are topics that will be covered. Video tapes of schools employing many of the strategies as well as numerous discussions will be incorporated into the workshop.

The door to meaningful school change lies within the culture of the school itself. To open that door, you need the key: the ability to build and foster relationships. Building administrators must “know their stuff,” but to succeed, they also must recognize and respect the importance of relationships. If staff, students and parents do not know they are cared for, and if the administrators themselves do not care for one another, the outcomes of powerful learning, responsible conduct and mature behavior will remain an unattainable goal. Unlock the power of relationships!