Leadership Development
Hall County Schools
Leadership Development in Hall County
The Hall County School System seeks to improve and enhance leadership potential and performance of all personnel in Hall County through
• An on-going set of experiences to sharpen goal focus, increase knowledge and skills, and improve schools
• A continuum of individual growth opportunities
• Identification of emerging leaders for schools
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Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy intends to increase leadership knowledge and skills among teachers by
• Discovering principal-identified and district -selected candidates
• Providing knowledge of self, leadership, and school needs in first year monthly meetings
• Developing and carrying out local school improvement project in the second year
• Encouraging coaching and mentoring within risk-free environments
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Emerging Leaders Cohort Certification Program
The purpose of the Emerging Leaders Cohort Certification Program is to create and expand a qualified pool of aspiring leaders through
• Principal recommendation
• District selection
• Clinical experiences culminating in a leadership credential
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Internship Program
The purpose of the Internship Program is to provide experience opportunities for leadership in the Hall County context by
• Assigning one to ten aspiring leaders to schools under the guidance of a principal
• Making selections by district personnel
• Engaging in a year-long program of planned experiences including coaching and mentoring
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Monthly Meetings for
Principals and Assistant Principals
Monthly meetings enhance performance and clarify and maintain attention to district mission with
• District embedded knowledge and skills
• District goal focus
• Information sharing
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Individual Plans for
Principals and Assistant Principals
Individual Plans for Principals and Assistant Principals encourage and reward individual excellence through
• District-offered program for principals beyond year 2
• Individually-identified learning experiences that renew enthusiasm, facilitate learning new skills, or otherwise re-energize serving principals and assistant principals.
