Posted on Monday, February 7, 2005
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host "Twenty Legal Standards School Administrators Must Understand to Operate a School" Thursday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m.-noon in the Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at Westminster and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators.
The workshop is presented by Dr. Chet Kent, J.D., associate executive secretary for the Tri-State Area School Study Council and author of "School House Legal Primer," a monthly analysis of legal issues sent to 135 school districts. He will guide the participants through a discussion and application of 20 legal principles that deal with everyday school situations that principals face during the school year. The program is designed for new school leaders and administrators with less than five years experience, or as refresher course for veteran administrators.
The event is sponsored by the Tri-State Area School Study Council Department of Administrative Policy Studies at the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Westminster College.
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum dinner, offered April 7, is the final topic in this series.
All clinics offer Act 48 hours and are open all interested parties. For registration, contact Carol Fiumara at the Tri-State Area School Study Council at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fuimara@pitt.edu. Applications can also be mailed to: 4H01 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, or faxed to (412) 648-8185).
For more information, contact Dr. Chet Kent at (412) 648-7169 or e-mail ckent@pitt.edu.
