We are proud to collaborate with New Jersey School Administrators Association (NJASA) to deliver supports in the areas of strategic planning, dynamic leadership, school culture and instructional coaching. NJASA members are able to benefit through their membership and receive preferred courtesy rates.

Three dynamic former Superintendents and School Leaders will be guiding us through real strategies to navigate our current turbulent challenges.

  • These sessions are “how-tos” featuring useful, concrete, positive strategies in a time of great stress and change. Gain the benefit.

  • We will address: connecting with the community, key messaging, solid decision-making, handling community and staff issues/concerns, keeping staff resilient, forward focus, changing educational models (remote/hybrid)…the list continues.

  • We will address issues we all face with insightful strategies and approaches.

Meet your instructors

As highly successful superintendents, Dr. Richards, Dr. Reed, and Ms. Smith will dive deep into the three domains of leadership and provide critical and useful strategies to be successful and resilient in any leadership role. We will also focus on collaborative engagement and networking to help break down the walls of the leadership silos.

  • Dr. Diane Reed – retired NYS superintendent, assistant superintendent and principal. She is currently the director of the Educational Leadership Program and professor at St. John Fisher College. Dr. Reed is the author of - "Resilient Leadership for Turbulent Times" and a leadership coach.

  • Dr. Randy Richards – retired NYS superintendent, school principal and counselor, focused on leadership growth and coaching, and district and school strategic planning.

  • Betsy Smith – retired NYS superintendent, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, principal, ELA coordinator, focused on strategic planning and leadership development and has also taught graduate students at UAlbany as an adjunct instructor with the School of Education’s Leadership and Policy Department.

Payment Options

Join us starting October 27th for our first of four, high-impact sessions! Course pricing is $245, special pricing of $195 for NJASA members. Includes all materials, resources and tools.

Pay by Purchase Order for districts/schools

Please scan a copy of your Purchase Order and include participant list (with first & last name of each plus their email address) and send to: [email protected]; please include "Level-Up Your Leadership" in the subject line. Upon receipt, we will enroll each participant in the course. Please contact us at this email address if you have questions about this process.
Watch Intro Video

Introduction to "Challenging Times- How to Mediate Crisis, Focus and Lead!"

Dr. Randy Richards

Overview of "Strategies to Level-Up Your Leadership Practices"

October 27th- 6:00 to 7:30pm ET

  • We will introduce our leadership experiences and share the course format and scope of our shared work. Diane, Betsy, and Randy will provide an overview of three leadership domains: personal, professional, and mediating the environment. Dr. Reed, will share her work on Resilient Leadership as this topic will be embedded in all three domains. Resilience is the new required leadership skill, and the Leader Resilience Profile (LRP) you engage in will provide you with insight into your skills in this important area. We will also review the Leverage Leadership Inventory (LLI) and Superintendent District Leadership Inventory (SDLI).

Domain 1 - Personal Leadership Practices

November 4th – 6:00 to 7:30pm ET

  • We explore – “Who are you?” “What are your values, beliefs, and non-negotiables?” You will begin to develop your Personal Leadership Mission Statement and discover how it begins to intersect with your Professional Leadership Mission Statement. Resilience in the personal leadership domain will be emphasized. We will review the results of the Leader Resilience Profile (LRP) then the Leverage Leadership Inventory (LLI) and Superintendent District Leadership Inventory (SDLI).

Domain 2 - Professional Leadership Practices

November 17th – 6:00 to 7:30pm ET

  • We will continue our work from the previous session and now focus on how your Personal Leadership Mission Statement intersects with your Professional Leadership Mission Statement. We will also explore – “What does our leadership inventory indicate as areas needing professional growth and skill-building?” As a result of your individual participation in the Profile and Inventories, you will discover your strengths and areas for growth leading to your personal-professional development plan.

Domain 3 - Mediating The Environment

December 1st – 6:00 to 7:30pm ET

  • It's a challenging and uncertain environment for leaders, how do you mediate this? During this session, Diane, Betsy and Randy will focus on – “How might we maneuver our leadership landscape when it is confronted and challenged?” We will explore effective communication and legal practices and counter moves and actions. We will then shift to “What happens when things go south? When you sense that the tide is turning, what do you do?” Resilience is needed and never more important. A summary of our sessions, sharing of our collective toolbox and next steps – leadership coaching, etc.

Prior to the start of each live session, on the day of the session, we will release a Zoom link and materials in your Thinkific Course Dashboard.

Join us, starting October 27th, from 6-7:30pm.

Four live, ninety-minute high-impact sessions!

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