January 22, 2008

The Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) is pleased to announce that all of ASAP’s award winning modules will soon be available through the William Cecil Golden (WCG) website to support school leadership development programs throughout the state.

The Council for Educational Change and Etraffic Solutions partner to provide ASAP tools. ASAP evolved from three South Florida based pilot projects into a national level program.  The Council for Educational Change, a non-profit organization, offers educational products at a minimal cost. Etraffic Solutions, an elearning company, excels at providing learning solutions through the use of technology.

The Council for Educational Change, as a partner in the state-wide WCG School Leadership Development Program, is making the modules available at no cost to educators across the state of Florida through the WCG website at www.floridaschoolleaders.org  This will allow ASAP’s high quality learning modules to be integrated into district programs at no cost.

ASAP modules provide focused content for busy educators in an interactive learning format. Each module addresses one or more of the 10 Florida Leadership Standards. Modules contain multimedia elements, written content, reference materials and a variety of valuable resources. Real-world assignments make the subject matter relevant to the workplace.

ASAP congratulates the WCG School Leadership Development Program for providing Florida educators with a relevant and convenient way to acquire high level leadership skills.  In partnership with the Florida DOE, ASAP is able to assist districts in providing high quality resources that help leaders increase student achievement.

To assist district leaders in planning their individual leadership development programs, ASAP has included the tentative release dates for each of the 21 ASAP modules.

For more information visit our website www.asapportal.com.

December 2007:

• Improving Practice in Literacy (K-6)
• Creating a Learning Community
• Team Building

March 2008:

• Improving Practice in Literacy (7-12)
• Parent Partnerships
• Improving Practice in Mathematics
• What Every Teacher Should Know and Do

May 2008:

• Decision-Making Methods
• Introduction to Student Achievement Data
• Effectively Managing the Learning Environment

July 2008:

• Leading Human Resource Development
• Diversity
• Shaping a Collaborative School Culture
• Building Classroom Community: Effective Classroom Management

September 2008:

• Using Technology for Instructional Purposes
• The Ethical Educator
• Entering a School as a New Principal

November 2008:

• Developing Stakeholder Relationships
• Essentials of Instructional Leadership
• Using Student Data to Impact Teaching and Learning
• Effective Communications Skills