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464 Chenault Rd. | Frankfort, KY 40601 alumna, Amanda Ellis, to learn about the School Principals
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She mentioned there are not many other options for principals to gain professional CONNECT WITH US | development, but “there is no better way to start than this” and it would be a huge loss of opportunity not to take advantage of it.
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“Principals are some of the most giving people, but not always to themselves,” Ellis said. Before the program, “I was depleting myself as a leader because I was focused on everyone else.” She described this program as “an enforced deep dive into yourself as a leader.” During the program, she took multiple assessments evaluating her strengths and weaknesses as a leader, and with help from the coaches and facilitators, she discovered the real truths about her leadership, and the results were “transformational.”
The Leadership Institute for School Principals program realigned her priorities, stating “being a principal is the hardest job I’ve ever had other than being a parent.” But after the program, “I found better balance; I was a more productive leader at work and at home.” She started to build leadership and ownership within her staff, allowing them to lead and her to get out of the way. Ellis said the professional and personal goals she made during the Leadership Institute for School Principals hangs on the back of her office door for her to look at every day. One of the lasting concepts she practices is “what do you say you value, and then what do you give to it?” Because of the impact it had on her life, she will always support and encourage principals to participate in the Leadership Institute for School Principals.
Kentucky Chamber partners with BB&T Leadership Institute to train principals | The Chamber foundation partnered with the BB&T Leadership Institute to train principals. During the January 2017 meeting of the Chamber’s Leadership Institute for School Principals Advisory Board, the group voted unanimously to partner with the BB&T Leadership Institute of Greensboro, NC, to provide executive leadership training for Kentucky’s school principals. The first class began in June.
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etails or to make a donation visit us online at principalsleadky.com For six years, the Chamber has raised money from Kentucky businesses to sponsor principals from their local schools for executive-level leadership training. More than 350 principals have graduated from the Chamber’s Institute and more than $3 million has been donated to the Chamber Foundation to sponsor individual principals.
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“When the Kentucky Chamber Foundation launched the Leadership Institute for School Principals in 2011, it was with the goal of empowering principals with high-level leadership training usually provided to corporate executives,” said Leadership Institute Board Chair Joel Hopper. “Going forward, we feel that BB&T’s Leadership Institute is best suited to be our strategic partner for providing the training.”
Above: Rendering of the BB&T Leadership Institute currently under construction that will provide new training facilities.
Class of 2017 | 48 Kentucky principals selected for executive- level leadership training Forty-eight principals from across the state were selected for the 2017 class at no cost to them or their districts. Each cohort will be attending training in Frankfort in the coming fall months at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and will enjoy a reception to celebrate the first BB&T Leadership Institute taught class. Scott Adcock — Cloverport Independent Schools, Breckenridge County Charlotte Arvin — West Irvine Intermediate School, Estill County Angela Ballinger — Walker Early Learning Center, Wayne County Beth Benjamin — Owensboro Innovation Academy, Daviess County Nick Brooks — Wolfe County Middle School, Wolfe County Daniel Bruno — Woodford County Middle School, Woodford County Jamie Burch — Sts. Peter & Paul Regional Catholic School, Fayette County Amber Catron — Russell Cave Elementary School, Fayette County Phillip Caudill — Hager Elementary School, Boyd County Ryan Clark — Bardstown Middle School, Nelson County Grant Davis — Clays Mill Elementary School, Fayette County Lester Diaz — Frederick Douglass High School, Fayette County Helena DiBiasie — St. Leo School, Woodford County Billy Edwards — Mayfield High School, Graves County Brandy Feagan — Williamstown Jr./Sr. High School, Grant County Kimberly Fitch — Boyd County Middle School, Boyd County Shamiah Ford — Coventry Oak Elementary School, Fayette County Jeff Frost — Knox Central High School, Knox County Dana Gary — Pembroke Elementary School, Christian County Kelly Gennick — Taylor Mill Christian Academy, Kenton County Melissa Gossage — Wayne County Middle School, Wayne County Brent Hall — Jones Fork Elementary School, Knott County Sylvia Havicus — Owsley County Elementary School, Owsley County LaWanda Hazard-Irvin — Kerrick Elementary School, Jefferson County Stephen Howard — Dixie Elementary School, Jefferson County Kimberly Jones — John F. Kennedy Montessori Elementary School, Jefferson County Jody Keens — Beaver Creek Elementary School, Knott County Anne Marie Landry — Nichols Elementary School, Bullitt County Buffy Mann — St. Charles Middle School, Marion County Ryan Marchetti — Lowes Elementary School, Graves County Chris Mason — Bullitt East High School, Bullitt County Justin Matson — Middletown Elementary School, Jefferson County Ryan McCoy — Engelhard Elementary School, Jefferson County James McMillin — Bryan Station High School, Fayette County Christy Moore — Lawrence County High School, Lawrence County Wesley Moore — Hindman Elementary School, Knott County Kimberly Morales — Seneca High School, Jefferson County Jessica Mullins — Estill Springs Elementary School, Estill County Gail Mullins — North Middletown Elementary School, Bourbon County Meg Plummer — Riverside Christian School, Breathitt County Tracy Poe — Trimble County Middle School, Trimble County Annessa Roberts — Jonathan Elementary School, Marshall County Jessica Rosenthal — Hawthorne Elementary School, Jefferson County Robin Steiner — Dixie Magnet Elementary School, Fayette County Catherine Stephens — Bernheim Middle School, Bullitt County Matthew Treadway — Freedom Elementary School, Bullitt County Stephanie Urbanek — Meadowthorpe Elementary School, Fayette County Sarah Woodford — Garrett Morgan Elementary School, Fayette County
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Craft Pledges Support | Following a report about the Institute to the Chamber’s Board of Directors in early January, incoming board chairman Joe Craft, president of Alliance Resources, made a generous offer to match any donation made to support principals in eastern Kentucky. Several Chamber board members and business leaders made immediate commitments to accept Craft’s challenge and were able to match his pledge by 100%! A special — thank you to Joe Craft for the opportunity to reach additional principals from Eastern Kentucky counties.
Joseph Craft III President/CEO Alliance Resource Partners, and Alliance Coal LLC Lexington
Let’s Make It 120 Out of 120 | Where does the funding come from? You.
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We are more than halfway there! The Leadership Institute for School Principals has been able to fund leadership training for principals in 91 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. But we want to make a difference in all 120 counties. We think every county deserves strong leaders in its schools. Don’t you?
“It has been very enlightening, most of the professional development that I’ve encountered in the past is about how to help teachers or how to help students. This has been specific to me as a leader: ‘How do I become a better leader?’ not ‘How do I help others?’ I’ve been very thankful for it, and I have learned volumes about why I do some of the things I do. I have seen the results of that, that sometimes what I think I’m communicating is not actually being heard the way I think it’s being spoken. So I’m becoming more intentional about how I communicate my ideas and my vision of the school to my teachers,”
“The Leadership Institute for School Principals gives folks an easy way to make a meaningful difference in their communities. is a program te rshipThisInstitu Leade where your dollars will positively impact Kentucky schools now and in the 2011 - 2016 future.” — Joel Hopper 2017 Co-Chairman for Leadership Institute for School Principals
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— Doug Cotton Principal, South Todd Elementary School, Todd County
It’s easy to join your fellow business leaders and communities across the Commonwealth. Just contact Kelly Wolf at (502) 848-8725 or via email at kwolf@kychamber.com to pledge your (or your company’s) support of a principal in your community.
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“I believe the leader of the school impacts the whole school, so everything I learn here I can carry over to my teachers, my students, my parents, community members, shareholders. It is going to have a great impact on my school. It already has.”
Gallatin
Jefferson
Nelson
Breckinridge
Daviess
Mclean
Mercer
Madison
Edmonson
Hart
Muhlenberg
Todd
Barren
Allen
Owsley
Pike Knott
Perry Clay
Laurel
Letcher
Leslie
Russell
Metcalfe
Knox Harlan
Wayne
Cumberland Monroe
Martin
Magoffin
Breathitt
Pulaski
Logan Simpson
Johnson
Floyd
Rockcastle
Adair Warren
Christian
Morgan
Wolfe
Estill
Jackson
Casey
Green
Lawrence
Lee Lincoln
Grayson
Butler
Lyon
Hickman
Menifee Powell
Marion
Larue
Ohio
Hopkins
Trigg
Clark
Garrard
Taylor
Caldwell
Graves
Elliott Montgomery
Jessamine
Washington
Rowan
Bath
Fayette
Hardin
Livingston
Carlisle
Bourbon
Boyd
Carter
Boyle
Webster
Marshall
Scott
Anderson
Bullitt
Greenup
Fleming
Woodford
Spencer
Lewis
Nicholas
Shelby
Union
McCracken
Harrison
Franklin
Hancock
Ballard
Mason
Henry
Oldham
Bracken
Robertson
Owen
Meade
Henderson
Pendleton
Grant
Carroll
Trimble
— Jonathan Miller Principal, Graves County Middle School, Graves County
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Kenton
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Whitley
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“It has caused me to reframe thinking and be more purposeful in how I use my position of influence in my school community. It has caused me to reflect on current and future practices that impact children and impact my teachers and staff.”
— Leigh Ann McLaughlin Principal, Southern Elementary School, Fayette County
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“It has been fantastic for my professional growth, but one thing that sets it apart is that is has been a personal journey for me. There are many self-assessments. You look at yourself and your personality, and then you figure out how you can use your personal traits to have a positive impact on others.”
— Angie Akers Principal, Glasscock Elementary School, Marion County
Making an Impact across the Commonwealth |
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“The Kentucky Chamber’s 501(c)(3) foundation works to bring economic, education, and workforce initiatives to our state that provide impact beyond the business community’s normal reach. The Leadership Institute for School Principals provides executive-level leadership training to Kentucky’s school administrators that you won’t find anywhere else. I’m proud that the Kentucky Chamber extends beyond employer needs.”
— Janet Jakubowizc
Janet Jakubowizc Partner Bingham Greenebaum Doll, LLP Louisville
Leadership Institute Contributors $200,000 +
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Joseph Craft III — President/CEO, Alliance Resource Partners, and Alliance Coal LLC, Lexington
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AEP Alltech Brenntag Mid-South Brown-Forman Corporation Deirdre Lyons Fayette County Schools John Williams KY Amercian Water
A&K Construction Anonymous Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Bowling Green Chamber Churchill Downs Community Trust Bank Field & Main Bank Kentucky Eagle, Inc. Logan Aluminum Paducah Bank & Trust Papa John’s Pikeville Medical Center Raymond Preston Foundation William E. Schmidt Foundation
$25,000 + Beam Suntory Bingham Greenebaum Doll Boneal Charitable Foundation C.E. and S. Foundation Crounse Construction Danfoss English Lucas Priest & Owsley Harper Industries J.J.B. Hilliard Lyons W.L. Lyons, LLC Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance LG&E Foundation Maker’s Mark Distillery Marathon Petroleum Company North American Stainless Planters Bank Stoll Keenon Ogden The Cowabunga Group U.S. Bank USEC
$10,000 + Dave & Bonnie Adkisson Domtar Jigsaw Enterprises KY Chamber LE2, LLC
$5,000 + Bryant Foundation Cecilian Bank Citizens Bank Commercial Door & Hardware Forcht Group Heritage Bank Higgins Insurance
Joel Hopper Kentucky New Era Laura Harper Lourdes Hospital Luther Deaton Marwood Land Company Murray State University Summit Engineering Trout Law Office Webster County Schools William Latta
Morehead Wood Products Norton Healthcare Paducah Chamber – Business Education Partnership Ross, Sinclaire & Associates The Tatum Family Foundation WKYT
Additional Contributors
$2,500 + American Fidelity Assurance Company Baptist Health Breckinridge County Board of Education C & C Custom Framing CA Jones Management Cadiz Rotary Club Cayce Mill Supply Codell Construction Community Financial Services Duke Energy Elliott Company Hardinsburg Rotary Club Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Joan Hoffman John Artis Kaye and Bill Munday Marilyn & William Young Foundation
Aimee Stafford All in Advisors Arkema Brad Schneider Bruce Walters Ford Sales Carolyn Brown Carter & Faye Hendricks Citizens Guaranty Bank City of Pikeville Continental Mills Cynthia Fiorella Darby Turner Doug Bell East Kentucky Network Food City Charitable Foundation Give 270, Inc. Hanna Resource Group Hardin Memorial Health Foundation Harriett Whitaker Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Howard Blackburn Independence Foundation Jim Ford Marilyn & Randy Ford Martinrea Heavy Stamping MAZAK Corporation Millie Marshall MPD, Inc. Omni Architects Owensboro Hampton Inn Paula Hanson Robert E. Hayes & Associates Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Staples Foundation Steve Grossman Susan Zepeda Taylor-Gray Associates Tomkins Gates Foundation United Bank and Trust Company VanZandt, Emrich & Cary Wal-Mart Transportation #6866 Westlake Chemical Whayne Supply YPAL
Leadership Institute for School Principals
Advisory Board |
Members
Co-Chairs
Joel Hopper CEO Brenntag Henderson
Dr. Nicholas Brake Superintendent Owensboro Public Schools Owensboro
Ronald Chi Alumnus Chief Innovation Officer Kentucky State University Frankfort
Dr. Keith Gannon Boneal Winchester
Deirdre Lyons Co-Founder Alltech, Inc. Nicholasville
Michael Owsley Partner English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP Bowling Green
Michael Price Alumnus Principal Breckenridge Elementary Lexington
Jerry Green Superintendent Pikeville Independent Schools Pikeville
Scott Hawkins Superintendent Woodford County Public Schools Versailles
William Jones Community Division Manager U.S. Bank Paducah
Dr. Randy Poe Superintendent Boone County Public Schools Florence
William Lear, Jr. Chairman Stoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC Lexington
Dr. Tom Shelton Executive Director Association of Superintendents Lexington
John Williams, Sr. Lu Young Founder Associate Professor Computer Services, Inc. Dba CSI University of Kentucky Paducah Dept. of Educational Leadership Studies Lexington