Upcoming Sessions — PLEASE NOTE THESE SESSIONS ARE FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR
NOTE: Membership in Chicago Principals & Administrators Association (CPAA) is NOT required to sign up for IAA sessions.
Pondering Policy: A Framework for AI Readiness (#4252)
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
This course develops administrators' capacity to thoughtfully navigate artificial intelligence policy readiness in schools. Participants examine emerging AI guidance, analyze existing district policies, and engage in structured dialogue that supports informed, collaborative leadership as technologies evolve.
Participants will be able to:
Analyze emerging AI guidance alongside existing district policies.
Apply four careful considerations—ethics, privacy, safety, and bias—to AI decision-making.
Facilitate structured dialogue that surfaces alignment, questions, and areas of tension.
Develop a Policy Preparation Plan that supports ongoing AI policy conversations.
Chronic Absenteeism Strategies in Distributed Leadership: Building Capacity of Staff to Analyze & Build Buy-In Around Data (#4019)
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Participants will self-assess their school's needs regarding data usage and integration across all systems and structures; critique key staff regarding the ownership of various aspects of data analysis; synthesize their strategic plans and staff leadership regarding data use; and analyze their staff in relationship to their skills and training to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data. Special attention will be given to the use of data in "building capacity for data-informed decision making to reduce chronic absenteeism".
Distributed Leadership Through an Equity Lens (#4153)
Thursday, July 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
Distributed Leadership is an approach to leadership that is shared, collective and extended. In practice, it identifies and taps into the skills and abilities of individuals within the school community, relies on collaboration, and fosters a culture of trust and respect. This academy focuses on identifying and articulating a deliberate set of leadership practices and policies that move beyond simply "divvying up" the tasks of school leadership to thoughtfully identifying beliefs and practices intended to result in school culture outcomes that are both ethical and equitable. Participants will be required to map out a distributed leadership agenda with measurable outcomes, designed to assure an equitable school culture of high expectations for every student.
Using Student Growth Data from Diverse Populations in Teacher Performance Evaluation (#4114)
Monday, July 20, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$115.00
The one-day course focuses on understanding implicit bias, differentiating for equity, and coaching more deeply when evaluating student growth for special education, English learners, and early childhood students. This course is for individuals who need to complete retraining in the area of student growth to evaluate teachers. Upon successful completion, the individual will have satisfied the requirement for retraining in student growth.
Gathering Evidence During Observations and Conferencing Using the Danielson Model (#1801)**
Friday, July 31, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$195.00
This Academy will allow participants to learn effective skills and strategies for using Danielson’s Frameworks in a summative setting in order to more effectively:
Identify evidence at the component/element level during formal and informal observations.
Use evidence to effectively rate staff on the levels of performance for each domain.
Acquire strategies to support effective collaborative conferencing around formal and informal observations.
Learn techniques, strategies and protocols to use when conferencing with staff.
**Teacher Evaluator Retraining Courses — Completion of two academies is required to meet the retraining requirement -- one course that addresses Teacher Practice and, the other course addresses Student Growth. These two courses must be completed within the five-year renewal cycle and need not be completed within the same calendar year.