School Administrators Leadership Training (LT)

Program Overview

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State

The School Administrators Leadership Training program (LT) began in Armenia in 2002 with three focus areas: educational leadership training for school administrators, school climate, and collaboration between school and community. A program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State, LT provides a unique environment for training school administrators, enabling them to become leaders in their communities.

KEY ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES

Develop and strengthen school administrators’ educational leadership capacity
Support the advancement of a child-centered school environment

PROJECT RESULTS

Over 250 school principals and vice principals of primary and secondary schools trained by a 25 member Educational Leadership Trainers Corps
Three handbooks published on primary and secondary school educational leadership, management and supervision methodologies and training

Project Activities

School Administrators Training in Educational Leadership: The LT program provides training to school administrators in educational leadership. Training sessions help school administrators develop a clear vision for their school, improve leadership skills, and modernize management, supervision, and assessment methods.
Improving School Climate: Emphasizing the adoption of an open and democratic leadership style, the LT program helps school administrators to work effectively with teachers, students, and parents. This collaborative leadership methodology leads to the development of innovative child-centered classrooms.

Strengthening the Relationship between Schools and Communities: The LT program is committed to building strong relationships between schools and their surrounding communities. Strong school-community relations provide a base of support for educational leadership reform, build community spirit, and encourage civic participation, volunteerism, and collaboration with a variety of organizations.

IREX Education Work in Armenia

Established in Armenia in 1992, IREX has been implementing teacher and school administrator training programs since 1998. Over 10,000 in-service and pre-service teachers and school administrators were trained in modern teaching methodologies, curriculum design, and educational leadership.

This program is now completed.

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