Professional Development Meetings

DMC’s 9th Superintendents’ Strategy Summit occurred January 18-20, 2012, in New York City. The focus of this year’s event was the importance of developing human capital as a way to increase organizational effectiveness. DMC presented on a various topics related to human capital through the lens of motivation. The conference featured a variety of interactive exercises and guest speakers to provide examples of the power of teams, designing jobs strategically, and motivating through non-monetary rewards, all strategies to help unleash a district's greatest hidden asset: human capital.

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DMC’s Leadership Development Meeting: Principal Effectiveness: Aligning Evaluation, Accountability, and Support for a Changing Role occurred Nov. 11, 2011, in Boston. The focus of this year’s event was on key leadership and managerial tactics school districts can use to implement systemic approaches to improve principal effectiveness. The emphasis on on aligning diverse functions, systems, and data to improve overall management and coordination of principal effectiveness components, including evaluations.

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DMC’s 8th Superintendents’ Strategy Summit occurred Jan. 19-21, 2011, in New York City. The focus of this year’s event was on the importance of having a district strategic planning process, and how to develop such a process. The event featured a variety of interactive exercises and guest speakers to provide examples of strategic planning in action, and to drive home the importance of developing a strong strategic plan.