Aspiring Principals Workshop March 13, 2010
PREVIEWING THE
PRINCIPALSHIP
Presented by the Missouri Association of Elementary School
Principals (MAESP)
Facilitated by Cindy Gum
Workshop will begin with registration
at 8:30 and conclude at 3:00. Lunch will be on your own.
Previewing the Principalship is an awareness workshop for
individuals interested in learning more about the
principalship. The materials for this workshop were developed
by the National Association of Elementary School Principals for use
by the state offices with the assistance of exemplary Missouri
principals.
The primary purpose of this workshop is to assist in the
identification and encouragement of talented individuals to enter
the principalship and to provide aspiring principals with an
awareness of the comprehensive dimensions and unique
characteristics of the principalship.
Workshop participants explore the peaks and valleys of day-to-day
life as a principal, examine and affirm their own professional
talents and interests, and develop a vision and create a map for
their professional career planning. Small group interaction
also provides an opportunity to explore actual principalship
situations and problems and to review methods for handling those
that are difficult. The workshop provides a chance for
significant participant involvement under the direction of a
dynamic facilitator.
You will find Previewing the Principalship well worth your time and
effort if you are interested in learning more about the
principalship and career opportunities in educational
administration. If you are interested in participating, please
complete the registration form by clicking "Register Now"
below.
About the Presenter . . .
Cindy Gum has served as an educator in the state of Missouri for
the past 30 years and retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school
year. She is actively involved in the Administrator Mentor Training
program (AMP) through DESE and serves as a mentor to beginning
principals and assistant principals. Mrs. Gum will soon be going
through training with NAEP to serve as an assessment
administrator.
Mrs. Gum’s philosophy as an educational leader centers on the
concept that every child has the ability to learn. A safe, warm and
caring environment and a feeling of success for all are the
dominant features in her educational endeavors. Assessment and
early interventions must play an important role in a child’s
education, and an environment in which educators are able to
continually learn and grow is critical.
Some of the initiatives that Mrs. Gum has been involved in are
Professional Learning Communities, Balanced Literacy/Reading
Recovery, Cooperative Learning, Response to Intervention, BIST,
Fight Free Schools and Conflict Resolution. She helped to write the
initial grant for 21st Century Schools in Camdenton which resulted
in before and after school academic programs that have been models
for other schools in the state and country. She also wrote grants
for eMINTS classrooms, which help teachers create inquiry based
classrooms and become leaders in the use of technology for
enhancement of learning. Cindy also served as a facilitator for
several years for the state’s Satellite Academy, a year long
leading edge leadership training opportunity for school leaders
which includes the popular Outdoor Leadership Experience.
