2020/2021 ASLA Program Info

Program Calendar

Mentoring

ASLA_Mentor_Training_Guide.pdf

Each early career principal will be matched with a seasoned principal mentor for the school year (Sept-May). Mentoring should take place at least 1 hour per month via phone or video chat, and is scheduled by each mentoring pair at a mutually agreeable time. Mentoring works best with:

A willingness to participate
An openness to reflection
Flexibility with scheduling mentoring times

Book Study

This year the ASLA book study will be of 'Culturize' by Jimmy Casas. A copy of the book will be sent to each ASLA participant. Jimmy Casas will support the book study with at least two live sessions to discuss key concepts in his book. We will use the time to deepen our understanding of leadership concepts.

*Participation in the book study is required for the 1 UAA credit for ASLA.

We will be using the app Voxer for our book study. You can create your account and download the app here https://www.voxer.com

Questions for the book study will be drawn from the free Culturize Study Guide

Additional Resources

Alaska Education Network - Project ECHO

a statewide initiative focused on uniting Alaska’s educational leaders with the intention of building a support network to reduce isolation while strengthening the link between leadership and student achievement.

Positive Behavior, Safety & Well-Being Strand: https://www.echoeducationak.com/information/positive-behavior-safety-well-being/
Educational Leadership Strand: https://www.echoeducationak.com/information/educational-leadership/

Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy w / Baruti Kafele

On May 2, 2020, Principal Kafele launched a FREE Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy where he engages assistant and aspiring assistant principals in "30 Minutes of Assistant Principal Effectiveness" every Saturday morning at 11 ET (through Saturday, May 1, 2021) on Facebook Live (Virtual Assistant Principal Leadership Academy with Principal Kafele & Principal Kafele), Twitter Live (@PrincipalKafele) and YouTube Live (School Leadership Thoughts channel).

Alaska Professional Teaching Practices Commission (PTPC)

Commission Website https://education.alaska.gov/ptpc

Code of Ethics https://education.alaska.gov/ptpc/pdf/Code-of-ethics-three-column.pdf

Professional Boundaries Checklist https://education.alaska.gov/ptpc/docs/Professional-Boundaries-Checklist.pdf

ESSA Section 8546 As Relates to Alaska https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b8xL6oOA-7BiS4iXUSnSnteXxilbn8F0/view?usp=sharing

The Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA) Joint Position Statements
- Written and adopted by the AK Principal, Business Administrator and Superintendents Associations
- Sets clear education priorities and positions each legislative session http://www.alaskaacsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021-ACSA-Joint-Position-Statements-1.pdf
Official Alaska Legislative Website, named BASIS
- Identify your local legislator, read bills, watch live hearings via the site
- http://akleg.gov/index.php
ACSA Action Alerts - texts prompt you to take urgent action on a bill/issue
- Easy “text to testify” option sends your message to your legislator
- Sign up by texting: PUBLIC EDUCATION to 52886
ACSA Legislative Updates emails are informational – providing you with the latest legislative developments and hearing schedules relating to AK public education. Subscribe by emailing ACSA@alaskaacsa.org
Advocacy Resources
- Bradners’ Alaska Legislative Digest www.alaskalegislativedigest.com
- Alaska Education Update www.alaskaeducationupdate.com
- Twitter connections:
  - Suggest following #AKLeg, @MattBuxton, @AK_OK (James Brooks). Also, many legislators are on Twitter too
- Subscribe to your district’s legislator newsletters

Legislative Resources

Observing Online Teaching Resources

The recording and resources from the 3.18.21 webinar on Observing Online Teaching can be found at: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northwest/news/online-teaching-ak.asp

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