Mia Perry, Author at Institute for Educational Leadership

Preparing: Breathe Joy and Justice into School and Community Leadership

Breathing Joy & Justice into School & Community Leadership

From July 17-21, IEL and East Carolina University hosted the 2016 Summer Leadership Learning Exchange in Greenville, NC. Leadership learning exchanges are one of the offerings under IEL’s Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (LT2) initiative. Roughly 75 participants were part of this year’s summer learning exchange, including teams of district administrators, principals and assistant principals, […]

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Leadership Profile: Gay Kingman

Preparing Leaders / Mia Perry

Gay Kingman (DC EPFP 79-80) is the executive director of the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association (GPTCA) and the Coalition of Large Tribes. GPTCA—which is made up of tribal leaders from 16 sovereign nations from Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—meets regularly to make administrative decisions and review legislation affecting all Tribal Governments. As the

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A speakers pose for a photo following a plenary panel discussion at the 2016 National Family Engagement Conference in Pittsburgh.

Owning Our Movement, Maximizing Our Impact for Family & Community Engagement

Connecting Families, Schools, & Communities / Mia Perry

This June, IEL hosted the annual National Family and Community Engagement Conference in Pittsburgh. With over 1,200 participants from all 50 states, the event lived up to its theme, “Owning Our Movement, Maximizing Our Impact.” It was the IEL’s highest attended family and community engagement event to date. The impressive growth speaks to the mounting

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The 2016 class of D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Academy hold up their certificates of completion.

D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Build Skills and Networks

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

On July 28, the second class of D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Academy (YWLA) graduated from the 10-month professional development program co-led by IEL and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates.

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New GW Program to Infuse Guideposts in Special Ed Masters

Resources / Mia Perry

The George Washington University received grant for a master’s program to help students with brain injury and autism, which meets the IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth’s Guideposts for Success.

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Screen capture of Senator Tom Harkin celebrating the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 26 Years

Events, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

Today, we celebrate the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In the past 26 years, America has taken many steps forward in transforming the experiences of people with disabilities.

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Two college students, one of whom uses a wheelchair, study in their school's library.

How Colleges Can Develop Students’ Personal Competencies

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Resources / Mia Perry

Many students enter postsecondary education lacking the personal skills and knowledge they need to achieve their education and career goals. A new guide provides strategies for postsecondary professionals to improve student success.

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Breathe Joy and Justice into School and Community Leadership

Principals, District Leaders Gather to Improve Schools & Communities

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

IEL and East Carolina University hosted the 2016 Summer Leadership Learning Exchange in Greenville, N.C.as part of IEL’s Leaders for Today and Tomorrow initiative.

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IEL Addresses Rising Racial Divides and Tragic Violence

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

The Institute for Educational Leadership would like to take a moment to reflect on and mourn the events of last week.

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Participants of the Appalachian Higher Education Network annual conference pose for a group photograph.

Strengthening Postsecondary Education Attainment in Appalachia

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

Family. Institution. Community. Self… Four pillars of student success and also the theme of the 2016 Appalachian Higher Education Network annual conference.

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