CSDC - Leadership Institute

CHARTER SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

An intensive, multi-day "boot camp" for charter school leaders

WHAT IS IT?
The Charter School Leadership Institute is a nationally renowned leadership training opportunity for California charter school leaders. This intensive, multi-day "boot camp" is designed to ensure that charter school leaders have the technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills and tools necessary to effectively lead their schools. The Institute is organized by the Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC), a non-profit resource center that provides experienced and expert technical assistance, training, and resources to California charter school developers, operators, charter-granting agencies, and policymakers. The 11th annual CSDC Charter School Leadership Institute will feature national charter school experts at a five-star facility for a fraction of the actual cost. Invited presenters include CSDC Director Eric Premack; Dr. Katherine Merseth, Director of Teacher Preparation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, attorneys expert in charter school law; other CSDC staff; and veteran charter school practitioners.

WHEN
Sunday, June 21 through Friday, June 26, 2009.

WHERE
Granlibakken Executive Conference Center at California's beautiful Lake Tahoe. This beautiful retreat center is located on 74 wooded acres in a picturesque mountain valley near Tahoe City. Visit Granlibakken's website (www.granlibakken.com) for more information on the facility.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
This Institute is designed for and targeted at new and experienced California charter school principals and other school leaders who have direct responsibility for overseeing and managing a broad range of responsibilities at their schools. The Institute is not appropriate for charter school developers whose charters have not yet been approved. Preference will be given to those applicants whose needs most closely align with the mission and goals of the Institute, as well as to those schools serving less advantaged student populations.

COST
$650. This fee covers registration, meals, six days of presentations, workshop materials and five nights of double occupancy lodging at the Granlibakken Conference Center. This fee represents a fraction of the Institute's actual cost. Much of the Institute is underwritten by the Charter School Development Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation. Participants are expected to pay the costs of their own travel to and from the conference center as well as incidentals.

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for 2009 are NOW AVAILABLE. Enrollment is limited to a maximum of 50 people and is by competitive application only. We strongly encourage applicants with culturally diverse backgrounds and/or those who will be leading schools serving less advantaged students.