March 14-15 at The Wynfrey Hotel

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Nothing impacts achievement more than your ability to place – and keep – a caring, competent teacher in the every classroom. But teacher shortages, high teacher
turnover rates and competition from the private sector make that
an increasingly daunting task.

Leadership for Developing a Highly Effective Staff will give your governance team the tools to tackle those challenges and create a school system that is healthy from the inside out.

Attend and learn:

■ Keys to motivating employee performance
■ What your employees want from their jobs and how you are meeting those expectations
■ What PEPE does and does not tell you about employee performance
■ How the school board drives performance

Learn what your employees think
During the conference, Eric Hirsch, director of research at the New Teacher Center, will unveil the results of Alabama’s first Teaching & Learning Conditions Survey. Backed by AASB and other state education groups, the survey asked every certificated employee in every public school about working conditions, leadership, instructional time and professional development. If 50 percent or more of your system’s educators responded, you will receive your systemwide data along with training by Hirsch on how to use the data to bolster strengths and address areas of concern.

Learn to lead excellence
The conference will open with a keynote address by Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz, commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. An award-winning leader, Lorenz is known for motivating staff to achieve excellence every day.

He will discuss ways to create a culture of high expectation and the kind of leadership it takes to make it happen.

Learn to make it happen
Closing out the conference, Dr. John Draper, executive director of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools, will offer ideas and insights on the school board’s role in driving performance. Grounded in Jim Collins’ “Good to Great” research, Draper’s presentation will address the need to get the right people on your team and making sure they are in the right positions – without micromanaging.

And don't miss our early bird workshop:

Connecting with 21st Century Learners

Friday, March 14, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The digital natives are growing restless – and more than a little bored. Who could blame them? With far too many classrooms operating like 1958 than 2008, it’s easy to see why today students believe schools are disconnected from the real world.

In a powerful early bird workshop, Dr. Melinda Maddox, director of technology initiatives for the state Department of Education, will demonstrate some of the current technologies that can bring learn alive for students, allow teachers to customize instruction and raise learning to new levels. From iPods to interactive boards, Maddox will offer ideas for engaging students and expanding your schools’ capabilities.

Schedule

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

11:00 a.m.      Registration Opens
1:00 p.m.        Early Bird Workshop: Engaging 21st Century Learners
3:15 p.m.        General Session: Creating a Culture of High Expectations
4:30 p.m.        Break
4:45 p.m.        General Session:  Teaching & Learning Conditions in Alabama
5:45 p.m.        Break
6:00 p.m.        Teaching & Learning continued
6:45 p.m.        Recess

                Evening On Your Own

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

7:00 a.m.        Registration Open
7:00 a.m.        Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m.        Breakout Sessions:
                                  Using the Teaching Conditions Survey Data
                                  PEPE & Other Tell Tale Performance Indicators
9:45 a.m.        Break
10:05 a.m.      General Session: How the Board Drives Performance
11:45 a.m.      Adjourn

Register For Leadership for
Developing a Highly Effective Staff

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with 21st Century Learners

Academy Credit
School board members will earn two hours' credit in AASB’s School Board Member Academy for attending the early bird workshop and six hours' credit for attending Leadership for Developing a Highly Effective Staff. Board members also can earn core credit in the Academy for the staff develop conference. While all school board members earn credit hours for attending, you will not receive this core credit if you earned it at an earlier conference. Superintendents also may earn professional development credit toward certificate renewal.

Hotel Information

Located in suburban Birmingham, The Wynfrey Hotel is a four-star hotel adjacent to the state’s largest shopping mall, the Riverchase Galleria. AASB has secured a special flat room rate of $118 per night (plus tax) for up to two people per standard room and $148 for concierge level rooms. Children under 16 stay free when occupying a room with an adult.

Housing reservations should be made before 5 p.m. on February 29 and be guaranteed with one night’s deposit or a credit card number. AASB’s room block will be released after that time. However, the hotel may sell out before that date. If all the rooms blocked for the conference are reserved before then, the hotel may charge a higher rate. If you are quoted a higher rate before February 29, contact AASB to verify that the room block is sold out.

Reservations should be made directly with the hotel by calling 800/996-3739 or 205/987-1600. Be sure to mention you are registering with AASB to receive the reduced room rate.

Cancellation clause: Deposits are refundable on reservations cancelled more than 24 hours prior to arrival.

Check-in begins at 3:00 p.m. and check-out is noon.