1. International School Leadership Development Network BELMAS Annual Conference Wyboston Lakes, 8-10July 2011 Bruce Barnett (UCEA) Howard Stevenson (BELMAS)

2. Update 2008 – discussions commenced 2009 – consultations developed 2010 – formal BELMAS and UCEA support 2011 – Expressions of Interest – 35 Expressions of Interest – Over 100 named individuals – USA, Canada, Hong Kong, China, South Africa, Turkey, Albania, Russia, West Indies, several European nations, Mexico

3. The guiding question (s)... How do educators learn to be effective school leaders?... and how can our understanding be developed by knowing what this looks like in different countries?

4. How do educators become effective school leaders? Leadership preparation InformalFormal Leadership development Informal Formal Theme 1Theme 2Theme 3

5. The themes... Leaders for low-performing schools Leaders for innovation and change Strategic leaders Democratic/social justice leaders Leaders to adapt to national reforms The challenge... Identify the optimal way to configures these themes in order to ensure coherence

6. The next steps... Bruce and Howard summarise discussion from today and disseminate to other project members. Project members discuss, define and decide – discussion via email and project blog.project blog Confirm themes. Participants confirm interest in theme, countries for research and named contact. Meet at UCEA in Pittsburgh in November to progress.