Superintendents and other executive leaders are uniquely positioned to transform their schools and communities they serve. To accomplish this, incoming executives must enter the role at full speed, ready to address the never-ending menu of priorities assigned to the position. KASA is pleased to offer its members a highly exclusive experience designed to build confidence and capacity to thrive as leaders of the district they serve.
This will not be your typical leadership development program. KASA believes its members already possess many of the technical and interpersonal skills that have helped them to achieve their current role. Instead, this program will focus on cultivating an expansive, agile leadership mindset with the capacity to embrace innovation, build coalitions, and achieve sustainable change. This is transformative leadership.
The Aspiring Superintendents Program is a research-based program designed to prepare aspiring superintendents. Grounded in the Next Generation Superintendent Standards, this program consists of five sessions: five full day in-person and two (2) KASA signature events (Personnel Essentials and the Education Law & Finance Institute) which target foundational support and learning that will ensure aspiring superintendents have a solid foundation of leadership standards, the functions of the superintendent and board, and the preparatory experiences for working with the board, district team, and community.
It's one thing to be eligible to be a superintendent. It's a totally different thing to be ready. That's what KELA is all about.