Aspiring principals from public school systems in Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland counties, and the Public Schools of Robeson County will participate in the Sandhills Leadership Academy in partnership with Fayetteville State University, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, the Sandhills Leadership Academy, and NCCAT. In the conclusion of a three-year program, NCCAT will host the Sandhills Leadership Academy during their summer institute. Participants will explore the North Carolina Standards for School Executives, ethics for school administrators, conflict resolution, systems thinking in learning organizations, and best management practices for educational leadership. The Sandhills Leadership Academy is funded through a grant from Race to the Top and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

For the seventh year, NCCAT’s western campus will host the summer institute for the incoming class of Kenan Fellows. The Kenan Fellows Program is an innovative model to promote teacher leadership, address teacher retention, and advance K–12 science, technology, and mathematics education. Kenan Fellows are public school teachers from diverse disciplines, selected through a competitive process to participate in a prestigious fellowship. The Kenan Fellows Institute is an intensive professional development experience that explores issues related to educational leadership, integrated science, appropriate use of educational technology, and applied ethics. NCCAT continues to be a proud partner and supporter of this valuable program.

This program is in partnership with an outside institution and is not open for NCCAT registration. Please contact the partner institution for information about how to become involved in these programs.

Aspiring principals from public school systems in Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland counties, and the Public Schools of Robeson County will participate in the Sandhills Leadership Academy in partnership with Fayetteville State University, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and NCCAT. As part of a multi-year program, NCCAT will host the Sandhills Leadership Academy during their summer institute. Participants will explore the North Carolina Standards for School Executives, ethics for school administrators, conflict resolution, systems thinking in learning organizations, and best management practices for educational leadership. The Sandhills Leadership Academy is funded through a grant from Race to the Top and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

This program is in partnership with an outside institution and is not open for NCCAT registration. Please contact the partner institution for information about how to become involved in these programs.

Since 2005, NCCAT has been working in cooperation with Communities in Schools of North Carolina to leverage resources, to raise awareness, and to help provide training for CIS personnel and to help equip North Carolina teachers to be a part of the statewide efforts of CIS. This year, NCCAT is proud to serve, for the first time, as a host of the National Site Coordinators Certification Training for Communities in Schools. For more information about Communities in Schools of North Carolina see www.cisnc.org.

This program is in partnership with an outside institution and is not open for NCCAT registration. Please contact the partner institution for information about how to become involved in these programs.

The Sandhills Leadership Academy advances the field of school leadership by producing principals with a focus on getting results. The goals of the program are to create schools where students achieve at a high level, are globally competitive for work and postsecondary education, and are prepared for life in the twenty-first century. Last July, the first cohort of future educational leaders began their preparation with their first summer institute at NCCAT’s Cullowhee campus. NCCAT’s Ocracoke campus is proud to serve as a setting for the successful fellows’ launch into service as educational leaders in high-need schools in North Carolina.