{"id":23205,"date":"2014-07-08T19:50:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T19:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=23205"},"modified":"2017-11-13T15:06:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:06:15","slug":"leadership-development-program-welcomes-its-fifth-class-of-miami-dade-principals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/07\/leadership-development-program-welcomes-its-fifth-class-of-miami-dade-principals\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership development program welcomes its fifth class of Miami-Dade principals."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Principles<\/em> of the business world are of significant value to school <em>principals<\/em>. Now, the fifth class of principals from the Miami-Dade County Public Schools is benefiting from that multidisciplinary idea, the basis of the Principals Leadership Development Program from the Center for Leadership of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23216\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23216 size-full\" title=\"Derick R. McKoy Sr.\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Derick-R-McKoy-Sr.jpg\" alt=\"Derick R. McKoy Sr.\" width=\"200\" height=\"274\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derick R. McKoy Sr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA principal is the CEO of their organization and we empower Miami-Dade County principals to become more effective leaders and change agents,\u201d said Mayra Beers, director for the center and a Knight Research Fellow. \u201cA generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation provided for the development of this program and underwrites a significant portion of its delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2010, the Principals Leadership Development Program welcomed its fifth class this June. The initial five days of the program were held June 9-14, 2014. The cohort will then complete the program in the spring of 2015, bringing the number of program alumni to 149 principals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Principals expand their leadership skills and techniques.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 26 years in education, today I feel fired up,\u201d said Derick R. McKoy Sr., principal of Eneida Massas Hartner Elementary School, at the end of June session. \u201cI have so many notes about how I\u2019m going to craft my leadership plan moving forward. I learned techniques from all these educational minds, research-based information about what makes for good leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23221\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23221 size-full\" title=\"Ana Gutierrez\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Ana-Gutierrez.jpg\" alt=\"Ana Gutierrez\" width=\"200\" height=\"274\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Gutierrez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McKoy said one of the biggest insights he gained is to \u201ctrust, trust, trust\u201d in his support system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has a particular strength. When I allow others to impact children in such a way that the successes are materialized, it\u2019s a win-win for everybody including the people I\u2019m leading,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ana Gutierrez, principal of Auburndale Elementary, added that the Principals Leadership Development Program helped her achieve balance between her professional and personal lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspected I needed to work on being a better delegator but this week confirmed it,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I give a responsibility to another team member, I\u2019m not going in 20 different directions. 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