
Professional Learning offerings are designed to meet the needs of ESSAA members. Members let us know their areas of interest and the professional learning team designs sessions to meet their needs. Previous presentations and workshops are listed below and feature nationally recognized speakers, legal and financial planning seminars, leadership mentoring and opportunities for networking.

Leadership and Legal Discussion Forum: Navigating 1st Amendment Rights in Schools with ESSAA's Legal Team

The Science of Reading: Not Just Another Pendulum Swing with Dr. Michelle Storie. Click Here for Video. Use Passcode: SQ^F$@G3

ESSAA's Legal Series - Effective Emplyee Management for School Leaders

Using AI to Achieve Equity, Instruction & Assessment.

Thriving School Leadership- Increasing Well-Being, School Culture and Student Achievement

Negotiation and Collective Bargaining Strategies for School Administrator Leaders
| Presentations from Practitioners and National Speakers |
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| Put Me In, Coach: A Conversation About Hiring, The Essential Leadership Act - Tom Marshall |
| Generative AI for Educators - Corey Layne Crouch |
| Supporting ELL Students and the Role of School Administrators - Dr. Sarah Cioffi, Marcia Soares & Valerie Lakestream |
| Creative Solutions for Challenging Behaviors - Dr. Kelly Brock |
| Let's Not Freak Out About AI - Dr. Mike Doughty |
| Leading Through Empathy: Every Educator Is A Chief Empathy Officer - Thomas Hoerr |
| Making It Meaningful: Weaving Professional Learning into Teacher Evaluation - Tom Marshall |
| Leadership Strategies to Strengthen Teacher Effectiveness and Well-Being - Barbara Phillips |
| Archaeology of Self: Sustaining Racial Literacy in Education - Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz |
| Talking to Teachers about Racism and Bias - Keturah Proctor |
| Empower Yourself: Understanding and Managing Anxiety - Amanda Ready |
| Having Hard Conversations, Finding Your Voice Around What Matters - Jennifer Abrams |
| Equity, Social Justice Education, Race & Effective School Leadership - Baruti Kafele |
| Networking Opportunities & Sharing of Best Practices and Resources |
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| Thought Partner Thursdays |
| Support for Unit Leaders, Legal Seminars and Financial Planning Workshops |
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| Accepting the Leadership Challenge -Carol Conklin-Spillane |
| Starting Off Strong, a Workshop for New & Probationary Administrators - ESSAA Counsel & President |
| Negotiations Skills and Strategies- ESSAA legal team |
| Will You Be Ready to Retire as Planned? - Andrew Buttelman & David Daly |
| Student Discipline Reform: What School Leaders Need to Know - ESSAA Counsel & Stephanie Roebuck |
| Student Loan Forgiveness Webinar - Heather Jarvis |
| Mentoring Programs |
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| Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for School Administrators |
| Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for Elementary School Leaders |
| Mentoring and Leadership Exchange Network for Special Education Leaders |