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DeKalb County School District Announces New Executive Leadership Series
New ways to educate, engage, and support DCSD leaders

DeKalb County School District (DCSD) announced its new Executive Leadership Series (ELS) set to launch in January 2022. This series is designed to develop and support building and central office leaders on an ongoing basis through job-embedded learning. ELS will focus on providing a cadre of leadership-focused professional learning opportunities that allow participants to network with their peers, learn from premier internal and external facilitators, and get hands-on solutions to today’s vital educational issues.

Aligned with Strategic Plan Goal Area 3 Staff Effectiveness to ensure recruiting, retaining, and developing highly qualified leaders, the goals of ELS include the following:

  1. Create leadership-focused professional learning opportunities for building and central office leaders that will build capacity for advancing culturally responsive/equitable practices throughout the district
  2. Provide a vehicle to identify, strategize and conduct cohort structured action research relative to a District’s academic Big Rock
  3. Design opportunities to engage in strategic external partnerships

“We are so excited to launch professional learning opportunities for DCSD leaders that will allow them to engage with their colleagues and learn from top-notch internal and external facilitators,” said DCSD Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris. “We want our employees to not only be competent in their work but also excel in it while getting hands-on solutions to today’s vital educational issues. This learning network will support leaders’ progress throughout their careers whether in the central office or the schoolhouse, and ensure excellence in the classroom and staffing.”

According to the data collected from the Needs Assessment Survey, topics of interest include Managing Conflict and Effective Communication to Coaching for Improved Employee Performance and Mental Health and Wellness. Please stay tuned for upcoming emails announcing the launch of multiple opportunities over the coming weeks.