Featuring Jason Russell of Secure Environment Consultants and Beth Clarks, Director of Safety Security for Clarkston Community Schools. This session explores the critical components of strategic school safety leadership, emphasizing the importance of assigning ownership of safety and security to a dedicated professional with relevant experience. Participants will learn how to establish and leverage a safety and security committee with diverse representation to set strategies and implement plans for continuous improvement. The session also underscores the value of regular professional safety assessments, avoiding reactionary decision-making driven by high-profile emergencies, and maintaining consistent communication with stakeholders to build trust and transparency.

All Superintendents should aspire to lead through caring, coaching and creating! Leaders will experience and participate in a day of learning and networking together around the topics of relationship building in their organizations; leading with positive coaching and having critical conversations; best practices for administrative evaluations; administrative contract development; and learning about what is on the horizon for school districts.

These four sessions will focus on providing professional development offerings to support front-line administrators and educators who may be interested in transitioning to a Central Office position. The sessions will be held on March 19, April 16, May 21, and June 18, 2025 at the Royal Oak Public Schools Administration Office.