The Leading Edge Blog

Guest blog by Kevin Casey, Student Services Coordinator, Middletown City Schools

Similar to what Isaac Newton acknowledged when discussing earlier scientists in 1675, the OLAC resources have provided me as an educational leader with the ability to see further "by standing on the shoulders of giants." For an active user like myself, the OLAC resources are a user-friendly database, or some would even say, a warehouse of best practices from renowned educational leaders, that work. With these resources at hand, I do not have to be, nor can I realistically be, an expert in every area of education.

On December 10, nearly 600 Ohio education leaders gathered for the 2019 OLAC Action Forum in Columbus to learn, network, and collaborate around the use and impact of the OLAC tools and resources to strengthen leadership practices, all centered around the theme of Better Together.

Better Together

Here is the list of keynote, luncheon, and breakout speakers and the organizations they represent.

To support districts’ efforts with the Ohio Improvement Process, the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC) has updated two webinars, Being an Instructional Leader and All Stages of the OIP and Integrating Ohio’s Work into a Comprehensive Improvement Process using the OIP. Both webinars have been updated to include the revised 5-step process and alignment with the Ohio Department of Education’s strategic plan, Every Child, Our Future. The webinars also include the latest research regarding teams, leadership, and school improvement.