SDP ASSOCIATE'S MAILBOX

SDP Associate's Mailbox

Superintendent Workshops at Discount to Current SDP Associates
Superintendent Support Programs and Chautauqua Educational Leadership Institute
     Audit Committee Training - $150 ($35 savings)
     Effective Evaluation of the Problem Teacher - $150 ($25 savings)
     Everything is Negotiable - $225 ($75 savings)
     Best Practices for Extraclassroom Activity Funds - $125 ($50 savings)
     Fiscal Navigation for Superintendents - $600 ($100 savings)
    Successful Administration of School Construction Projects - $225 ($50 savings)
     Tenure: Developing a Culture of Quality and Accountability - $150 ($45 savings)
     Winning Teachers Over to Your Side - $125 ($50 savings)

Associate's Program Record pdf only [revised April 2008]

Authentic Issues 2008 - to date
Authentic Issues 2007 - All
Authentic Issues 2006 - All
Authentic Issues 2005 - All
Authentic Issues 2004 - All
Authentic Issues - Best of 2003
     - as nominated by 2003 SDP graduates

2008 Program Calendar

2008 SDP Faculty and Associates by Programs and Teams [to 1-27-08]

Reading List
- one book required prior to the Mid-Year Session

Tracking of New York State Superintendent Vacancies

2008 Second Half Information

NYSCOSS Fall Conference
     October 5 to 7, 2008 - Conference Center, Saratoga Springs
     Special Topic Session 4
   Sunday, October 5, 2008
     1:00 to 4:00 PM - Conference Center, Saratoga Springs
           - "Board Meetings - Agendas and Strategies"
           - "The Winning Administrative Team"
     SDP Annual Meeting
        10th Year Annual Meeting - 2008 Associate's Registration Form
        Sunday, October 5, 2008
        7:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Lillian's Restaurant, Saratoga Springs

Sample Entry Plans
     - Example #1 - Ralph Kerr
     - Example #2   pdf only
     - Example #3 - Tom Mele
      - Example #4   pdf only
      - Example #5   pdf only
      - Example #6   pdf only
      - Example #7   pdf only
      - Example #8   pdf only

     "Starting Confused: How Leaders Start When They Don't Know Where to Start"
         - Jentz and Murphy, Phi Delta Kappan, June 2005
     Use of an Entry Plan / Entry Plan - JMM

List of Screening Interviewers by JMT Region

2008 Culminating Session Information

Associate Preparations for Final Critique (Ready by October 15)
     1. Associate self reflection on strengths and weaknesses for superintendency
     2. Rewrite of Educational Platforms (to be posted after September 15)
                         (NOTE: Print copy submitted at Culminating Session.)
     3. SDP Superintendent's Inventory (to be posted after September 15)
           - Revisited -              pdf only (to be posted after September 15)
           - Reporting Matrix - pdf only (to be posted after September 15)
                          (NOTE: Print copy submitted at Culminating Session.)

Statewide Culminating Session - Saturday, November 15, 2008
Central, Hudson-Mohawk Mid-West, Mid-State, South Central, and WNY Teams (23 associates)
8:00AM (staggered start) to 4:30 PM
Central Square Middle School, Central Square, NY - DIRECTIONS
     Culminating Session Agenda (to be posted)
   Culminating Session Presentation Schedule - pdf only (to be posted)
     Associate Presentation Evaluation Rubric - pdf only
         (Used by the SDP faculty to evaluate associate's district scan and entry plan presentation.)
     Final Submission of "Associate's Program Record" pdf only
                (NOTE: Printed original submitted at Culminating Session, original associate and faculty signatures required.)