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TEXAS Adult Education & Literacy Leadership Excellence AcademY
Application Information:
- Administrator Leadership applicants must be recommended by their director (or be self-nominated) and approved by the AEL State Director and MUST complete the Nomination and Commitment Form linked at bottom.
- Instructional Leadership applicants must be nominated by their director and should be in an Instructional Leadership position and MUST complete the Nomination and Commitment Form linked at bottom.
Program Expectations:
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Criteria for Selection:
- Must be in an administrator or instructional lead position within the AEL program
- Desire to be a successful leader and acquire additional leadership skills
- Desire to improve program based on self-assessment and program data
- Motivation and passion toward program improvement
- Willingness to commit time and energy to project completion
- Flexibility
- Can effectively implement best practices
- Understands challenges of AEL
- Great people skills—Can adapt approach to staff with different needs
- Preparedness—Knowledge of AEL program needs
Upon completion of training, Leadership Excellence Academy participants will:
- Identify and apply leadership concepts addressed in the Academy
- Identify individual opportunities for improvement based on self-assessment and program data
- Acquire skills and support to lead a program improvement initiative
- Explain and implement one of several collaboration models
- Describe strategies to support initiative, persistence and planning
- Use data analysis to make decisions
- Receive a Certificate of Completion.
Following is the Project Timeline for the Texas Instructional Leadership Excellence Academies:
Local programs will provide all costs and travel-related expenses to the face-to-face training.
| Date/Time | Event | Description |
| 9/24/2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST |
LEA Orientation (Webinar) | Orientation to the Academy webinar which will cover pertinent information, participant expectations and timelines. |
| 10/04/2024, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CST |
Session 1 Kickoff (F2F) | Participants will cover the following:
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| 11/05/24, 12:00 - 1:00 pm CST |
Webinar 1 |
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| 12/06/24 11:00 am-12:15 pm CST |
Webinar 2 | Participants will cover the following:
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| 1/15/25, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CST |
Webinar 3 | This webinar will cover the following:
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| 2/20/25, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CST 2/21/25, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm CST |
Session 2 (F2F) | In this training, participants will cover the following:
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| 3/12/25-1:00 - 2:30 pm CST 3/13/25- 10:00 am - 11:30 pm CST 3/18 /25- -1:00 - 2:30 pm CST |
Small Group Meetings | This webinar will provide an opportunity for individuals to report on their project and progress and solicit specific feedback and advice. (selection of one date is required) |
| 4/09/25- 2:00 - 3:15 pm CST | Webinar 4 | Participants will hear from a practitioner panel on leading a team in data-based decision making and collaboratively looking at data for program improvement. |
| 5/02/25 -8:30 am – 3:30 pm CST | Session 3 (F2F) | In this final session, participants will revisit their personal vision statements and Leadership Wheel, present the outcomes from their improvement projects, and receive and give feedback to colleagues. |
Nomination Instructions: |
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Leadership Excellence Academy (LEA) applicants must be recommended by their director (or be self-nominated) and approved by the AEL State Director. LEA nominator/nominee MUST complete the Nomination Form and Nominee MUST complete the Commitment Form. LEA Nomination Form LEA Commitment Form |
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