“In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to

struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and

inequities of life .”~Albert Bandura

www.kprschools.ca/en/staff/departments/leadershipstaffdevelopment.html

LEADERSHIP AND STAFF DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM CALENDAR 2016-17

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Message from the Director

Leadership and staff development are the cornerstones of all successful organizations. At Kawartha Pine Ridge, we are committed to providing opportunities for our staff to engage in purposeful, engaging learning programs. Inside this calendar you will find information on many of our leadership and development programs.

For those who want to further refine and develop leadership skills, the Building Leadership Capacity Program provides a range of skill-building opportunities from writing and communications to team work and conflict resolution. The Advanced Leadership Program provides an opportunity for employees to learn some of the skills necessary for supervisory and school administration positions within our school board. We also have programs for both new Teachers and new Administrators, along with specialized training for the roles of Head Secretary and Head Custodian. All of these programs are in addition to the many ongoing professional development and conference opportunities available to our staff throughout the year.

Successful leaders build positive relationships; they are committed to accountability, act with respect and integrity, and rise to challenges with a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience. We need exemplary leaders in all areas of our school board to help our students and our schools succeed, to foster innovative practices, and to mentor one another.

Best wishes on your leadership journey,

W.R. (Rusty) Hick

Director of Education

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Employees, regardless of the position they hold, can play a significant role in improved student achievement and well-being through the demonstration of effective leadership.

Leadership in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is defined through the KPR Leadership Profile, which is the central element that connects succession planning and talent development activities and is essential in fostering high-quality leadership throughout the organization. The KPR Leadership Profile has been developed to help all employees articulate common messages using a shared leadership language, and to create clear, transparent processes. This profile incorporates the Ontario Leadership Framework competencies along with KPR’s own leadership requirements including effective communications and the knowledge and skills required of specific positions within the Board.

A competency is the capability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform critical work functions or tasks in a work setting.

At the core of our leadership competencies lie the KPR Character Attributes of self-awareness, resiliency, and equity and inclusion, which is why they appear as the foundation to our Leadership Profile. These are infused in all of the leadership domains identified below and are supported by specific competencies, definitions and indicators for each.

Click on each puzzle piece to learn more.

Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Leadership Profile

Builds Relatio

nships

& Develops People

Manages the Organization

InstructionalLeadership

SecuresAccountability

SetsDirection

Knowledge& Skills

Equity& InclusionResiliencySelf-AwarenessCharacter

Development

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The Leadership and Staff Development Program Calendar for 2016-2017 has been organized around the Leadership Domains and associated Leadership Competencies as outlined in the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Leadership Profile, to enable employees wanting to hone specific leadership skills, to easily identify the training and development programs available through KPRDSB to do so.

GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE

The KPRDSB LEADERSHIP PROFILE 3

LIST OF OFFERINGS

PROGRAM SESSION NAME COMPETENCY AREAS ADDRESSED

ORIENTATION PROGRAMS

Secures Accountability, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Knowledge & Skills

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NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM

Knowledge & Skills, Instructional Leadership, Self-Awareness, Resiliency

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NEW LEADERS PROGRAM

Self-Awareness, Resiliency, Equity & Inclusion, Sets Direct, Knowledge & Skills, Secures Accountability, Instructional Leadership, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Manages the Organization

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BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY (BLC)

Personality Dimensions Character Development, Self-Awareness, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Equity & Inclusion

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The Art of Effective and Assertive Communication in the Workplace

Equity & Inclusion, Self-Awareness, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Manages the Organization

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Conflict Resolution & Dealing with Difficult People

Character Development, Self-Awareness, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Sets Direction, Equity & Inclusion

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Professionalism and Political Astuteness

Manages the Organization, Secures Accountability, Sets Direction

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Business Writing Skills Builds Relationships & Develops People 10

Monitoring, Motivating and Delegating

Secures Accountability, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Equity & Inclusion, Sets Direction, Manages the Organization

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Time Management & Organization

Secures Accountability, Self-Awareness, Sets Direction, Resiliency

10

Working Effectively in and with Teams

Character Development, Equity & Inclusion, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Secures Accountability, Sets Direction

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BUILDING OPERATOR INTERNSHIP (BOIP)

Knowledge & Skills 11

SCHOOL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL (SOAP)

Trillium Essentials Knowledge & Skills 11

ADVANCED LEADERSHIP

Manages the Organization, Secures Accountability, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Sets Direction, Knowledge & Skills, Character Development, Self-Awareness, Resiliency, Equity & Inclusion

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EXPEDITION COACHING PROGRAM

Builds Relationships & Develops People, Instructional Leadership, Self-Awareness

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GROWING LEADERS

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ADDITIONAL LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES

Building School Climate, an introduction to Restorative Practice

Character Development, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Self- Awareness

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Focusing Our Equity Lens Certificate (Part 1 & 2)

Equity & Inclusion, Character Development, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Self-Awareness

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Creating Safe and Positive Spaces

Equity & Inclusion, Character Development, Builds Relationships & Develops People, Self- Awareness

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Managing Unsatisfactory Performance

Builds Relationships & Develops People, Manages the Organization, Knowledge & Skills, Sets Direction

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Some Additional Suggestions for Your Professional Growth

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CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION. OR, EMBARKING ON A NEW CAREER PATH

Where do you start when you are looking to change positions or upgrade your current skills for a position to which you are aspiring, when you can’t give up your current, full-time job? Most adults do not have the privilege of going back to school on a full-time basis, for a variety of reasons. The good news is there are several options available to gain the skills needed in order to move ahead.

First, be sure you understand the qualification requirements for the position to which you aspire, before you register for any courses.

As you advance in any role, there are often additional (formal) educational requirements that must be met in order to be considered for the position.

Review the job description and/or speak with the appropriate HR Staffing Specialist staff for more information. For additional role specific information

on various roles within KPR, check out Leadership’s Virtual Career Fair on our website.

o This amazing resource allows employees to explore various leadership positions by simply clicking on the links for the various roles, in order to hear testimonials from current/previous leaders in that role.

o Click on the “Leadership Pathway” document listed beneath the various positions for additional tips and information.

Can you take in-house training to meet the job requirements?

You may be able to attend training/in-service offered through the Leadership and Staff Development department or others, in order to further develop your skills. If you feel you have already attained some of the skills/knowledge being gained through a program offered by our department (for example, you have taken a Time Management course already, and feel this would count towards the course by the same name in the Building Leadership Capacity program), feel free to contact us to discuss this further at leadership@kprdsb.ca

Does the position require a recognized college or university certificate, diploma or degree?

Colleges and universities offer certificates and diplomas through part-time programs that vary in length and learning delivery options.

o Part-time students can apply directly through a college for on-campus classes (evenings or weekends) through the college’s continuing education department.

o OntarioLearn is a partnership of 24 Ontario community colleges that have pooled their resources to increase your online learning options. You can search through their program inventory and register with any partner college offering the course. Check out OntarioLearn.com for more information.

Remember, education is not a destination but a lifelong journey. No matter what your goal —you can get there through a wide range of options.

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New Teacher Induction ProgramAudience: New teachers in their first contract, or first LTO of longer than 97 days

The New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) is legislated and funded by the Ministry of Education. The Program directly supports first and second year teachers, and beginning long-term occasional teachers in their first LTO of longer than 97 days. The supports include orientation, mentoring and professional development.

In addition to the more formal in-service provided for our NTIP teachers and their mentors, our online NTIP Gateway, housed on Desire to Learn (D2L), offers specific information and links including:

• OnlineNTIPOrientation

• NewTeacherInductionProgramManual

• NTIPHandbooksforbothteachersandprincipals

• OnlineMentoringModule

• OnlineProfessionalDevelopmentModules

• NTIPUpdates

• Informationonupcomingprofessionaldevelopment opportunities

• NTIPformsandanyotherresourcesvaluabletoeducators and Mentors

The following activities are planned for all NTIP Participants:

NTIP Collaborative Learning Sessions:Dates:

Session 1: November 24, 2016

Session 2: April 27, 2017

Host Classroom Visits:Dates: January 25, 2017 March 1, 2017 April 5, 2017

NTIP Mentor TrainingDate: October 25, 2016

Location: Education Centre

All registered NTIP participants will be contacted directly with registration information for all NTIP activities.

The New Leaders ProgramAudience: New Supervisors, Vice-Principals and Principals

In addition to a formal orientation session for new supervisors, principals and vice-principals, attendance at scheduled inservices will focus on the following topics:

- Health & Safety

- Equity & Diversity

- Labour Relations

- Day in the Life of a School Administrator

- Facilities

- Budgets

- Special Education

In addition, our New Leaders are supported through mentors and an online learning program.

New Leaders Program participants will be contacted directly with registration information for all NLP activities.

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ORIENTATION PROGRAMSAudience: New Employees

Your Leadership team has been working hard, together with our internal partners, to create learning programs that employ best practices in blended learning for new employees, in order to orient them to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board in their first year of employment. We are happy to report that we are in Phase 1 of the rollout of these job specific learning programs and have launched our new online learning program for occasional secretaries, new leaders and occasional teachers, with revisions to their corresponding, role specific, in-services.

Dates are scheduled throughout the year to accommodate the planned hiring schedules for various employee groups.

Role-specific orientations are currently provided for the following employee groups:

• Secretaries

• Custodians

• EAsandCYWs

• ECEs

• OccasionalTeachers

• NewTeachers–NewTeacherInductionProgram(NTIP)

• NewPrincipals,Vice-principalsandSupervisors–NewLeadersProgram(NLP)

Resilience is about believing in yourself and trusting your own wisdom rather than being

swayed by the opinions of others. ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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Building Leadership Capacity ProgramAudience: All Employees

The Building Leadership Capacity Program is focused on the foundational aspects of leadership and is open to all employees. It provides staff with the softer skills necessary to interact with staff, students and the community while reflecting the values of the Board. Any employee can enroll in any one of the sessions listed below. Employees who complete all eight sessions will receive a certificate of completion for the Building Leadership Capacity Program. Sessions are available during the evening, and some PA Days.

Important: Employees who wish to attend sessions that overlap with their regularly scheduled hours require the approval of their direct supervisor. Formal arrangements must be made well in advance of the sessions, with your specific supervisor.

What past participants have had to say:

“It was phenomenal! Very much looking forward to the next 7 sessions.”

“I really enjoyed all the activities. Good learning. Lots of personal reflection.”

“Very engaging, genuine, presentation”

“The three hours went quickly. I enjoyed the presentations then applying the skills/knowledge

to a scenario.”

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Personality Dimensions Date: September 28, 2016, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice #7486

Description: Based on leading edge research, this fun, hands-on and interactive temperament instrument will provide you with the tools to better explain what motivates behaviour in yourself and others. It can be an invaluable tool in Team Building, Conflict Resolution and other personal and professional applications.

Professionalism and Political AstutenessDate:October19,2016,4:30p.m.–7:30p.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice #7488

Description: What does it mean to be “professional and politically astute”? Why is this important in our work life? This workshop will assist participants in examining:

• Keyconceptsofprofessionalismandpoliticalastuteness

•Strategiestodevelopone’sprofessionalism

The Art of Effective & Assertive Communication in the WorkplaceDate: November 16, 2016, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice #7487

Description: Many problems in the workplace arise from lack of clear communication. The fact is effective leaders are effective communicators. But what are the best ways to communicate with your peers, supervisors, parents or the public? How can you get past difficult emotional barriers, make your feelings known, and negotiate effective solutions? How can you use assertiveness to stand up for your basic human rights, without trampling the rights of others? This workshop will answer these questions, and show you how effective listening and appropriate body language can help support your message. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice your new, effective, assertive communications skills.

Conflict Resolution and Dealing with Difficult PeopleDate:November23,2016,4:30p.m.–7:30p.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice #7489

Description: Following a self-assessment, participants are introduced to five basic conflict-handling modes. They learn how and when each mode is typically most appropriate and gain eye-opening insight into how overusing or underusing any one mode can create unwanted situations for themselves and for the people around them.

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Business Writing SkillsDate:January25,2017,4:30p.m.–7:30p.m. Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2 Inservice #7490

Description: Learn how to write professional memos and e-mails. Learn to recognize and eliminate common business writing mistakes that can make you look sloppy and unprofessional. Weed out the jargon, clichés and excess words that can muddle your message. Learn editing and proofreading techniques that can help you to produce error-free documents, and learn how to be more aware of the tone and content of your messages.

Monitoring, Motivating and DelegatingDate:February22,2017,4:30p.m.–7:30p.m. Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2 Inservice #7491

Description: Participants will share strategies and be provided with practical tools in the areas of monitoring, motivating and delegating, to enhance their performance and to influence and enhance the performance of those with whom they work, with the goal to creating environments where staff and students thrive.

Time Management and OrganizationDate: March 29, 2017, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2 Inservice #7492

Description: Time...is it your friend or foe? Managing one’s time both professionally and personally can often be a challenge. This Time Management workshop will provide participants with an:

• Understandingofhowtimecanworkpositivelyor otherwise in our lives

• Opportunitytoassessyourcurrentworkloadandtime management and organizational skills

Working Effectively in and With TeamsDate:May3,2017,4:30p.m.–7:30p.m. Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2 Inservice #7493

Description:Veryfewpeopleworkalone.Onadaily basis, regardless of the role we have or the job that we do, we find ourselves to be members of a workplace team. How does a team become effective? How do individual members of a team work positively and collaboratively?

Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.

~Gever Tulley

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This workshop will help participants:

• Identifythecharacteristicsofeffectiveleadersand team members

• Developstrategiesconsistentlydemonstratedbyvalued and respected team members

• Learnhowtocontributetoeffectiveteambuilding

• developstrategiestoenhanceapositivefeelingabout your work and workplace

Building Operator Internship Program (BOIP)Audience: Employees aspiring to the position of Head/Assistant Custodian

The Facilities Services Department, working with local community college partners and CUPE 5555, have developed a program that provides training in the safe, energy efficient and environmentally sound operation of our schools and buildings, along with the skills necessary to relate to staff, students and the public.

Effective January 1, 2011, those aspiring to Head/Assistant Custodian positions must have completed the BOIP before posting into these positions.

The Program consists of leadership training, provided through the KPRDSB Building Leadership Capacity Program and Building Operator Internship Program. The Building Operator Internship Program is provided through Durham College and it will cover the following topics:

• TheBuildingEnvelopeasaSystem

• SpaceHeating

• AirConditioning&Refrigeration

• AirHandlingSystems

• ElectricalSystems

• BuildingControlSystems

• PrinciplesofEnergy&HeatTransfer

For more information on this program, please speak to your Custodial Supervisor or contact Paul Bromley, Manager of Custodial Operations, at paul_bromley@kprdsb.ca. Additional information can be accessed on the Leadership and Staff Development website by clicking here.

Important: Employees who wish to attend sessions that overlap with their regularly scheduled hours of work require the approval of their direct supervisor. Formal arrangements must be made well in advance of the sessions, with your specific supervisor.

School Office Administrator Program (SOAP)Audience: Employees aspiring to the positions of Secondary Head Secretary or Elementary Secretary I

The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, in consultation with the Secretarial Dialogue Committee and CUPE Local 5555, created the School Office Administrator Program for all elementary and secondary school secretaries. The Program has been designed to support the changing demands of the role of a school secretary.

Effective June 2011, those aspiring to the position of Secondary Head Secretary or Elementary Secretary I must have completed the Program requirements below, before posting into a Head Secretary position.

The Program consists of Trillium Essentials training and completion of the Building Leadership Capacity Certificate Program.

The Building Leadership Capacity Program comprises eight modules. See table of contents for pages referring to descriptions, dates, times and locations.

Trillium Essentials training, which is required for all school secretaries, comprises the following Trillium Essentials modules:

• Enrolment&MonthEndProcedures

• Registration

• Attendance

If you are aspiring to a Secondary Head Secretary or Secondary Secretary II position you also need to complete the following Trillium Essentials modules:

• CourseMaintenance

• SecondaryAchievement

• Transcripts

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Aspiring”. Check regularly for upcoming sessions and be sure to look for any prerequisite that you may require before taking a session.

For additional information on this Program, please contact:

Trillium Essentials

Heather Northey, Administrative Software Services Project Lead

Building Leadership Capacity Program

TracyVandenberg,Manager – Leadership Staff & Organizational Development

Additional information can be accessed on the Leadership and Staff Development website by clicking here.

Advanced Leadership ProgramAudience: Open to all employees by application

Do you know what the “X-Factor” of great leadership is? Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be able to achieve exceptional results more so than others? Are you aspiring to a leadership position? Are you committed to be exemplary in that role?

The Advanced Leadership Program focuses on the leadership skills necessary to be a successful supervisor, manager or vice-principal. Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of “The Leadership Challenge” define leadership as “the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared

aspirations.” Their research has shown that exemplary leadership comes from disciplined practice of certain behaviours.

The Advanced Leadership Program focuses on what those exemplary leadership practices are and how they relate to the KPR Leadership Profile, and the Ontario Leadership Framework. Through self-reflection, group activities and assignments, participants will gain a better understanding of their leadership strengths and will have the opportunity to identify and address specific leadership practices, to further hone.

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Obstacles, of course, are developmentally

necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical

thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.

~Naomi Wolf

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This is a two year Program. The first year is comprised of ten 3 to 3.5 hour, in-class sessions, chapter readings, study group assignments and presentations. In year two, there is an expectation that participants will continue to practice their learning in the workplace and provide a periodic, written progress summary report.

In addition, study groups will be assigned a leadership project and a formal presentation will be due at one in-class session at the end of the Program. Participants of the Program will be supported further at the end of the two years, through participation in a Leadership Practices Inventory assessment.

The Program is available on an application basis only. A call for applicants for the 2017 - 2019 program will be sent out to all employees in March 2017.

Expedition Coaching ProgramPre-requisites no longer required!

This Program consists

of eight 2 to 3-hour

modules. There is

an expectation for

participants to attend all

sessions, so please check

your availability for the

dates listed below,

before registering.

Audience: All Employees

Description: This leadership program is designed to enhance the coaching, communication and change leadership skills of people in today’s workplace in order to achieve results and contribute to organizational success.

Participants will discover coaching as a powerful leadership tool and walk away with the skills to apply the coach-approach in the workplace immediately. The sessions will provide participants with an enhanced framework for communicating and holding conversations with others that will engage, empower, and inspire forward action with people at all levels in the workplace.

By the end of the eight modules, participants will have:

• Discoveredcoachingasalearningtooldesignedto facilitate thinking, creativity, and problem solving in the workplace

• Developedacoachingmindset

• Distinguishedbetweentwoperspectivesofcoaching in the workplace: (1) Development, and (2) Performance

• Createdtheconditionsforcoachingfocusedonbuilding a trusting relationship

• Examinedtheirintentions(agenda)incoachingconversations

• Identifiedcoachingopportunitiesintheworkplace with people at all levels

• Developedfoundationalcoachingskills:Intentional Listening and Intentional Questioning

• Appliedthe5-stepGuideCoaching™Modelinreal-life coaching situations

• Gainedawarenessoftheircoachingstyleandopportunities to enhance

• Developedenhancedfeedbackskills:Developmental Feedback, Acknowledgements, and Performance Feedback

• Appliedthe6-stepDirectFeedback™Modelin real-life coaching situations found in the workplace

• Exploredcoachingasastrategicchangeleadership and engagement tool

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What past participants have had to say:

“Best PD I have been to, and I’ve told lots of people exactly that!”

“Quite enjoyed this learning. I plan to use it in both my professional and personal life”

“I think this program … helped me hone my strengths and weaknesses, gave me opportunities to practice . . . and allowed us to network with others and build new

relationships!”

“A truly valuable experience. I learned a lot about myself and about how to guide others to achieve their goals”

Inservice Dates:

Session 1: February 6, 2017 - The Coaching Role, Location: Education Centre Rm 158

Session 2: February 27, 2017 - The Guide Coaching Model, Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm

Session 3: March 6, 2017 - Intentional Listening, Location: Clarke High School, Library

Session 4: March 20, 2017 - Intentional Questioning, Location: Clarke High School, Library

Session 5: April 3, 2017 - Coaching Through Change, Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2

Session 6: April 24, 2017 - Coach Approach to Feedback, Location: Port Hope High School Conference Rm, Floor 2

Session 7: May 1, 2016 - Direct Feedback, Location: Port Hope High School, Conference Rm, Floor 2

Session 8: May 15, 2017 - Coaching in the Workplace, Location: Port Hope High School Conference Rm, Floor 2

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Some sessions may be shorter)

Locations: Sessions are not held at one location, in order to better accommodate employees throughout our Board. Please register on PD Place.

Inservice #7499

Expedition Coaching, con’tAudience: This special two day in-service is also beingofferedtoallLeadTeachers,Principals,Vice-Principals, Managers and Supervisors.

Date: October 28 & November 4, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: LRC Meeting Room, Education Centre Inservice #7498 (contact us for invitation code)

Growing LeadersThe Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board believes in the importance of developing a variety of leaders in our system. By leveraging the deep talents, skills, knowledge and capabilities of people, we create and sustain a strong system that makes a difference in serving students.

These information carousels are geared to those individualswhoareaspiringtotheroleofVice-Principal and Principal.

Date:September27,2016,4:00p.m.–6:00p.m. Location: Education Centre, Fishbowl Inservice # 7504

For additional role specific information, check out our Virtual Career Fair on the Leadership website. This amazing resource allows employees to explore various leadership positions. Simply click on links for the role you are interested in to hear testimonials from current leaders, and click on the “Leadership Pathway” document listed underneath the various leadership positions for information on focusing your career on these roles.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on

with our lives.

~ A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Other Learning Sessions

Building School Climate, an introduction to Restorative PracticeAudience: All Employees

Date: Multiple sessions will be offered throughout the school year. See below for a full listing of dates and locations

Description: Restorative practice is a way of thinking and being. It provides a way for acting together as a community, and for teaching the importance of community. The aim of restorative practice is to focus on strengthening relationships, to deal with conflict or tension and to repair harm.

In schools, restorative practice uses a proactive “whole school” approach to preventing and addressing situations where harm has been done. It helps the school or classroom community address issues such as bullying or cyber-bullying before they reach a problem stage. Restorative practice has direct application to teaching, learning, and creating and maintaining safe, caring and restorative schools. It also helps students take responsibility for their actions and “make things right”, so they can once again become a positive part of the school community. Restorative practice incorporates firm and fair practices, fair process, and specific restorative questions. It allows schools to build on existing successful practices, and enhances rather than replaces those existing approaches. It is used in addition to, not instead of, disciplinary consequences. Schools using restorative

practice report a safer, more inclusive and connected learning environment, with increased opportunities to improve student achievement. As adults involved in the education system, in schools and in classrooms, we all have the opportunity to build community, to build school climate and to strengthen relationship when there is conflict or tension. Each person has the opportunity to work at making things right when things go wrong.

Sessions are available during the day and evening. Employees who wish to attend sessions that overlap with their regularly scheduled hours of work require the approval of their direct supervisor.

Sessions are being offered on various dates and at various locations, as indicated below:

Date:October27,2016,8:30a.m.–11:30a.m. Location: Port Hope High School, FL2 Conference Rm Inservice # 7571orDate: March2,2017,8:30a.m.–11:30a.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice # 7574

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Focusing on Using Our Equity Lens Certificate (Part 1 & Part 2)Audience: All Employees

Description: The Focusing Our Equity Lens Certificate Program is aimed at addressing the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion for everyone in school and workplace environments. Modeled after the Harmony Movement’s Educators Equity Workshop, this Program is designed for all staff, particularly for educators, administrators and support staff, who share the goal of fostering more equitable schools and classrooms.

Sessions will lead participants through experiential learning activities and guided self-reflection and analysis on the path to creating equitable and inclusive learning and working environments. Participants will be actively encouraged to question their own beliefs and practices, through activities that can be used in the classroom with students or with staff.

The Program objectives include developing participant’s confidence and capacity to:

• Adoptanequitylensapproachsoastoworkmore effectively with students, colleagues and community members, as well as to examine the education system and professional practices;

• Understandhowinequitymanifestsatthesystemic and individual levels;

• Explorehowpowerandprivilegemayleadtoinequity and exclusion, and identify ways to address inequity and exclusion;

• Understandtheimpactofbiasandstereotypeson students, colleagues, administrators and ourselves; and

• Addressexistinggapsinachievementandopportunity between groups of students.

This program consists of two, 3 hour sessions. In order to receive the certificate, you MUST attend both sessions.

Date: November 8 & 15, 2016, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Education Centre, LRC Meeting Rm Inservice # 7496

or

Date: February 9 & 16, 2017, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Cobourg Collegiate Institute, Library Inservice #7494

or

Date: April 6 & 13, 2017, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Port Hope High School, Fl 2 Conference Rm Inservice #7497

Creating Safe and Positive SpacesAudience: All Employees

Description: For many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) students and staff, a school is not always a safe and accepting place. Gender-based and homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying and harassment are neither rare nor harmless, and are real issues in Canadian schools and workplaces.

KPR’s “Creating Safe and Positive Spaces” initiative, aims to further promote and support the creation of safe and caring school climates, where all members of the school and Board community are respected.

Facilitated by Egale Canada, and based on their Safer & Accepting Schools workshop for educators, administrators and support staff, this session aims to:

• Deepenourawarenessandunderstandingabout:

o the impact homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and feeling unsafe have on student success and performance;

o the need for safer schools for LGBTQ students, staff and families;

o LGBTQ identities and experiences;• Exploreopportunities,andourrolesand

responsibilities in creating LGBTQ safer schools;

• Provideconcretestrategies,andpracticaltools,information and resources for creating safer schools and workplaces for all;

• Buildstaffconfidenceandcapacitytofurthersupport the over-all well-being of all students; and

• SupportSchoolImprovementPlansandhelpschools reach their student wellness goals.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been

opened for us. ~Helen Keller

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Creating Safe and Positive Spaces, cont’dDate: October 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Best Western Cobourg Inservice #: 7594

or

Date: November 23, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Best Western Peterborough Inservice #: 7595

or

Date: November 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: tbd Inservice #: 7596

Managing Unsatisfactory PerformanceAudience: Supervisors, Managers, Principals and Vice-Principals

Date: November 16, 2016, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Fishbowl, Education Centre Inservice # 7505

Description: This workshop is intended to help supervisors work through the legalities and procedures to manage an employee whose performance is less than satisfactory, from initiating an out of cycle appraisal to creating a successful improvement plan. Any supervisor working with an employee who has been experiencing performance issues, will find this session valuable. The concepts are easily transferred to dealing with a non-teaching employee whose performance requires improvement. A portion of the content will be delivered online, in advance of the session

Please register for these sessions on PD Place.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my

resilience . I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on , realizing that you can make a choice to

take the good.

~ Brooke Shields

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SOME ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL GROWTHIn addition to the in-services offered in these pages, there is an even wider range of opportunities for individuals to pursue professional learning. It comes in the shape of: professional learning communities, communities of practice, mentoring, coaching, researching topics online, online courses offered internally/externally, videos, blogs, webinars and more.

YouTube

Great repository of videos on almost any subject

Mytraining

Accessed through the menu on myKPR, this site will provide you with training videos on a number of software programs we are using including introductory, intermediate and advanced levels of Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook.

Online Training/Webinars

There are a wide variety of learning opportunities available through Colleges, Universities, not-for-profits, private companies, etc. Some are available at no cost while others charge by the course.

Twitter

Join a wide variety of online Professional Learning Communities for teachers, office professionals, women, ICT specialists, wine lovers and more

Websites

Any search using google on any topic will produce pages of learning opportunities at your disposal. If you aren`t already tapping in to some of the following, you might want to take a look to see what might be of interest for your learning:

Centre of Autism Services and Geneva Centre for Autism –ofparticularinteresttoSchoolAdministrators, Teachers, EA`s, CYW`s, ECE`s, BSA,s

Good Typing for anyone needing to brush up on or learn keyboarding skills. It even includes a typing test for those interested in their keyboarding speed.

Alison.com for those interested in a wide variety of topics including: Business and Enterprise skills, digital literacy and IT Skills, languages, personal development, school curriculum and more.

Crisis Prevention Institute for those of you who have already received training in Non-violent crisis intervention. Access newsletters, webinars and other free resources to continue to support you.

Edx

Find 100’s of courses from the world’s best universities including MIT, Harvard and U of T. Take them for interest only or, receive a certificate for a fee once you have successfully completed the course.

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Contact Information

Catherine FoySuperintendent of Education: Student AchievementCatherine_Foy@kprdsb.ca1-877-741-4577 or 705-742-9773 Ext. 2602

Tracy VandenbergManager, Leadership Staff and Organizational DevelopmentTracy_Vandenberg@kprdsb.ca1-877-741-4577 or 705-742-9773 Ext. 2132

Bev RobertsonLeadership Development and Staff Training AssistantBeverly_Robertson@kprdsb.ca1-877-741-4577 or 705-742-9773 Ext. 2152

www.kprschools.ca/staff/leadership.html