Through the Administrators' Academy, the NCISC offers a comprehensive array of professional development opportunities that support and strengthen the leadership of North Cook County school administrators.

All public school administrators holding type 75 or 77 certificates are required to complete one Academy annually (including an application component), between July 1 and June 30. Completion of an NCISC Academy fufills that requirement.

The NCISC offers Academy programs throughout the year. Sign-in is from 8:00 am - 8:30 am, classes begin at 8:30 am and end at 3:30 pm unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming academies include:

10/7/2008		Advisement Models and Other Strategies for Developing a Personalized Guidance Program (ISBE #679) - Canceled
10/21/2008		Using Humor to Maximize Learning: The Links Between the Positive Emotions and Learning (ISBE #729)
10/23/2008		Tools for Teaching English Language Learners in Mainstream Middle and High School Classrooms (ISBE #715), Presented by ASCD’s Virginia Rojas
10/23/2008		Social Emotional Intelligence: When NCLB is not Enough (ISBE# 598)
10/29/2008		NCISC and IPA present: IIRC - Using Assessment Results to Improve Instruction (ISAT) (PSAE) (ISBE # 720)
10/30/2008		Impacting AYP through RTI (ISBE #525)
11/6/2008		The Role of Athletic Directors in Managing Conflict in Interscholastic Athletic Programs (ISBE #680)
11/7/2008		Developing Effective Conferencing Skills with Teachers (ISBE #74)
11/13/2008		One Child at a Time: Empathetic Differentiation that Increases Student Success (ISBE #698)
11/18/2008		Religion and the Public Schools: What Administrators Should Know (ISBE #672)
12/4/2008		The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork (ISBE # 116)
12/11/2008		Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports - A School Renewal Process (ISBE #540)
2/3/2009		Classroom Instruction That Works - The Leadership Perspective - Focus on English Language Learners (ISB E #122)
2/5/2009		Instructional Practices Inventory Workshop (Focused Walk; Evaluating Student Engagement) Grades K-8 (ISBE #247)
2/6/2009		Instructional Practices Inventory Workshop (Focused Walk; Evaluating Student Engagement) Middle & High School (ISBE #247)
2/13/2009		PBIS Systems of Support: A Focus on Secondary and Tertiary Tiers of Support (ISBE #696)
2/26/2009		Calm Classroom: An Introduction to a Social Emotional Learning Experience that Develops Self Awareness (ISBE #618)
3/5/2009		Administration of Professional Growth Programs for Interscholastic Athletics Personnel (ISBE #714)
5/7/2009		Boys and Girls ARE Different: Closing the Achievement Gap Through Understanding Differences (ISBE # 493)
6/24/2009		Working Smarter: Integrating RTI and Social & Emotional Learning into PBIS Systems, Data and Practices.(ISBE #706)