BEGINNING ADMINISTRATORS' INSTITUTE
OVERVIEW
Independent school administrators with up to three (3) years of experience
are invited to attend the Beginning Administrators' Institute, held on the
campus
of Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey each June. This is a 4-1/2
day workshop designed to develop insights and skills to enhance beginning administrators’ ability to provide effective leadership.
Experts in the fields of conflict resolution and the challenges of change will
join the principal presenters, Jean Lamont, a consultant with Educators' Collaborative,
LLC and
Sally
Mixsell, Head of Stoneleigh-Burnham School. In addition, master administrators
will join participants to share experienced perspectives on specific administrative
roles. Participants will complete a concrete
plan to address the leadership goals they will identify over the course of the
institute.
The fee for the institute includes all instruction, materials, room and board. Participants are housed in air-conditioned rooms and have access to Lawrenceville facilities during free times.
Comments from former BAI participants have included:
The chance to discuss my project with people from similar
schools (but importantly not the same school!) was invaluable
- plus the input from you, Jean and Sally, helped to
focus my project and your questions helped me address some
issues I would not have necessarily otherwise considered
in that way. Thank you!
I've met people here who have been able to give me some
good feedback. And the speakers you found have educated
and inspired me.
The PLP was a useful way to frame my thoughts throughout
the week, as well as provided me with a concrete plan for
the fall.
I enjoyed exploring new dimensions of leadership and administration
that the meetings and seminars provoked. The size of the
conference really afforded me an opportunity to engage
with everyone on a meaningful level; I was able to explore
my own objectives and consider the impending opportunities
and challenges in a really robust way.
Jean and Sally were terrific and knowledgeable and the highest
compliment is that I, along with others here this week,
would recommend the BAI to other administrators. Bravo!
SAMPLE BAI SCHEDULE
Sunday
12-3 Registration
3:00 Welcome, Introductions and Expectations
4:30 Listening Exercise
6:30 DINNER and Personal Leadership Plan (PLP) Group assignments
7:30 Listening, cont’d.
9:00 Personal Time (reading assignment
for tomorrow)
Monday
8am BREAKFAST
9:00 Adult Learning and Temperament
Styles
11:00 Master Administrators Panel Discussion
1:00 LUNCH
2:00 Individual meetings with master
administrators
4:30 Free Time
5:30 Cocktail Hour
6:30 DINNER
7:30 PLP Group Meetings
8:30 Personal Time (reading assignment
for tomorrow)
Tuesday
8am BREAKFAST
8:45 PLP Group Meetings
10:00 Leading Change (Hugh O'Doherty)
1:00 LUNCH
2:00 Group Problem Solving
4:15 Group Dynamics
5:00 Free Time
6:30 DINNER
7:30 PLP Group Meetings
8:30 Personal Time (and assignment for
tomorrow)
Wednesday
7:45 BREAKFAST
8:30 Dealing With Conflict(Krister Lowe)
1:00 LUNCH
1:00 Listening in Conflict
3:45 PLP Group Meetings: preparation
for tomorrow's presentations
4:30 Free Time
6:30 Celebratory DINNER
Thursday, June 28
8am BREAKFAST
9:00 Individual work on PLP presentations/meetings
with Sally and Jean
10:00 Sharing of PLPs
2:00 Farewells and Departure
CONTACT US
For more information or to receive a brochure and registration
form, please contact eduINNOVATIONS
at info@eduinnovations.net
or 203-605-6975/ 203-824-3653.
For information about Lawrenceville School, see http://www.lawrenceville.org.
BAI Participating Schools to Date:
Beaver Country Day School, MA
Bentley School, CA
Bryn Mawr Little School, MD
Cary Academy, NC
Cate School, CA
The Country School, CT
Dana Hall School, MA
The Foote School, CT
Greens Farms Academy, CT
Greenwich Academy, CT
Hamden Hall School, CT
Harvard Westlake School, CA
Hilltop Day School, NJ
Hotchkiss School, CT
Emma Willard School, NY
Friends Academy, NY
Friends Seminary, NYC
Kentucky Country Day School, KY
Langley School, VA
Laurel School, OH
Lawrenceville School, NJ
Link Community School, NJ
Loomis Chaffee School, CT
Marlborough School, MA
Ransom Everglades School, FL
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, MS
St. Andrew's School, RI
St. Stephens Episcopal School, FL
The Stanwich School, CT
Tower School, MA
Trinity Episcopal School, LA
Valwood School, GA
