2007-2008 schedule

Save these dates!

We are pleased to announce the following lineup for the 2007-2008 Urban Leadership Academy (ULA) season. This year's program is focused on understanding and addressing the achievement gap, particularly in regard to race, poverty, discipline, and opportunity.

October 29, 2007
Leading culturally proficient schools for transformative change
Brenda and Franklin CampbellJones, CampbellJones & Associates
Flyer [.doc]

November 26, 2007
Twenty-first century leadership for sustaining turnaround districts
Terry Holliday, superintendent, Iredell-Statesville Schools, NC
Register online
Details and registration form [.pdf]

January 23, 2008
Emotional intelligence and systems approaches to leadership: "The big picture"
Bernie Saunders
Details and registration form
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March 24, 2008
Maximizing our potential for excellence and equity
Carol Johnson, superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Details and registration form [.pdf]
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Location

Each workshop will be held at the Continuing Education and Conference Center (formerly the Earle Brown Center) at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus.

More about ULA

A partnership between the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota and Twin Cities area school districts, the ULA seeks to provide high quality professional development opportunities to assist school leaders in creating high performance schools, and to enhance teaching and learning in an era of rapid political, social, economic, cultural, and educational change.

Additional information about the ULA program and workshops, including registration information, will be sent to participants later this month. For more information, please call the Office of Preparation to Practice Group in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota at 612-625-5060 or e-mail ula@umn.edu.

See 2006-2007 schedule