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Student Athletic Programs & SEL: Best Practices for Winning on the Field and in Life (Course 1)

April 9, 2025, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Participants will know and understand the profound short-term and long-range impact that the interscholastic sports experience has on the happiness, well-being, career readiness, and growth of students through the social-emotional, cognitive, and physical learning domains. Participants will critique and identify core beliefs for their school’s athletic programs focused on learning domains through a collaborative, community-based organic process; determine desired athletic experience outcomes linked to the athletic program’s core values; analyze a data collection instrument to determine the level of success in meeting the desired athletic experience outcomes; and synthesize student survey data to be used as a foundation to establish “best practices” to ensure positive social-emotional growth outcomes for all student-athletes.

IPA will deliver this ONLINE training through Zoom. To participate in the virtual workshop, you must have Internet access, a web camera, and a microphone.

You will receive the Zoom training link, handouts and detailed instructions in the registration confirmation from netforum@ilprincipals.org. If you don’t see the confirmation in your inbox after registering, please email workshops@ilprincipals.org.

  • Registration closes at 12 p.m. the day before the event.
  • Registrations are not accepted over the phone.
  • Receive a refund. Credits and refunds will be issued as follows:
    • If written notice is received more than five business days prior to the event, a $25 service charge will be assessed.
    • If written notice is received within five business days of the event, a $50 service charge will be assessed.
  • ISBE requires attendance during the entire workshop to receive Administrator Academy credit. Individuals arriving late or leaving early, for any reason, are not eligible for Academy credit.
  • Groups can register using the Group Registration Form.