Principals
Supporting principals throughout their educational career.
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Program Support
Principal Support Services
Being a principal is tough, but they don’t have to do it alone. Research shows that principals who receive 1:1 support experience greater job satisfaction, stay in their roles longer, and are better equipped to support teachers, students, and families. Tha
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Series
Leadership Series Online Courses
Grow your knowledge on everything from school staffing to family engagement with our Leadership Series Online Courses! These seven school leadership online courses are self-paced and can be purchased individually or as a bundle with a 20% discount. Each part
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Resource
The Practical Principal Blog Series
The Practical Principal is a monthly series for today’s school leaders. We cover various relevant topics and provide actionable tips straight from experts in the field. Each blog post also contains a free download!
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Workshop
School Leadership That Works: From Research to Action (McREL)
Online - Strengthen your impact with this 2-day McREL session focused on research-based leadership practices that drive school improvement.
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Conference
Chief Academic Officer (CAO) Conference
Join curriculum and instructional leaders from across the region for a dynamic conference focused on communication, collaboration, systems, and leadership that drives meaningful change.
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Professional Development
Civics Training Program
Strengthen your skills as an educator to cultivate informed American patriotism in students and lead close study of the founding documents of the United States and Texas.
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Resource
Teacher Appreciation Week Plan: Culinary Theme
Celebrate your staff with Teachers Are the Secret Ingredient, a ready-to-use Teacher Appreciation Week plan filled with themed activities, simple logistics, and meaningful ways to recognize your teachers.
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Article
Making T-TESS Meaningful for Teacher Growth
A Conversation with Mrs. Jofee’ Tremain, Principal at East Fort Worth Montessori Academy One of the most common questions Texas principals ask about T-TESS is this: How do we move it from something we “have to do” into something meaningful that truly supports teacher growth? As more districts across Texas use the Teacher Incentive Allotment […]
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Article
Time Management in the Era of Urgency
During a recent interview, Anna Warren, a veteran school leader and principal coach in Central Texas, explained that principals have always managed complex information. “As a leader, you’re getting information from so many people, and you need to decide what am I going to do with that? Does this go on my plate or someone […]
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Article
Preparing Leadership Teams for Quick Decisions
As any leader who has been on a campus for any period of time knows, school leadership is full of moments that you didn’t plan for on your calendar. For instance, a parent arrives angry and unannounced, demanding immediate attention; a situation involving a student changes course quickly; an urgent safety concern arises; or a […]
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Workshop
Administrators and Counselors Training
This self-directed online course will meet the requirement for six hours of professional development for administrators and counselors who serve gifted students.
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Workshop
Understanding Attendance & Chronic Absenteeism - Strategies to Get Students Back to School
A practical, data-driven workshop focused on building a positive attendance culture, addressing chronic absenteeism, and re-engaging students across all grade levels.
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Event
Leadership Ready
Prepare with confidence for the TEA Principal as Instructional Leader (268) exam through targeted modules, test-taking strategies, practice questions, and expert guidance.
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Staffing Your School with Top Talent
This course walks a campus leader through the process of recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent.
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Supporting New Teachers
Discover high-leverage practices to support new teachers on your campus.
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The Coaching Principal
Walks a school leader through your role as the lead coach on your campus and what makes an effective coach. You will walk through the various components of coaching as well as complete a self-assessment to determine areas of strength and growth as the lead coach.
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Event
Leading Root Cause Analysis
Provides Texas administrators and other instructional leaders with an understanding and awareness of strategies they can use with staff to analyze practices, determine areas for opportunity, and make organizational improvements that will improve student outcomes either directly or indirectly.
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Building and Supporting a Positive School Culture
In this course, you will learn about what makes a positive school culture and your role as the campus leader in leading the work required to create a sustainable, positive school culture.
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Instructional Leadership
The main objective of this course is to explore the skills, beliefs, and behaviors of effective instructional leaders. This course focuses specifically on essential practices for ensuring high-quality instruction for all students. The reality of the role of the principal is that there are many competing demands for time and attention.
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Professional Development
Principal Supervisor Support Services
Get a tailored, year-long program that transforms monthly principal meetings into strategic professional development, enhances principal supervisor coaching, and establishes clear communication systems.
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Spreadsheet
MTSS Implementation Checklist
Download our free Implementation Checklist for school leaders, which offers a campus assessment tool and a goal-setting framework to guide each step in creating a supportive, effective MTSS protocol.
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Resource
Administrative Team Daily Check-In Agenda
Regular administrative team check-in meetings allow team members to share updates, discuss challenges, and align their efforts.
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Service
Texas Principal Certification Network
We are preparing future leaders to meet the constantly evolving challenges schools face. Apply for our February, July, or October cohorts!
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Texas Educator Ethics Training
Participants will learn how to avoid the pitfalls of the social-media landscape and will come away with an understanding of strategies to recognize, prevent, and respond to inappropriate conduct.
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Series
Test Preparation for Principal Certifications
Test prep options to help you succeed on your TExES Principal as Instructional Leader (268) and PASL (368) exams.
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Coaching
Leadership Coaching
Our Leadership Coaching process creates a structured and trusted partnership to provide coaching for leaders in their fast-paced, decision-making roles.
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Program Support
TIL: Observation and Feedback
Action Coaching/Observation Feedback is a targeted professional development that guides administrators to develop strong systems for regular observation of teachers and timely feedback.
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Service
Turnaround Leadership Profiles through Behavior Event Interviews
To help your leaders, our specialists utilize a behavior event interview (BEI) process to develop Turnaround Leadership Profiles. These profiles provide a detailed analysis of research-based competencies known to be effective in turnaround settings.
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Product
Facilitation Tips: Discussions, Decisions, and Challenges (Spiral-Bound)
Use Facilitation Tips: Discussions, Decisions, and Challenges to improve team communication, problem solving and decision making, particularly with special education teams. This easy-to-use resource supplements training on ARD/IEP Facilitation offered at Education Service Centers across Texas. A leader or member of any team can utilize the facilitation skills and tools offered in this book to improve teamwork and team outcomes. It also provides a quick reference on facilitation for school personnel, parents and advocates, including: Review of basic facilitation concepts and skills. Real-life examples of facilitation tools and techniques in action. A take-along to prepare for discussions and meetings. Note: The pricing for this product is calculated to recover printing, shipping and handling costs only. ESF Alignment Supports Lever 1.1 - Develop campus instructional leaders (principal, assistant principal, teacher leaders) with clear roles and responsibilities Spiral-bound, 70 pages Facilitation Tips: Discussions, Decisions, and Challenges was produced and is maintained by the team of Special Education Specialists at Region 13.
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Product
Turnaround Leader 360 Feedback Assessment (Online Survey)
The Turnaround Leader 360 Feedback Assessment is designed to provide developmental feedback on the degree to which a school leader demonstrates research-based turnaround leader actions and turnaround leader competencies. The feedback includes observations and perceptions of a select group of direct reports, peers, a supervisor, and the leader’s self-assessment. The mobile-ready, online survey consists of fill-in-the-blank narrative questions and 45 Likert scale questions that are answered by selecting radio buttons. There are also optional text boxes to provide additional comments. It will take approximately 20 minutes to complete the survey. Users have the option to save current work and return to finish the survey at a later time. Leaders will have access to both the Facilitator Guide and the Participant Workbook. The Participant Workbook provides leaders with guidance on how to interpret 360 feedback and establish personal development goals on their own while the Facilitator Guide is available for a supervisor or coach to provide facilitated reflection and feedback. The objective of the 360 process is to provide turnaround school leaders with insights into their leader actions and competencies from colleagues they interact with in a variety of professional settings, and to use that information to craft personalized development goals. See it in action here. ESF Alignment Supports Lever 1.1 - Develop campus instructional leaders (principal, assistant principal, teacher leaders) with clear roles and responsibilities The Turnaround Leader 360 Feedback Assessment tool was developed in partnership with Public Impact. Public Impact's mission is to dramatically improve learning outcomes for all children in the U.S., with a special focus on students who are not served well. Our work is designed to contribute to dramatic improvements in the quality of education and related policy supports in the United States. We are a team of professionals from many backgrounds, including former teachers. We are researchers, thought leaders, policy experts, tool-builders, and on-the-ground consultants who work with leading education reformers. In response to the challenge of turning around chronically low-performing schools, Public Impact develops tools and provides technical assistance to states, districts, and schools.
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Helping principals succeed
Principals are critical members of a school's administration staff. They're the main point person on a campus that works with—and oversees—staff members to ensure their campus is successful. Principals need to be strong leaders, advocates for their students, and knowledgeable about multiple areas of education.
We provide resources for principals throughout their educational career, from certifying future principals to providing custom professional development that boosts principals' knowledge, skills, and leadership capabilities. All of our specialists work closely with principals to understand the unique needs of their campus. Then we provide services, support, and other resources for principals to make their campuses shine.
Need to get in touch?
Contact a member of our team for more information.
Keith Thompson, 512-919-5414