Apply now for SLC Fellows program

PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: APPLY NOW FOR SLC FELLOWS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD SCHOOL LEADERS THAT IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

The School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans (SLC) invites principals and assistant principals from public, private, charter and parochial schools to submit applications for the 2014-2015 Fellows Program, a job-embedded professional development program limited to only 30 applicants.The Fellows Program is designed to advance excellence in school administration.

Since 1997, SLC has trained more than 350 school leaders in southeast Louisiana to increase their leadership capacity through the Fellows Program, with a goal of improving student achievement for all students, said SLC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Brian Riedlinger. Historically, Fellows’ schools outperform non-SLC schools on state measures of student achievement, according to Dr. Riedlinger.

Applications are available now online at www.slc-gno.org and due April 15. For more information, contact John Brown or Dr. Cissy LaForge at SLC-GNO.org or call (504) 267-7243.

WANT PROOF THAT BEING A FELLOW CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CAREER?

Recently, the University of New Orleans College of Education and Human Development honored the top 10 graduates from over 50 years of operation from these specializations: Guidance and Counseling, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education and Educational Leadership. Of those honored, four were fellows: Dr. Riedlinger, the Presenter for the Educational Leader; and honorees Dr. Roslyn Smith (Special Education and Habilitative Services), Dr. Kelvin Adams (Educational Leadership) and Mary Laurie (Educational Leadership). Also honored was Dr. Peggy Kirby, a UNO professor who helped establish SLC.