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leaders can play; Zoom Meeting
• Identify qualities of teacher leaders; The Connected Action Roadmap:
• Discuss the role of central office and building
leaders in identifying and empowering A Systemic Process for Strengthening
teacher leaders to impact the collaborative Teaching, Leading, and Learning
culture of teaching and learning; (PSEL Standards 4, 7, and 10)
• Create robust structures to empower teacher Jun. 30, 2020; 9 am - 12:30 pm
leader voices in the decision-making process
and enhance teacher leaders’ ability to Presenters: Emil Carafa, Coordinator of
support the instructional cycle; and Professional Learning, FEA; Vicki Duff,
• Build a blueprint to enhance shared and Coordinator of Professional Learning, FEA;
Donna McInerney, Ed.D., CEO of FEA
skillful leadership through the development
of teacher leaders. Fee: $149
Improving student learning and strengthening
teacher practice require a systemic and sustain-
Zoom Meeting able process, driven by the collaborative work
of PLCs and shared leadership. The Connected
Understanding Boundaries: Action Roadmap (CAR) provides a coherent
approach to curriculum, instruction, assessment,
Appropriate Communication in the and school climate that builds a common lan-
Workplace guage and understanding and shifts the focus
of educators from compliance and programs to
Jun. 24, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm process and effective practices. Supported by
Presenters: David Nash, Esq., LEGAL ONE the NJ Department of Education and the lead-
Director; Rebecca Gold, Retired Director of ing educational organizations across the state,
Human Resources the CAR framework was recently used by teams
Fee: $150 of educators throughout New Jersey working
Staff members need to understand the impact with the NJDOE to develop K-12 ELA and Math
of their words and actions on their colleagues, instructional units with common student learning
and recognize the boundaries that should never objectives derived from the NJ Student Learning
be crossed in the workplace and beyond. This Standards. These resources, when combined with
workshop will review statutory requirements the CAR conversations, offer a powerful toolkit
and recent case law regarding sexual harassment for PLCs to develop a shared understanding of
and other forms of employment discrimination. the standards, strengthen teacher practice, and
Participants will also review recent cases where improve student learning outcomes.
virtual boundaries were crossed through the use
of social media and electronic communications.
The impact of Healthy Workplace Environment
policies will also be discussed. Finally, participants
will consider various scenarios and determine the
appropriate course of action to take, in light of
state and federal law.

PSEL Standards in Action
Jun. 29, 2020; 9 am - 3 pm at FEA
Presenters: Patricia L. Haney, Superintendent
of Schools, Logan Township School District;
and Anthony Scotto, Director of Curriculum
and Instruction, Hamilton Township School
District
Fee: $149
During this session participants will learn how
two central office administrators, from separate
districts, (superintendent and director of curricu-
lum) have utilized the Professional Standards for
Educational Leaders (PSEL) to guide district/school
improvement. In addition to learning about ex-
amples aligned to each standard, participants will
also spend some time unpacking the standards
and learning about the PSEL Reflective Tool.

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