Gardner-Webb University’s Center for Innovative Leadership Development is pleased to present an inaugural yearly educational conference. In an effort to serve the needs of public schools in North and South Carolina, the Center will offer three days of events targeting three areas: interactive curriculum in the classroom, the role of the assistant principal in building school culture, and sustaining initiatives in organizations. Presentations will begin at 9:00a.m.and end at 5:00p.m.on July 21 and 4:00p.m.on July 22 and July 23. Teachers, building administrators, system-wide administrators, Principals, Superintendents, and other Central Office staff will be able to develop action plans based on the material presented and earn 30 contact hours equivalent to 3 CEU’s in this three-day event.
The key note speaker will be Dr. Larry Coble, national known for his work with School Leadership Services. As Superintendent, Dr. Coble has led school systems with a wide variety of challenges, including small, medium, and large; rural, urban, and suburban; predominantly minority, affluent, and impoverished. He began his career in education as a teacher and has also served as an assistant principal and principal. Since 1994, he has been Director of the Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling, and Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and, from 1994 to 1997, was also a senior program associate for the Center for Creative Leadership. He is the author of Lessons Learned from Experience: A Practical Develpmental Source Book for Educational Leaders, co-author with Melody H. Clodfelter and Dale L. Brubaker of Strategies for Your Improvement: A Developmental Guide foe Educational Leaders Utilizing 360 ° Feedback, and co-author with Dale L. Brubaker of two books: Staying on Track: An Educational Leader’s Guide to Preventing Derailment and Ensuring Personal and Organizational Success and The Hidden Leader: Leadership Lessons on the Potential Within.
Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, featured speaker, has served as the North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction since August 2005 and was re-elected in 2008. Dr. Atkinson is the first woman elected to the post of State Superintendent. She oversees more than 1.4 million students in over 2,300 public schools. As State Superintendent, Dr. Atkinson heads the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, an agency which she served for nearly 30 years as a chief consultant and director in the areas of business education, career and technical education, and instructional services. A former business education teacher, Dr. Atkinson has been involved in instruction and curriculum development throughout her career. Improving instructional quality and student learning, creating environments that enable teachers' and students' success, and ensuring that education is modern and relevant are key priorities for Dr. Atkinson.
The cost to participate is $279.00 which includes all three topic presentations, seminar materials, lunch, and morning and afternoon refreshments. Register securely on-line. Should you need to cancel, substitute another individual or transfer your registration for a course, please contact our Registration Center by phone at 704.406.2173.
