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Volusia principals return from Harvard institute with trainer-of-trainers plan
Summary
A 11-member Volusia County Schools team attended a weeklong Harvard Graduate School of Education leadership institute and reported a trainer-of-trainers model, new classroom-aligned walkthroughs and plans to send a second cohort; the program was funded by the Futures Foundation.
Volusia County Schools leaders reported March 25 that a team of district principals, administrators and coordinators attended a weeklong leadership institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and have returned with a trainer-of-trainers plan to spread the practices districtwide.
The district presented the work as an investment in leadership capacity funded by the Futures Foundation. Dr. Joseph Castelli, director of secondary schools, told the board that 11 participants completed a rigorous July 14–19 program and used the experience to develop practical steps — including a “consultancy protocol” — to improve instructional leadership across Volusia County.
Why it matters: district leaders said the Harvard training gave them common frameworks and tools that they can scale across principals and assistant principals. The presenters said the work is tied to district strategic guardrails about recruiting, developing and retaining high-quality staff…
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