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Exploring the School Improvement Leadership Academy (SILA) for your team? Here are a few funding options to consider as you plan for participation.

Note: SILA is not federally funded.

Register for our upcoming information session on Monday, December 9th | 4:30–5:15 PM. umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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📣 Register now for the School Improvement Leadership Academy (SILA) at the University of Maryland!

Strengthen your leadership impact, apply equity-focused strategies, and drive measurable school improvement.

Learn more + register + attend an info session ⬇️
🔗 education.umd.edu/ceii/sila
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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✨ New CEii Essay ✨

In Secret Spaces, Dr. Cherise J. Hunter shows how leaders can open hidden spaces in policymaking and bring more voices to the table, strengthening trust and advancing equity in education.

📖 Read here: drive.google.com/file/d/12rCJ...

#EquityInEducation #SchoolLeadership
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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NEW: Central Office Leadership Academy (COLA)!

6-month program for district leaders (Nov ’25–Apr ’26) with in-person & virtual learning, coaching, & team options.

💲 Network rate: $2,500 individual | $10K team of 5

💻 Info sessions Sept 3 & 10 @ 4:30 PM.
👉 Learn more: education.umd.edu/ceii/cola
August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The UMD School Improvement Network supports schools with collaboration, PD & tools for improvement.

📢 Fall webinars:
Sept – Data for Impact
Oct – Empathy Mapping
Nov – Student Wellness
Dec – Science of Reading

Membership $500 per team (5 people) →
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Great day supporting PGCPS & the Office of Professional Learning!
💬 @damaries.bsky.social on the Blueprint
💬 Dr. @segeu.bsky.social on Improvement Science & the Blueprint
💬 Dr. @pamelacallahan.bsky.social on program eval
🔍 Teams turned strategies into testable change ideas

#ImprovementScience
August 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Policy Brief #3: SILA Cohort 1, Year 1 – Outcomes and Impacts

94% of Fellows reported leadership growth
+40% gain in confidence with school improvement
80%+ earned micro-credentials
Notable shifts in equity and instructional leadership

Read the full brief here: drive.google.com/file/d/1AHYJ...
August 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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We’re CEii — the Center for Educational Innovation & Improvement at @univofmaryland.bsky.social

We support school and district leaders, along with policymakers, in building equity-centered, evidence-based improvement.

Learn more -> ceii.umd.edu

#Education #SchoolImprovement #EdLeadership #CEii
July 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We are thrilled to welcome our summer interns to CEii!

Ajith Iyer, an MBA candidate at UMD, brings strategy & product dev experience.

Laticia Vyapuri, a Marketing & Information Systems student, supports digital content & outreach.

Excited to have them on the team!

#CEii #UMD #SummerInterns
July 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The final #SILA convening closed out a bold vision. So proud of our fellows + community who made it real. 👏🏾

Thanks to Dean Griffin + Dr. Terrell Shockley for lifting the work.

Grateful to our partners — Learning Forward, MIRA & PSA — for walking this journey with us.

#EdLeadership #EquityinEd
July 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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New research by Damaries Blondonville-Ford: Self-efficacy, agency, and values as predictors of STEM teacher leader identity
This study explores how these factors shape leadership identity and support teacher retention.

Read: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#STEMEducation #TeacherLeadership
June 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Dr. @cneumerski.bsky.social has a new publication:
Instructional Leadership Plus: Central Office Leaders Rethink the Principalship

Post-COVID, principals must lead beyond instruction:
🛠 Resilience
💡 Solutions
⚖️ Equity
💚 Well-being
🤝 Political skill

📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. Gordon Libby! Ed.D.
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 An Analysis of Factors That Promote Teacher–Student Relationships of Alternative Educational Students Based Upon Perceptions of School Climate Data

#UMDGrad #EdD #PGCPS #SchoolClimate #AlternativeEducation
May 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. Lesma Watkis, Ed.D.!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 A Qualitative Study Investigating the Attrition and Retention of Conditionally Certified Teachers in a Large Urban School District
May 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. Nicole Warner, Ed.D.!
💼 National Education Coach and Consultant
📝 Carrying Invisible Weight: Exploring the Connections Between Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Well-Being of Black Women Principals in Urban Schools
May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. LaTanya Sothern, Ed.D.!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 Building a Firm Foundation: Identifying the Most Effective Kindergarten to Second Grade Practices That Lead to Third Grade Reading Success
May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Dr. Ericka Steckel, Ed.D.!
📍 Anne Arundel County Public Schools
📝 An Exploration of Grades 3–5 Teachers’ Practices to Prevent the Misidentification of Black Students in Special Education
May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🎓 Congrats to Paige Peercy!
🎵 Bachelor’s in Music Education, focus in Vocal Performance
🎓 University of Maryland, College Park — Class of 2025
May 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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🎓 Big congrats to Dr. Courtni Ball!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 Investigating Principal Supervisor Actions That Support Principal Instructional Leadership
🎓 Ed.D., @UMD in School System Leadership
👏 Collaborated with Dr. Felice N. DeSouza & Dr. Trina Hayes
#EdD #UMDGrad #SchoolLeaders
May 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🎓 Shoutout to Dr. Felice N. DeSouza!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 Investigating Principal Supervisor Actions That Support Principal Instructional Leadership
🎓 Ed.D., @UMD in School System Leadership
👏 Collaborated with Dr. Courtni Ball & Dr. Trina Hayes
#UMDGrad #EdD #EdLeadership
May 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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🎓 Huge congrats to Dr. Trina Hayes!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 Investigating Principal Supervisor Actions That Support Principal Instructional Leadership
🎓 Ed.D., @UMD in School System Leadership
👏 Collaborated with Dr. Courtni Ball & Dr. Felice N. DeSouza
#SchoolLeaders #EdD #UMDGrad
May 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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🎓 Celebrating Dr. Anne D. Rickwood!
📍 @calvertnet.bsky.social
📝 Tackling Barriers to Advanced Placement: Strengthening the Sense of Belonging of First-Time AP & Underrepresented Students
🎓 Ed.D., @univofmaryland.bsky.social
#EdD #UMDGrad #EquityInEducation
May 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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🎓 Cheers to Dr. Tshela H. Dennis!
📍 Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)
📝 An Analysis of the Disproportionate Discipline Referral Rates of African American Middle School Students
🎓 Ed.D., @univofmaryland.bsky.social
#UMDGrad #EdD #EquityInSchools #SchoolLeadership
May 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join us in celebrating our Ed.D. graduates from UMD’s Education and School System Leadership program! We’ll be spotlighting all 10 over the next two days. Their capstones reflect bold commitments to equity, leadership, and innovation in education. #EdLeadership #InclusiveEducation #EdPolicy
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🚨 Join the University of Maryland College of Education and Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement at University of Maryland College Park as we spotlight our partners in Anne Arundel County Public Schools! HAPPENING TODAY! 🚨
May 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM