Motivated and well-trained leaders are critical to building a positive school environment.
New administrators receive much of the mentoring and training they require at the school site.
However, experience indicates the need to provide further training, mentoring, and assistance to help new administrators deal with the complex demands of school administration. The New Administrator Leadership Program is an internal staff development program for newly hired principals, assistant principals, guidance directors, and student activitiy directors in Fairfax County Public Schools. This comprehensive orientation program provides information and procedural details concerning district expectations for major categories of school-based leaders. All sessions have a common format with flexibility for accommodating the individual styles of presenters and variety of content. All sessions stress practical knowledge and skills and are tailored to the specific needs of participants.