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Bring High-Impact Leadership Learning Directly to Your District
Hosting an IPA Administrator Academy onsite allows you to deliver meaningful, high-quality professional learning—right where leadership happens. Designed for Illinois school leaders, these academies combine research-based practices with practical application to support leaders at every stage of their journey.
Onsite delivery saves money and creates a shared leadership experience, reduces barriers to participation, and ensures learning is immediately connected to district goals and daily practice.
Why Districts Choose Onsite Administrator Academies
- Aligned to district priorities and improvement goals
- Shared learning experience that strengthens leadership coherence and collective direction
- Reduced travel and lower costs, allowing more leaders to participate
- Practical, job-embedded strategies leaders can apply immediately
- ISBE-approved AA credit (or PD Hours) for administrators
- Experienced Illinois-focused facilitators who understand district realities
- Builds leadership capacity and retention through meaningful, high-quality support
Contact us to start the conversation and bring impactful leadership learning to your team. Learn more about what is required to host an Administrator Academy in your district here.
| AA# | Title | Presented By |
|---|---|---|
| 1231 | School Security: A Proactive and Holistic Approach | Paul Timm |
| 1257 | Bullying: Is it? Isn’t It? (Legal and Schoolhouse Implications) | Barbara Valle |
| 1415 | The Legal Rights of Students and Parents | Brian D. Schwartz |
| 1444 | Manage Your Time or Time Will Manage You | Dr. PJ Caposey |
| 1554 | The Principal: Building a Staff, Establishing a Climate, Leading Achievement | Dr. Anthony McConnell, Jeff Zoul |
| 1560 | Caring Connections: A Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Wellness | Dr. Timothy Dohrer and Dr. Tom Golebiewski |
| 1566 | Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss Crucial Issues to Increase Performance | Donald Anderson |
| 1801 | Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model | Dr. Kay Dugan |
| 1838 | The Emotionally Intelligent Principal: The Key to Successful School Leadership | Dr. Cheryl D. Watkins |
| 1872 | Successful Leadership: The Influence of Learning Teams | Dr. Herschel Hannah |
| 1874 | Equity and Racial Literacy for School Leaders and Staff to Maximize Student Learning | Corrie Wallace |
| 1918 | Leading with Justice for All: Are You Prepared? LGBTQ Sensitivity, Bias & Response | Dr. Todd Pettit and Dr. Jodi Wood |
| 2001 | Illinois Performance Evaluation – Initial Teacher Evaluation Training | Dr. Kay Dugan |
| 3000 | Illinois Performance Evaluation Retraining: Student Growth | Dr. Lynda Williams |
| 3664 | More Than Mindfulness: A Schoolwide Approach to Building Emotional Literacy | Dr. Michael Allen |
| 3715 | School Leader Paradigm | Janice Schwarze |
| 3728 | Disruptive Innovation: Unlock Your School's Potential | Dr. James Roscoe and Dr. Jeff Schagrin |
| 3730 | The Power of Positive Leadership in Illinois Schools | Dr. Kelly Stewart |
| 3735 | Leading Equity Work in a Majority White School | Dr. Erin Ludwick and Courtney White |
| 3767 | Professional Learning Communities (PLC) & Response to Intervention (RTI) for Experienced PLC Leaders | Dr. Jack Baldermann |
| 3806 | Choose Joy! A Systems Approach to Elevate Student Performance | Dr. Tom Webb |
| 3813 | Culturally Responsive School Leadership: Moving from Theory to Practice | Dr. Michael Allen |
| 3824 | From Words to Action - Antiracism in Schools: Extending the Conversation | Lisa Epstein and Dr. Cheryl Watkins |
| 3852 | Coaching: Why YOU and Every Leader Deserve a Learning Partner | Dr. PJ Caposey and Dr. Tom Mahoney |
| 3896 | The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth & Development | Dr. Michael Lubelfeld and Dr. Nick Polyak |
| 3904 | Strong Entry for a Lasting Legacy | Dr. Amy Dixon and Dr. Dan Krause |
| 3913 | From Words to Action: Your Response to Racism in Schools (Course 1) | Lisa Epstein and Dr. Cheryl D. Watkins |
| 3914 | Social Intelligence: The Swiss Army Knife of Leadership Skills | Dr. Sheila Greenwood and Dr. Lindsey Hall |
| 3924 | Strategies for Family Engagement at the High School Level | Michele Bertola and Janice Schwarze |
| 3967 | School Leader Evaluation: A Growth-Focused Approach | Janice Schwarze |
| 3984 | Our Students Matter: Ensuring Your Equity Plan is Set for Success | Dr. Ivette M. Dubiel |
| 3988 | Humanity and Leadership: A Holistic Path Forward During a Mental Health Crisis | Dr. Michael Allen |
| 3991 | Leading with a Brain-Friendly Approach | Stephanie Brown |
| 3992 | Finding, Growing, and Sustaining Leaders (and Teachers) of Color | Sonia Estela Ruiz |
| 4002 | Unleashing Your Purpose: A School Leader’s Guide to Living Your “Why” | Dr. Marcus Belin |
| 4016 | Principal Burnout: Is Your Check-Engine Light On? | Charles Williams |
| 4025 | An Introductory Guide to Leading AI Implementation in Schools | Ben Sondgeroth |
| 4050 | Evaluator Initial Training and Retraining for Principals and Assistant Principals | Dr. Lynda Williams |
| 4088 | Empowering Principals: Strategies for Effective Legislative Advocacy in Education | Alison Maley |
| 4114 | Using Student Growth Data from Diverse Populations in Teacher Performance Evaluation | Dr. Melanie Brink |
| 4216 | Understanding the Shift: Danielson Framework Changes from 2013 to 2022 | Dr. Kay Dugan |
| 4219 | Unsupervised and Unstoppable: What All Leaders Can Learn from Women in Leadership | Katelyn Koch and Dr. Courtney Orzel |