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Humanity and Leadership: A Holistic Path Forward During a Mental Health Crisis

May 21, 2025, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Have you noticed a major "emotional" and/or "mental" decline in your staff, students, or community since the pandemic? Participants will synthesize information and develop a deep understanding of how the current mental health crisis is impacting the education system in the United States and in their own schools; critique “emotional literacy” and how it is explicitly connected to teaching and learning; assess “emotional safety” and how it is explicitly connected to teaching and learning in their school; and evaluate best practices that “humane” or compassionate leaders leverage in order to create culturally inclusive learning spaces that center the humanity of all people and determine where these practices are/are not in their school.

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.