In an effort to recognize the contributions of John Ourth and  Fred Singleton to the Illinois Principals Association, the IPA Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation of two professional development scholarships in their honor at the IPA Conference in October 2007.  The scholarships are a tribute to Fred and John’s vision for the Association, for their leadership in the creation of professional development for the IPA, and for their enduring devotion to Principals across the state. 

Two scholarships will be awarded each year, one for an elementary principal (K-8) and one for a secondary principal (9-12).  The scholarships will be for a minimum of $500 and will be awarded each year at the Illinois Principals Association Fall Conference. 

Dr. Fred Singleton currently serves as the Field Director for the Illinois Principals Association.  Mr. John Ourth, IPA Field Director North, passed away shortly after the creation of the scholarship on December 10, 2007. 

Please click on the link below for additional information and to access the scholarship application. 
http://www.ilprincipals.org/pages/ipa_scholarship.html

IPA Board Meeting Materials Available On-line

In order to keep IPA Members better informed about Association activities, IPA Board Meeting information and meeting minutes are made available in the Members Only Section of the website.  Find out more about IPA by clicking on http://www.ilprincipals.org/members/index.html.  Contact Jason Leahy, IPA Executive Director, if you have any questions about the IPA Board Meetings.

Sustainable, Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Workshops

July 24-25, 2008, Chicago, IL: Two-Day Intensive Workshop
August 14-15, 2008, Chicago, IL: Two-Day Intensive Workshop

CASEL is pleased to announce these workshops designed to equip school administrators and their teams with the tools and skills needed to implement high quality, sustainable, evidence-based social and emotional learning programming that is integrated into all aspects of schooling. The Guide consists of 158 pages of SEL research and practice information and case studies, and the Toolkit has 272 pages of tools you can use and adapt to help your school create a planning team, develop a shared vision, conduct needs and resources assessments, assess impacts, communicate with families, develop funding, and much more.

Throughout the two days, participants will use Sustainable Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Implementation Guide and Toolkit to learn about the CASEL framework for implementing and sustaining SEL. Participants will also receive CASEL’s Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader’s Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs. In addition, school teams will learn about the newest research on SEL and the role of leadership, receive individual consultation from CASEL staff, interact with other schools that are implementing SEL programming, and leave the training with a comprehensive plan of action.

If you are interested in attending these workshops, please visit CASEL's website at www.casel.org and download the registration form at http://www.casel.org/pub/training.php, or contact Cynthia Coleman (colemanc@uic.edu) today. The sign-up deadline has been extended to May 15th.

If you want more information about the book, Sustainable, Schoolwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Implementation Guide and Tool Kit, please see http://www.casel.org/pub/sel_toolkit.php.

Benefits for participants include all meals, lodging, materials and registration costs for the Academy, as well as a $2,000 stipend to be used toward strengthening and/or launching youth media programs at your school.