Emerging Leaders (Southern California)

This program will provide new and aspiring leaders with tools and strategies to transition successfully into a leadership role. Throughout this program, participants will also have the opportunity to discuss the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities unique to their roles and schools. Participants will engage in focused conversations around navigating colleague dynamics, becoming a supervisor, prioritizing tasks, and engaging in effective communication strategies.
Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of the difference between leading an organization and managing people
• Explore how to foster growth and development in self and others through coaching, mentoring, and feedback
• Understand culture and change management
• Practice navigating conflict and courageous conversations
• Cultivate a sense of how to present to a large audience
• Cultivate their ability for decision-making using data and processes
• Direct different types of meetings and establish norms for spaces’ varying needs
• Identify your school’s accountability metrics and utilize your school handbook
  SCHEDULE
  SESSION 1: October 24, 2025 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Polytechnic School
  SESSION 2: November 6, 2025 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Virtual
  SESSION 3: January 29, 2026 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Virtual
  SESSION 4: March 12, 2026 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Virtual
  SESSION 5: April 28, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm | Polytechnic School
  AUDIENCE
  This program is designed for aspiring and current educational leaders in mid-level leadership positions in their schools, such as teacher leaders, deans, department chairs, and program directors. The goal is to help participants thrive in their current independent school roles and collaborate with a cohort of school leaders in similar positions.
  By registering for this workshop, you will also be added to our mailing list to receive updates about future programs, resources, and events. You can unsubscribe at any time.
  CANCELLATION POLICY
  Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for.
  Registration may be transferred to a different person up to 7 days before a session. However refunds will not be given, and a session missed for any reason will not be refunded.
  Below we have outlined our cancellation and refund policy, which we have in place to ensure the most accurate numbers when we secure well in advance locations, catering, and facilitators. Thank you for understanding.
  For our ongoing programs or one-day intensives, refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 22 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 21 days or less prior to the first day of a workshop. A missed session that is part of an ongoing program is non-refundable and non-transferrable. For our summer institutes refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 30 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 29 days or less prior to the first day of a summer institute.
  Please contact us by email as soon as you know you cannot attend a workshop. This will allow us time to contact our waitlist and hopefully fill your spot.

Host or Publisher California Teacher Development Collaborative