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va-Lead is an exciting new joint venture between e-Lead and the Virginia State Action for Education Leadership Project (SAELP), which is funded by The Wallace Foundation and housed at Virginia Commonwealth University.

va-Lead: Programs Addressing All ISLLC Standards

<< ISLLC Standards

  1. The Norfolk Public Schools & Greater Norfolk Corporation Leadership Academy | Norfolk Public Schools the Greater Norfolk Corporation (A)

  2. Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and Virginia Department of Education (C/W)

  3. Virginia Middle School Administrators Conference | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) (C/W)

  1. Breaking Ranks II | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) (L&M)

  2. Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Conference | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership (VFEL) (C/W)

  3. High School Principal and Lead Teacher Special Education Workshop | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department of Education (C/W)

  4. Breaking Ranks in the Middle (BRIM) | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) (C/W)

  5. Mentor Coaching Workshops (Principal to Principal) | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) (C/W)

  6. Middle School Principal and Lead Teacher Special Education Workshop | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) and the Virginia Department of Education (C/W)

  7. New Building Administrators Conference | Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (VASSP) (C/W)

  1. Leadership for Reform | Commonwealth Education Policy Institute, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University (L&M)

  1. Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Pre-Conference | Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals (VAESP) (C/W)

  2. Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Conference | Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals (VAESP) (C/W)

  3. Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Assistant Principals, Lead Teacher Conference | Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals (VAESP) (C/W)

  4. Developing School Division Capacity: The 21st Century Leadership Focus on Learning | Quality of WorkLife Consultants (QWLC) (L&M)

  5. Entry-Level Leadership Academy | Chesapeake Public Schools (A)

  6. Professional Partnership for School Leadership Preparation | Virginia School-University Partnership, Virginia Elementary School Principals Association, Virginia Secondary School Principals Association, Virginia Association of School Superintendents, and Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (A)

  7. Make AYP EVERY Year! Following the SAME (Social, Academic, and Moral Education) Pathway to School Success | The Urban Learning and Leadership Center, Inc. (L&M)

  8. Training for the Emerging Leader: School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) Preparation | The Urban Learning and Leadership Center, Inc. (ULLC) (L&M)

  1. Planning for Effective, Sustained Staff Development in a Standards-Based, Results-Driven Setting | Esther B. Coleman (PD)

  2. No One Left Behind: Not Students, Teachers, Principals, nor Parents | Esther B. Coleman and Lourdes Ferrer, Ed.D. (DA)

  3. Planning to Recruit for Diversity | Esther B. Coleman and Marcia Andrews (D)

  4. No Dream Deferred: How Talking to Children Leads to Cultural Competence and Academic Achievement | Esther B. Coleman (D)

  1. Dismantling Racism Component for Educators (DRCE) to Overcome the Achievement Gap | Esther B. Coleman and Deborah Stewart (D)

  2. 8 Smooth Steps to Evaluating Staff Development Programs | Esther B. Coleman and Dr. JoEllen Killion (PD)

  1. SCOPE - Statewide Communities of Practice for Excellence | University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies Statewide K-12 Advisory Council in cooperation with the school divisions of Chesterfield, Fairfax, Hanover, Hopewell, King and Queen, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Prince Edward, Rockbridge, Salem City, Staunton, and Virginia Beach. (The LEAD Fairfax program is a strategic partner and the Virginia Beach Leaders Mentoring Leaders program is a contributing partner to program content.) (A)

  1. The Futures Project | The Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Office of Organizational Development (A)

  1. The ETS Pathwise® School Leadership Workshop Series | Educational Testing Service (L&M)

  1. Leadership Preparation Academy | The Leadership Preparation Academy, a partnership of four school divisions, Hopewell City, Prince George County, Charles City County and Sussex County, with Virginia Commonwealth University. (A)

  2. Urban School Leaders Preparation Program | Collaborative Team of Arlington Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, Falls Church City Public Schools and George Mason University (A)

  1. Northern Virginia Leadership Initiative | George Mason University and Six Partnering School Divisions (Clarke, Falls Church, Frederick, Orange, Loudoun and Prince William) (A)

  1. SREB Leadership Curriculum Modules | Principals' Center of Hampton Roads, Old Dominion University (L&M)

  2. Assessment Center | Old Dominion University (L&M)

  3. William and Mary Superintendents' Retreat | School of Education, School Leadership Institute, The College of William and Mary in partnership with the School-University Research Network (SURN), a consortium of 26 Virginia school districts (C/W)

  4. William and Mary National Leadership Academy | School of Education, School Leadership Institute, The College of William and Mary in Partnership with the School-University Research Network (SURN), a partnership of 26 Virginia school districts (L&M)

  5. Preparing Leaders for Effective Special Education (PLESE) | School of Education, School Leadership Institute, and T/TAC at the College of William and Mary in partnership with the School-University Research Network (SURN), a partnership of 26 Virginia school districts (L&M)

  6. NGL (Next Generation of Leaders) | Chesterfield County Public Schools and Chesterfield County Executive Leadership Team in Partnership with the University of Richmond's Jepson School of Leadership and the School for Continuing Studies (A)

  7. Principalship Education Plan (PEP) | Radford University | Giles County Public Schools (A)

  8. Hanover County Public Schools Leadership Academy | Hanover County Public Schools (A)

  1. Achieving ISLLC and Virginia Standards for School Leaders | Dr. Thomas L. Shortt (L&M)

  1. Virginia Coordinated School Health Leadership Institute (VCSHLI) | Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Department of Health, American Cancer Society, and Virginia Comprehensive Health Education and Training Center at Longwood University (L&M)

  1. High Schools That Work | Virginia Department of Education (L&M)

  1. SREB Leadership Curriculum Modules | Trainers who are certified by SREB (L&M)

  2. Principalship Education Plan (PEP) | Radford University & Franklin County Public Schools (A)

  1. Leadership Academy for Aspiring School Leaders | Newport News Public Schools (A)

  1. Project "ALIGN": Aligning Leadership Investment and Growth Now | Virginia Department of Education, Office of Teacher Quality Enhancement and the Southside Virginia Region 8 School Divisions (A)

  1. Learning, Empowering, Assessing, Developing (LEAD) | Wallace Foundation and Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools (A)
  1. The Principals’ Preparation Academy | Richmond City Public Schools (A)

<< ISLLC Standards

Key: (DA) -Data and Assessment; (A) - Academies;  (D)- Diversity
(III) - Instruction & Instructional Improvement; (C/W) - Conferences/Workshops
(L&M) - Leadership and Management; (PD) - Professional Development; (C/M) - Coaching/Mentoring